Today was moving day at work (we're moving into our new offices in the new Environmental Lab building over the weekend), so we had a great excuse to leave early (the moving company arrived on scene at 4pm). We surprised the kids at daycare, took them for ice cream, then hit the military park for a short nature walk. The weather was gorgeous, and spring is a fleeting season here in the deep south, so we know to take advantage!
Cora and James both shared our mint chocolate chip and pecan praline from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. James ate at least as much as we did, and Cora loved it (the flavor, not so much the temperature of the treat though).
We took James into the Illinois Memorial to teach him about echos.
Then walked around among the tall grass (and weeds) and showed him the canons.
Today was his first day in shorts this season, and he paid dearly. First at daycare (the right knee), then at the park (the left knee). We're already learning that as convenient as it is for him to be able to tell us where it hurts ('knee huht', and 'teeth huht' - said while grabbing his cheek, and apparently in the middle of the night his finger 'huht'), it makes us awfully sad. Because he sounds so pitiful. And insistent. And repetitive. And there isn't much we can do other than kiss the owie, spray some neosporin on, and dose with ibuprofen as needed. Poor kiddo. Growing pains are rough! 
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