The area where we live is really growing. In fact, we have a huge new town center that is opening this month. It is only a few blocks from our neighborhood, and we are so excited! Now we won't have to drive 30 minutes to go shopping in a department store. (I'm sure we won't be as excited about the traffic.) Macy's, Dillards, Stride Rite, etc. Yipee. I say yipee...when I know I'll still do most of my shopping at Target and Walmart...hee hee.
Well, with these new shops, they have just opened a Barnes and Noble. This week they are having a soft opening. They have bands and children's characters all week. My friend, Carrie, told us about the big Curious George visit. Matt was working out of town in El Paso, so I fed the kids dinner and we darted off to see Curious! Quinn wasn't so thrilled..."Das a monkey!" at first...but they became fast friends. See the look on his face? Not so happy!
Reid always loves these characters!
Quinn...starting to warm up...
One of the workers noticed Quinn was trying to get a hug so she picked him up for a little squashed face time! He loved it!!
Curious George thinks, "How am I going to get rid of these guys?"
"I LOVE YOU MONKEY!!!" When Curious George finally left the children's area, Quinn followed him all around the store until he got to the store room!! He was running to keep up with him. So funny!!
This will do down as one of my favorite videos! There was a great jazz band playing and Reid was really getting into it! Check out these moves! I didn't say a word, he just felt moved by the music. Janice, you and Mick would have loved them!
We went to King's Orchard and picked blueberries. They were ripe and juicy. Thank goodness we had an overcast day. It made it so much more bearable!
The boys spent HOURS fishing and casting!!
There is a great story to this picture of Reid and his fish. (There always is, isn't there?) Reid was using his fishing pole with a hook, bobber, and bait. After 10 minutes, he caught a fish! We started to reel it in, but it was so big it broke the line! Dad said that it was still running and still on our line because he could see the bobber going all around the water. It actually broke the line right above the bobber, and the catfish was pulling it down into the water and it would pop back up again. It looked like a scene from "Jaws"! Finally, some people on the other side of the pond hooked it for us. So here is Reid with his big fish! The one that ALMOST got away is the one the left, and the second one he caught is on the right! Sooo exciting!
Betty Brantner brought over 3' sparklers for the boys! They loved them. Quinn kept wanting to touch the sparkly end...notice, we don't have any pictures of him!!
