Lukie's sis and cousin Reagan had a ball dressing him up like a White Fairy Princess. At first he wasn't too happy about it (see the scowl) but eventually he decided to run (in heels) with the idea and have a little fun.
Too much fun?
Who knew that Spiderman's alias has changed 
I Don't even know what to say about this one. other than 
Bailey had two of her friends from school 
Enjoying the perfect weather with our friends Riley and Saydi
Playing in the fountain
Part of the fun was being able to see the way the Pioneer children lived and the chores that they were expected to do. We were lucky enough to get in on the action and help a real life Pioneer family pick apples for a pie. The kids couldn't get enough, I was suprised that they got such a kick out of it! Who would have thought that helping out with chores would be such a hit? They begged to see if we could find any more pioneers working in their gardens so we could be of some assistance. But unfortunately some other helpers beat us to it......maybe next time.
Saydi and Bug getting a little bit Creative
Showcasing our finished Pinwheels
Pioneer Batman Boy's Firehouse
One of the highlights was playing in the Children's Village. Everything was just their size and they spent over an hour just running around and exploring.
My little Engineer
Crazy Indians
Sitting "Indian" Style in a Tee Pee
Luke could not figure out this puzzle........ it's a Pioneer Parking Spot!
Giddy UP Luke!
Saydi riding "Lucky" 
Bailey riding "Banjo", who by the way was the fastest horse in town!
This is "Jack" the billy goat. He is part of the petting zoo and fast became one of our BFF's. I have never seen such a friendly petting zoo in all my life, you didn't need to walk up to any of the animals because they are all so tame they just walk on over to you. 
However, Jack was mildly intimidated by Lukie 
Riley re-named every animal in the petting zoo. 
Jack was a character and wanted to come home with us. The clever little fellow kept following us through the gate. When we finally slipped out with out him he stood at the gate and cried for us to come back and play.
We finished off the Day with a Train Ride and Tour around the Village. 
Hero spotting is a new phenomenon around here 
It is not unusual for 3 or 4 different Hero’s to drop by our home in a single day
Sometimes they are ones we recognize, like The Batman
Superman
or Mighty Spidy
Other times the Hero is an entirely new breed, an unusual mixture of every member of "The Justice League of Hero’s" all wrapped in one with phenomenal super powers that can accomplish absolutely anything! Luke has such an active imagination and surprises me everyday what he comes up with - like the "Indivisible Snake Boy", an invisible, silent emissary who does good and leaves gifts for those in need, one of my personal favorites.
In fact Lukie reminds me a bit of a Super Hero he's got the intelligence, brute strength, advanced athletic ability, massive size (OK, so just his feet are considered above average right now) and an amazing heart of gold.
Of course this is all fun and games but I'm trying to teach my little Super Hero
that while costumes and capes are fantastic,
if he continues to do good then
"Every man can become a Superman."
I took Bailey to see my brother-in-law Dr. Mark Rada to have a mole removed from the back of her leg. He had looked at it a few months ago and warned me that it was extremely dark and uneven around the edges, suspicious for someone her age and that it was important to get it removed before it could do her any harm. It's always better to be safe than sorry and who needs a Beauty Mark on the back of their leg anyway. We are lucky to have a Dr in the family to keep tabs on all this stuff because I wouldn't have thought much about it, since she's a child. You only really hear about older people getting these things removed. So, Thank you Dr. Mark.
I was nervous about how she would do, besides a broken Tibia last year she's never had anything done like this before. She cried and screamed a little bit, mostly out of fear of the unknown I'm sure because Mark was extremely gentle with her. Over all she surprised her mom and was very brave little girl. (Of course the M&M's from the staff and bribery of a new Doll of her choice also helped.) Mark gave her a love and some final instructions about how she needs to take it easy, no swimming and rough housing because she has stitches in the back of her leg. As we were walking out to the car she stops me in the middle of the parking lot and says, "But mom, you forgot to ask Dr. Mark if I can still dance." Yep, that's my girl!
Great Experience! However, Lukie needs to work a little on his Library Voice before we can go back.....
We love reading! Some essentials in our Library are:
Riding the Choo Choo
Looking at Salamanders - Luke thought he saw Barbies Daddy
Our favorite part was the Albino Alligator - we walked through the exhibit 3 times - I'm convinced he's made of plastic because he never moved.
Gator Boy - its a new Exhibit
Monkey
Riding the new Carousel
Luke on a Sea Otter
Cutie Pie Dylan playing in the water
Best Buddies Bailey the Bug and Reagie the Roo
Luke the Hungry Police Man 
The kids put on a cute play at the Discovery Museum 
Singing "Bringing home a Baby Bumble Bee"
Bubble class
Playing out in the water one last time before school starts
Busy Cole
I've never seen anything hold his attention for so long - he loved the fountains!
Warming up in the sunshine
It seems like every post ends with a Bailey dance so I guess it is appropriate that this is the last picture of the summer - goodbye to Swimming suits, AC, bare feet and warm weather. Hello to Pre-school, library visits, falling leaves and pumpkins. Looking forward to getting on a better schedule and heading into my favorite time of year - AUTUMN.
