"Our" geese are back! And some pics.

Kiran has a couple of landmarks that he gets excited to see because it means we're almost home. One of them is a pond on the corner near our house. In the summer there are lots of geese that hang out in and around the pond. Well, this morning we had our first sighting of returning geese! Kiran was soooo excited, "Our geese are back, mama!!" Then on our way home, the geese weren't there - you'd have thought the world ended. I actually turned around and drove around the roundabout so he could get another look. He decided that our geese must be either sleeping or out shopping...you know, all those geese you see at the mall! LOL! I love how toddler minds work!

The second landmark is a church just across the road from our subdivision. Now, since we aren't church (or temple) goers, Kiran doesn't know what a church is....so he calls it our "home castle." It cracks me up everytime. He gets very excited to see our "home castle" because that means we're home. Occassionally we'll come home from the other direction and we don't drive past the church...eventually I'll learn not to drive that way because he gets upset everytime we pull up to the house without having first seen the "home castle."

Other fun facts from the last few days...Kiran has learned to shrug his shoulders rather than speaking. So, now he really looks like he's 3 going on 13 when you ask him a question and rather than saying, "I don't know" he just shrugs his shoulders! We've spent the last couple days doing Easter "projects" (e.g., sticking easter stickers on poster board), finding treasures under the couch, playing with money, and spending some time "watering" outside this afternoon (it was 74 degrees!). He sprayed the car and the driveway, stating that "The sidewalk will grow now because I watered it." Here are some pics:

Easter Project (we're starting early!)

Counting the sticker's he's put on the poster board.

What a mess...who do you think cleaned this up?

He seems a little skeptical...perhaps we didn't build a structurally sound house??

Hmmm, what can I find under the couch?

He loves to play with his pretend money...this Melissa & Doug money looks so real, though! I have to make sure I don't leave any in my pockets when we're playing. I'm always afraid I'll actually try to pay for something with fake money!

Spraying water. Of course, a raincoat is a necessity!

Please excuse the bright orange pants...they were daycare spares that he had to change into after some "intense water play" at daycare today.

I now have a clean car!

And the plants from last spring are....still dead. Kiran is insistent that a tomato or two will sprout any day, though!

And, of course, we can't forget about our other son! This is Fin's typical position...laying in the corner observing all the craziness!