Field and Shedd "Field trip" Today

Making pumpkins

Cutting it up

You harvested this corn from "bean stalks"

You love the drums

My little penguins

 The story behind the shot is way better than the actual picture.  You and your brother played with these two little girls (Annabelle and Grace - "your new aquarium friends") for over an hour today while I intently watched.  You talked loudly and often and you were very vocal about adding details to the "story".  Like Asher was being the baby penguin at one point so you told the girls how he needed a nest and tiny fish for him to eat so then all three of you took turns running to the other side and bring him back fish and straw.  Adorable.  The whole time there is "music" (more like nature sounds) playing in the the background and it is on a cycle so everytime it would start to "rain" you would yell "It's raining. Everyone come on to the cave" and then you guys would go down the slides (on your bellies - you are penguins and all) and stay in the tunnel till the rain stopped.  You made sure to reprimand Grace (the 6 year old pointing above) when she started to climb up the rocks ("Grace, NO that's dangerous!") and she very promptly got down.  And it made me so proud when you just walked up to her and said, "Hi, do you want to play?"  Like I may have got a little misty behind my glasses.  You are ever so slightly getting more and more aggressive (in the good way) and really finding your voice and your niche in the group settings.  And you kept referring to Asher as "my brother" which was beyond adorable.  At one point, a new little girl approached you guys and you said, "Oh hi, do you want to play with us?" I love the "Oh, hi" and that you are so sweet all the time.  When it was time to go, you ran up to the girls and yelled Bye! and Grace ran over to her Mom all sad and said "My friend is leaving".  So her Mom suggested she give you a hug so she came over and hugged you and you hugged her back and then you skipped on down to the submarine.  Maybe this growing thing isn't all bad...