Fun with Milk

At least one of us found this amusing...

Final Zoo Pics

SF Zoo - Part 3,

More Pictures from The Zoo!

Ben was more interested in riding the tractor than the mangy sheep behind him...

 

PRAIRE DOGS!! 

African Safari Animals!

The zoo had a steam engine train and Jake had never been on a train so we all had to hop aboard and take a whirl around the park. The boys loved it... until they had to get off...

 Here the boys are saying good bye... until the holiday party next weekend! Too sweet for words.

 Beyond exhausted and an hour-ish past nap time, Ben fell asleep the minute he got back in the car. Proof of a fun and fabulous first trip to the zoo!



That's What Little Boys Do...

San Francisco Zoo, Part 2

So... we're at this awesome zoo. We've driven 2 hours to get here and see the Goineses and see the animals. But what do the boys have the most fun with during the day? Yep, as you can see from the pics below... splashing in the puddles and getting themselves pretty wet. They were laughing hysterically having the best time ever.

Way to go, boys.

Yep. That's their feet, hands and soon to be bodies in the water puddle.

Talk about cheap thrills.

Lions, Tigers and Penguins, Oh My!

We had a great Saturday at the San Francisco Zoo with the fabulous as always Goines Family! We always love seeing our favorite Goineses :) We had never been to the SF Zoo and in fact, Ben has never been to any zoo anywhere so we were pretty excited to see his reactions. We walk in through the entry and who's sitting there and welcoming all of the visitors but good Ol' Saint Nick! So, of course, we thought Ben would just love to see Santa Claus. But, as you can see, Ben was not really having fun, he was more confused and just not thrilled with the idea of being left on some big random man's lap.

 So, Santa didn't go so well... on to a definite crowd please, the petting farm!

 Ben & Jake looved the goats, sheep and other critters running around.

 You can buy goat and sheep food there and the tots loved feeding the hoofed wonders. Ben, being a true Bolger boy, tried to eat the goat food. Lovely, Ben. This pic below is when the intuitive goats started to surround Jenny while she was getting their food from the dispenser. The white goat pictured was a pretty gutsy goat and actually nipped Jenny in hopes of getting the nibbles.

More zoo pics to come, stay tunned!

Thanksgiving, Part 3, Grand Finale

Since it was raining back home, we did as much as possible outside including croquet and golf.

 The area that Jeff's parents live in has a real croquet court, not just a lawn that they transform but a course that stays up all year long.

 Ben had no interest in playing croquet, go figure! True to his personality, he was literally running around the entire court and moving people's balls and whacking the mallot wherever he felt needed a good whack.

 And true to Olivia's personality, she was content just taking the beauty of the location, playing quietly with her Mom and watching Ben go nuts moving everyone's balls.

 All the Bolger Boys (minus the littlest one) went golfing on Thanksgiving morning.

 We came out a cheered on Dad and Uncle Pat for a little bit.

 Ben wasn't aware of the rules and had no intention of being quiet while the golfers were teeing off so we made a quick exit.

 Bolger men deep in thought.

 Pat hasn't golfed in years so golfing with his twin, younger brother and Dad was a real treat for Jeff.

 Good bye, Palm Desert and Vacation.

 We sure did love the time off and the chance to relax with family.

Cheerio!

Thanksgiving, Part 2

Swimming & playing were Ben & Olivia's favorite parts of Thanksgiving in the desert. Every morning they'd swim and then they'd play all afternoon. Not a bad vacation!

 Jeff & Ben

 Pat & Olivia

 No more pool time. Time to unwind in the hot tub because, you know, it's probably about 9:30/10:00am and the kids are exhausted from playing and swimming and being excellent vacationers... 

 Fast forward to after morning nap & we're at play time.

 Who doesn't love play time?!?

Ben can't decide what todo next... Chase the dog or chase Olivia??? 

 Yep, we brought the trusty Huggies box down with us. Once again, it provided loads of fun for the kids.

 Olivia and Ben have very different personalities but they did have such fun together. Ben is more 'out there' and into EVERYTHING and wants to know what's going on with anything and everyone. Olivia is more calm (I'm told that's the difference between boys and girls) and tends to stay in one place much longer than Ben. She is also more cuddly and a little more thoughtful. Such sweet babies :)



Thanksgiving Week with The Bolgers, Part 1

We spent Thanksgiving week in Palm Desert with the Bolgers. It was a really fun week and Ben loved playing with his cousin Olivia, who is only 2 1/2 months older. The Monterey Bolgers made the drive down on Tuesday leaving at the crack of dawn. The drive down is 8 1/2 hours so we had to make a few stops for our super active and antsy 16 month old. Our first stop was at the Tobin James winery in Paso Robles... great grounds, great wine, great opportunity for Ben to run around before getting back in the car...

 Mom & Dad switched off sitting in the back seat with Ben to help entertain him. This was about hour 5 once thru the LA traffic with Jeff & Ben having a little fun.

 Even though it's the desert, Palm Desert is mighty cold in the morning and night. Each morning we'd walk the golf course and if we were walking before 7:00am, it was around 40 degrees. This is pretty chilly for us from the coast.

 Bundled up and ready for the walk!

 We got to see Great Grandpa Bud on Wednesday who is a really cool guy and Great Grandpa!

 Ben & Olivia had a lot of fun playing the games 'Corn Hole' and 'How's it Hangin.' Cornhole is pretty simple, just throw a bean bag into a hole...

 But 'How's it Hangin' poses some danger... We weren't sure if Ben would go for it right away but he did. So...

 ... No more 'How's it Hangin' for Ben until he is a bit older and more in control.

Stay tuned for future posts with Thanksgiving pics...

Have a good week!

Monterey Bolgers