Snips, snails, and puppy dog snails? I don’t think so. Sand seems to be a pretty major ingredient…

Last night as I was taking the stroller out of the trunk and I unfolded it I noticed that something was wrong. The stroller just didn’t seem right and it was very wobbly from side to side. I looked at the wheels and that is when I noticed what had happened. The stabilizer bar at the back of the stroller had sheared off and was now only attached to one side of the stroller. Needless to say I was very dissappointed. That stroller is a lifeline, how can you live with a kid and no stroller?

So we are now in the process of looking for a new stroller. I am borrowing one from a friend while we look. It is is now making the decision, do we want to get another city stroller or do we get a modified jogger? How much do we spend? Do we get a modofied jogger that can be converted to a two child stroller just in case? Oh well, such is life I guess. Wish us luck in the ever seductive world of stroller buying.

Pictures of the broken Stabilizer bar.

Our boy was well rested for music class today. Aidan woke up at 4:00 am and I was able to get him back to sleep about 4:30 am. He then slept ’till 9:00. (It was a bit of a hurry to get him dressed and fed and down to music, but we made it.) As a result Aidan was happy and well rested and a little less frantic than usual in class.

There were only 6 babies there today with Aidan and Tristan being the oldest. Aidan was very interested in the other babies and went to see each of them in turn. He was so gentle and let the other babies touch him. The look on his face was sooo sweet and gentle. I guess that letting him touch other babies and making sure each time to demonstrate what is “gentle” has worked. Even the moms with the three month olds were not at all worried about Aidan being near their babies. In fact he was so gentle and patient that all the babies smiled and tried to touch him.

I am constantly amazed at our boy and I am so proud to be him mom. (I just wish I had my camera there to capture his gentleness.)

Today (Sunday) we took Lorraine to the Reifel Bird Sanctuary. This is turning into one of the marquee places we take visitors now, especially the outdoorzy birder types. The weather was reasonable, but showers and thunderstorms were threatening so we were constantly on the lookout for wet weather. Aidan doesn’t look too impressed, but he really enjoyed the ducks this time. He was quite interested in them, and got a real kick out of them eating birdseed right off his stroller.

We saw lots of different birds. Ducks, and Canada Geese of course. The Sandhill Cranes were out today, as were three or four Great Blue Herons. We saw tons of swallows and red-winged blackbirds. Crows. And, some treats for Lorraine. Two Great Horned Owls, and a bald eagle. Oh, and a rooster, a hen, and a few poults.

Sandhill Crane…

Great Horned Owl…

Bald Eagle…

GBH…

Ducks!

Rooster…

Unidentified wildlife…