Wildlife Refuge

Did you know that this Saturday my little baby turns 3? 3! He has already entered the 3 year old stage by throwing temper tantrums at the drop of a hat. Surely there is more to 3 than that! We will be celebrating his birthday a couple different times with different families. I decided to not have a "friends" party this year but I doubt I'll be able to get away with that next year. I also have no themes for his birthday. I'm really being quite lazy about the whole thing! I am hoping to make a cake at some point and if it turns out as spectacular as I hope it will, I will post pictures! For now, here are some random pictures of our latest adventures.

A carousel ride at a local neighborhood festival.

Every year we have a family get together at a lake. If you remember, last year Tyler did not like the water as seen here:

This year he had much more fun splashing around with Dan!

On Sunday we took advantage of the perfect weather and went to the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge for the first time. It was a great day for a walk along the native prairie plants. Unfortunately, I took a wrong turn and we walked the 2-mile trail instead of the half-mile trail. We were pretty excited to see the end of the trail, it was a long walk. Tyler did really well though!

Dan and Tyler walking along the trail. Look how tall the flowers/grasses are!

Checking out some flowers along the trail

Some views from the walk

I really like the architecture of the building and how they made it fit into the prairie landscape.

We saw a Bison and an Elk roaming around. I added arrows so you could see them in the photo. We were pretty far away.

(Bison)

(Elk)

Me and Tyler taking a break

The best part about 2 miles worth of pavement? Racing! (isn't Toddler running so cute?)