Duck Kisses

So you may be thinking I've already started slacking off when it comes to posts since I haven't posted anything since last Wednesday.  We have actually been on vacation...well, kind of.  The idea was great.  We went to visit Grandpa Bob who rented a house up in Clear Lake, right on the water.  My thoughts were that we'd have lots of fun in the sun.  Reality was not quite so nice.  The boys decided to get sick right before we left, and I followed suit.  Can I ask who gets sick in June?  Us, that's who.

We considered not going, but because we hardly ever get to visit Grandpa Bob, we decided to forge ahead.  It wasn't a good start with three out of four of us cranky...poor daddy.  I won't go into all of the details, but to summarize, there was lots of stuff that toddlers would LOVE to get into, but parents dread.  Not only were we all cranky, but we had to continually tell the boys "no."  Lots of fun.  Poor Grandpa got to see the worst side of the boys...sorry, Grandpa!  Lesson learned: no more traveling with sick toddlers (or mommies for that matter).  Luckily, however, there were a few things that kept them out of trouble most of the time.  I'll continue to post pictures of these things throughout the week.

One of the highlights was that there were a few duck families that would come visit, and beg to be fed.  The boys loved the ducks, and got the chance to feed them and get "duck kisses."  "Duck kisses," by the way, was our way of labeling the ducks' pecking. We were afraid the boys might be frightened when the ducks grabbed the food from their hands, but they did pretty well!  Here are some pics of the boys interacting with the ducks.

Daddy assisting the boys with food prep.



Jack moving in for some "duck kisses."



Owen and Grandpa checking out the situation.



Uncle Ry doling out duck food.



Jack sweeping up the extra duck food - you don't want to miss any!



Owen informing the ducks that breakfast is ready.



Grandpa and boys checking out the duckies.



Two of the duck families we had the pleasure of meeting.





We miss you, ducks!!