Hidden Oaks Nature Center

On Thursday, Lucas joined his friends Carter, Ewan and Anna at Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Annandale, VA. It is a place that I had taken First Graders to when I taught. It was a rainy day so we couldn't hike on any of the trails, but we enjoyed playing indoors!

Watch out for the ssssnake!

Hello Mr. Fox!

You mean I can actually press all of these buttons Mommy??

Discovering a play cave

The effect is that of a tornado, much like Lucas in my living room :)

Anna, Carter and Lucas

Saying "hi!" to the turtle

Close up of the turtle

Frying Pan Park

On Saturday we decided to check out Frying Pan Park. We dressed Lucas for the occasion in the outfit he received from his Grandma Sewall for his birthday :) He enjoyed walking around and listening to the sounds the animals made (especially the rooster)!

Lucas and Mommy heading towards the tractors after having a picnic.




Ok I think I'm ready to take this tractor for a spin Mommy!

What are those???

Oh, Sheep!

What will we see next?

A fake cow in the horse barn...of course!

That's one noisy rooster!

I see a cow over there!

I'll lead the way guys.

Come on Daddy, I'm ready to go home and take a nap!

Birthday Bash

I can't believe the birthday festivities are over! We have had a wonderful first year with our little man and ended it with a great birthday party at Occoquan Park. It was an "under the sea" theme. My friends Shauna and Savannah arrived an hour early to help me set up (thank goodness!) For favors, I filled sand pails with fish clappers, beach balls and fish bubbles. I made lots of treats (with the help of my friend Andrea!) including fishy cookies, "beach" cupcakes, oreo pops with "L" and "1" on them, and an octopus cake! Our guests sipped "aquatic punch" and snacked on goldfish crackers and gummy fish while waiting for the grill to fire up. The kiddies had lots of fun playing at the water table and swimming pool which I filled with beach balls and blow-up sea creatures. After everyone ate we sang "Happy Birthday" and Lucas thoroughly enjoyed devouring his cake. By the end of the day we were hot and ready for a nap! It was a wonderful celebration of the gift that God gave us a year ago this month and we were glad that we had so many wonderful friends to join us! Happy 1st Birthday Lucas Stephen Sewall!!