We had a wonderful visit with Grandma Ann and Patsy over part of their spring break. Ben read and was read to for hours... surprisingly the Hungry Hippos didn't come out until the morning our visitors left. Poor Grandma Ann had to sit through more tellings of "The Little Engine That Could" than any human should have to endure within a 3 day period. Ben's taste in literature was a little more ecclectic with Grandma Patsy. They spent a lot of time checking out Good Housekeeping and learning interesting facts from "Caterpillars, Bugs and Butterflies." (Thanks, Grandpa Steve!) For example, did you know that the luna moth doesn't eat, and in fact does not even have a mouth?
Sunday after church, armed with Chinese take-out, we went up to Watauga Lake to have a picnic. We ate, chatted, strolled around, and I managed to take a number of not- quite-sharply-focused pictures. Whoops!
There's nothing cuter than a Daddy and his little girl!
Ben wanted to hold Izzie's hand in this picture but Izzie vetoed that and tries to make her escape.
Ben set up this picture and instructed everyone to "move your head from side to side like this..."
Well, technically they're Ben's Crocs, but Izzie has become obsessed with them. I'm not sure if it's because she can put them on and take them off by herself or what... When Colin brought them home Ben referred to them as the shoes with the "alliguanas." (ie alligators ie Crocs)
She clomps around the house in them all day and has, on occasion even brought them into her bath. And she will pierce your ears with her screams if Ben tries to reclaim them!
We've also taught Izzie to hold up one finger when we say, "How old are you, Izzie?" I'm sure she has no idea what it means, but it sure is cute!
