Work & Play

After nap time, I took the boys outside to do a little leaf cleanup.  They had a lot of fun and we found a second use for their snow shovels.  (I figured it was also good “practice” for when they get to try shoveling snow this winter.)  We only cleared off the driveway and ended up filling our yard waste bin.  I wish I had had my camera outside with us, but as Jake has reminded me from time to time, it’s ok to have some things that are just memories for me and the kids.

The local fire station had an open house tonight so we took the boys to see the trucks.  (Nolan recently visited the station with his preschool class, but he was excited to go again.)  We learned a few cool things about the equipment by talking to one of the firefighters.  I even climbed into one of the trucks in order to convince the boys to take a peek.  Once they were in, they loved all of the gauges and buttons.  They also had an inflatable jumping house/slide that Nolan had a blast playing in.  I think he could have jumped and slid all night!  I told Lincoln he could join his big brother next year 🙂