make way for ducklings

April 2011- Sometime in mid-March these guys showed up at my house.



Actually, I knew they were coming.  Opa decided he and Pecos would get ducklings and raise them to turn loose down at the Pedernales river at Oma & Opa's place.  (I'll let you guess who has been doing most of the raising).  They picked Pecos up at school one afternoon and headed in to Kerrville to pick out 5 little ducklings.  Pecos was really excited to get them but he told me "I can't believe they don't quack, they just squeak."  Before you think I have lost my mind let me clarify...after inspection here at our house they made their way home to Tivydale Road. 



Brazos tried to taste one...silly little Cajun baby, they have to be much bigger before we can eat them

Despite his interest in animals, Pecos has never been one to just grab hold of them to cuddle....he's much more of an observer.  As you can see he was ever so careful to only touch  this one long enough for the picture. 

checking in on the ducks at Oma & Opa's

their first swimming session

headed for deeper water for more swimming lessons

  

deeper water for swimming



brazos wonders if he can eat it yet

Now that they are much bigger there is a debate on when and where to release them.  Pecos is still set on the river but we think Lady Bird Park may prove to be safer from varmints.  Still to be determined.

almost ready for release

UPDATE- June 2011- A not so happy ending to the short-lived duck raising experience: varmints got the ducks one night shortly before their planned release at Lady Bird park in Fredericksburg.  We told Pecos the coons got them and they "went to see Jesus".  He was a bit sad and said he needed to set his traps to catch those coons.  And that's all he had to say about that!

breakin' in spring

March 14-18, 2011- It's spring break week here in Texas.  With a forecast of beautiful weather I promised Pecos we'd do something fun every day.

Monday:  First up was bowling.  Pecos has been asking us to go bowling for a couple of weeks.  I think it stemmed from an episode of Tom & Jerry, thus the shirt he is wearing.

developed his own bowling style

checking to make sure the ball will come back



Tuesday & Thursday:  I had a workout class; while I did that Pecos went to a fun art and play session at YaYaBee in Fredericksburg. 

Wednesday:  After a not so cheerful Easter picture session with Brazos I told Pecos we'd go ride the train at Brackenridge park.  Everyone else out for spring break told their kid the same thing and we were all there together.  We had talked about the zoo and I told Pecos we might go on Friday but when we arrived at the park to ride the train and saw the long lines of people for the zoo we changed our plans.  Pecos is not much for crowds and he said "I do NOT want to go to the zoo with all those people on Friday."  Music to my ears.  I offered that we could come back one week when it is not spring break and he eagerly agreed. 

our train; brazos was not as thrilled to take a ride- actually, it was the photo he didn't want, he did fine on the train ride

spring break = ice cream break

playing in the river at Brackenridge park

mr. cautious stepping across ever so carefully

finally in a better mood and enjoying the park

Friday: A picnic at Lady Bird park in Fredericksburg followed by swimming in Kerrville.  Notice the flip flops?  Never thought I'd ever see Pecos in a pair of them but he's been asking me for a few weeks if I could find him some.  He broke them in over spring break and at one point we were eating lunch on the patio at Taco Cabana.  The music was playing and Pecos said he was ready to leave because it was too loud for him to hear his flip flops! 



first swim of the year was a little chilly

Saturday & Sunday: Recover!

playin' at the park

March 18, 2009- Mimi was here visiting for a few days and the main item on the agenda was to go pick strawberries. But I guess that was on everyone else's agenda too. It was spring break in the area so lots of families were visiting Fredericksburg and the orchard was overwhelmed with pickers and low on berries. So we went to the park to feed ducks instead. But there were no ducks so we fed the geese instead. Good thing we are so flexible and can adjust plans on a whim!!!