End of August/Summer Adventures

 I'm soo sad that August is ending. :( We're trying to squeeze in as many fun activities as we can!! So get ready for LOTS of adventures:

 We went to Bubolz, a local nature reserve, and caught a turtle, frog, grasshoppers, and ladybugs. Here a grasshopper is on his arm.

 He liked these benches. He asked me if they made the bench just for him. :)

 We've also had LOTS of play dates. His 2 girlfriends who he's known since he was 6 months old are nannyed by my best friend... and just down the street too! We've biked there quite a few times and he always has fun. Here they are frosting cupcakes. You can tell that they are just SO pleased.

 I've tried teaching him how to play football and baseball (we use cones for bases). He loves our version of football... he runs screaming every time I try to tag him.

 We've gone to our lake house quite a few times as well. He LOVES swimming with Stella and fishing. My grandparents have a lake house about 15 min. away from ours, so we've gone there to visit. Here he's helping drive my grandpa's pontoon boat with cousins.

 OOOH this is an adorable story. There's a little boy across the street who Killian likes to play with. The night before, I had taken off Killian's training wheels, and of course his friend came over to ride bikes and play. The next morning, Killian tried to "wake him up" by riding his bike in front of his house screaming his name. When this didn't work, he got very sad. I told him that he could write his friend a note. So he got some sidewalk chalk and said he wanted to write the note. He wanted to write "i love him". So I told him the letters to write and he did. I call it his first love-note. SOOO adorable.

 Phew! Another adventure was a farm 20 min. away. We rode a hayride...

 and a horse.. nothing new for him.

 His FAVORITE.. milked a cow. He's asked me SOO many times when he could milk something.. so he was very pleased when he got to milk this poor cow.

 Touch baby bunnies...

 ..catch chicken.

 Look mom! I got one.

 Touch piggies.

 This was a 900 lb. pig! disgusting.

 Touch goats...

 And sheep....

 And baby cows..

 He loves these pictures... I'm not sure why.

 He held kittens... and promptly told me that he wanted one (He doesn't like the answer: when we buy a house)

 He found an egg under trailer.

 And he held a bunny. He saw turkeys, baby chicks, baby ducks.. and so much more! It was a very nice morning/afternoon at the farm. They had a  corn roast and he just got to run and scream all morning.

 We've gone to our local zoo and the park next to the zoo a few times as well. They have a tiny train that he loves riding...

 See? He LOVES putting his face in these.

 This is another playdate.... a PJ party.

 hahaha.... we went outside and all 3 girls had on sunhats. Killian felt left out, so I told him he could wear one if he wanted.  This is the one he chose, and wore, all morning.

 OOOh his first sprinkler.. at a playdate. He loved it!

 Jumping over the water

 Trying to lay out his robe-towel next to the girls' big towels.

 Then his girlfriends let him borrow a big towel... and B helped smooth it out for him.

The played in the water table for a long time too.. and with the hose.

We've had lots of fun the last couple of weeks! Killian's getting excited for 3-year-old-school... and I'm getting nervous about student teaching. But, before summer's over, my sister and nephews are coming to WI! I CAN'T wait!!