Saturday, November 20, 2010

PeeWee PowWow

Yesterday I got to take the girls to the Ogden Nature Center for a PeeWee PowWow. We learned a lot about Native Americans.
Halle got to try a bite of "Journey Cake" hot off the fire.
"Coyote" (a puppet made from an actual coyote hide) told us a story inside a TeePee.
And we made a mini rainstick. (Check out Halle's necklace she made out of an elastic headband and a slap bracelet. Pretty creative)
Afterward, we got to explore the grounds where we met some enormous turkeys.
We also checked out the "Birds of Prey" exhibit, which was very cool. We discovered first hand that a Raven can have its back turned to you and then tilt its head back far enough to stare at you (kinda creepy). They had falcons, hawks, eagles, pelicans, and owls. I think it was the first time I'd ever actually heard a Great Horned Owl hoot. Halle summed it up best when she said, "I heard him 'Who'! I heard him 'Who'!" Later she informed me that Annie's favorite bird had been the Bald Eagle. Annie responded by exclaiming, "Bald!"
Walking around the grounds was very cool. The girls enjoyed checking out the moss and checking every hole and burrow to see if there were any animals home.
We walked down Birdhouse Path to get back to the truck where there were probably close to a hundred very creative birdhouses lining the way.
I thought the adventure would be over once we got settled in the truck, but of course I took a wrong turn on the way out and we ended up nearly surrounded by a family of about 10 deer, one of which was a 5 point buck. "Wow, he has antlers!" Halle said. You've got to love how excited kids get, but in all honesty, I think I had just as much fun as they did.

Friday, November 5, 2010

October 2010

This Halloween was lots of fun. We had 3 or 4 costume parties, a ward carnival, and trunk or treating, so the girls got to dress up a lot. I decided to try and be crafty by making everyone's costumes. It was a fun project that resulted in a lot off hot glue and costumes that were so original that the average person couldn't tell what we were :)
So I'll sum it up for you: Annie was sunshine, Halle was a rainbow, I was Spring, and Justin was Fall.
After about the 2nd or 3rd costume party, I had to revamp the girls' costumes. Apparently costumes that are hot glued together tend to fall apart. So Annie ended up with a tutu and Halle ended up with an even puffier tutu. The girls really loved dressing up. Then the highlight was the night they got to trick or treat. It was so fun to watch the two of them: Halle running from trunk to trunk just as fast as she could with Annie toddling right behind her. It sure doesn't take long for a 1-year-old to figure out what to do when she has a big sister to follow after. All in all, it was a fun time.