Sunday, April 26, 2009
Glad Påsk!
Egg Hunt
Lilli shows off her 'haul.'
Tipton shows off his 'haul.'
Daddy had fun hanging out with the kids.
There was a trampoline. And after all the egg festivies, that is where Lilli spent the rest of the afternoon.
Action photo of Lilli in mid-air.
The kids had a wonderful time.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Copenhagen Zoo
We thought that was really cool. Because our only other experience with lions was at the NC Zoo, where they are like a mile and a half away and are usually just lying in the shade.
Around 2:00 we decided we needed lunch. So we went to the hot dog stand. And stand we did. Or rather, I did. Dave and the kids found a table and sat down. Tipton played a game on Dave's phone. Lilli leaned against Dave and had a little nap. There were 7 people in line in front of me. I stood in line for almost an hour. (Sadly, that is not an exaggeration.)
After lunch we looked for more animals. We saw the very wild and ferocious "chicken."
A little further on we came across this:
"Find the Tiger with Yuri" Kind of cute, you follow a narrow (tiger) path through some tall weeds looking for tiger tracks, etc.
And at the end of the path you find them! Tigers!
The Copenhagen zoo is known for their elephant exibit. It is really neat. You can practically reach out and touch the elephants. And on your way down to them you pass through an auditorium. Behind the auditorium are several 'hands on' activities that teach you about elephants. There are also several viewing windows on the way through the building.
The Copenhagen zoo had a really neat children's area. They have a 'rabbit warren' where kids can go in and explore through the tunnels. Every now and there there are little ladders they can climb up and look around
There was also a really neat playground, with more 'mazes' for the kids to climb through. And of course, the obligatory climbing structure.
It's not a really big zoo, but we saw lots of animals. We saw kangaroos, lots of kangaroos. And some of them even had little joey's in their pouches! We saw zebras and giraffes and tazmanian devils. We saw orangutangs and lemurs (and of course had so sing "I like to Move It, Move It!") We saw a brown bear with two little bear cubs.
We definitely want to go back.
Påsklov
Lilli would have sat there painting all day if I'd let her. Sadly, we needed the table for dinner.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
March and the First Week of April
And he is trying to share his obsession with Lilli. Lilli is always happy and willing to play with him, however she doesn't really understand the finer points of the game... She likes to move her pieces randomly around the board and shout "Check mate!" after each move. Doesn't matter if she's no where near Tipton's king.
In an effort to captivate Lilli's attention, Tipton has incorporated the use of Playmobil figures into the game.
He is also creating his own special version of chess, where the Playmobil characters have their own special powers.
Such a creative little guy.