DinoQuest...

Benjamin loves dinosaurs! He cannot get enough of them! Ada is even starting to really get into dinosaurs. So for their 2nd and 4th birthday we took the kids to Omaha's DinoQuest Adventure. We went over Native American Day weekend which we were looking forward to all summer long. We arrived in Omaha only to find out that they had received 5 inches of snow! Can you believe it? Our dino adventure was a very cold, snowy, icy, slippery experience. Benjamin loved it and really got into it. Ada could have cared less the whole time we were outside. She came to life the moment we went inside. Everyone received a map of the trails marking where the dinosaurs were and you were turned loose to explore the trails and find the dinosaurs. Benjamin loved reading the map, giving us directions and running to the next stop. It would have been very beautiful walk if the weather was nice. We were one of the only ones there so the trails were ours which was nice. Dave stated that if the weather would have been beautiful he was pretty sure that the trails would have been packed! Once inside there was a museum of things to look at and plenty of activities to do! There was a paleontology lab, coloring station, dress-up area with costumes, books, puppets, and other dinosaur toys. Like I said before this was right up Ada's ally. It was so much fun watching the kids explore while learning about dinosaurs!

Help me Daddy!

I love these two pictures of Dave and the kids! Dave helped the kids through an obstacle at DinoQuest. Both of these two could have done it by themselves but with the 5 inches of snow it made things very slippery!

Trick or Treat...

Benjamin and Ada got to go trick or treating with their best friends, Quinn and Presley. It was so cute watching the four of them help each other out. Benjamin and Quinn liked holding hands while out walking. The next thing we knew Presley and Ada joined in on the hand holding fun. The kids had a great time going together and their parents enjoyed visiting with one another too. We are so lucky to have only one house in between us!

Pumpkin Carving Time...

Every Halloween Dave and I carve pumpkins with the kids. We let the kids design their pumpkins. Note Benjamin's scary mouth pumpkin with circle eyes, eyebrows, and ears. Ada's pumpkin also has ears and eyebrows and she wanted a Sponge Bob type mouth. We did the best we could to meet their request. Both the kids were very happy with their scary pumpkins.

Happy Halloween!

Any guesses as to what the kids were for Halloween? Benjamin went at Diego from "Go Diego Go" and Ada went as a bumblebee. They both love dressing up and had a hard time waiting for trick or treating time to come.

I'm Messy!

Every once in a while Ada enjoys hamming it up for the camera. Here she was showing off how "messy" she was. She can be so sassy but yet so sweet! How can you resist this cute little face?

It's a Butterfly Hunt...

Benjamin and Ada enjoy going to the Outdoor Campus to learn about animals, play on the park, and go for a walk. Here they enjoyed a nice day and were able to go butterfly hunting. Don't they look so grown up?