Yesterday Hogan and I took a field trip to the Heard Museum to see the snake exhibit. Besides having a whole room devoted to live snakes there were also some interactive components to the exhibit. Hogan's favorite was this walkway that showed you what the inside of a snake would be like. He was a little timid at first, but quickly warmed up to the idea of running through a snake. He even made a little friend and the two of them ran back and forth through the snake for several minutes. I don't think this is what the curators of the exhibit imagined for this activity, but it worked well for us.
After we finished going through the snake exhibit we went outside for a small hike. My favorite part was when Hogan and I sat on a bench to eat a snack. From this bench we had a nice view of trees, sky, and butterflies flitting to and fro. Hogan just kept exclaiming, "Wow!" as we ate our grapes and enjoyed the scenery. So sweet.
Note: You will also notice that he is wearing some new hiking boots, which he calls, "Boops". He loves his boops.
Welcome glue! Today we glued grass onto paper- weird, I know, but seemed to capture Hogan's interest. I see a bright future for glue in our house. Hogan loved spreading the glue on the paper, touching it, and experiencing its sticky qualities. Quite a debut for such an ordinary product. We're taking suggestions for other things that might be good to glue onto paper!
Yesterday Hogan and I took a field trip to the Heard Museum to see the snake exhibit. Besides having a whole room devoted to live snakes there were also some interactive components to the exhibit. Hogan's favorite was this walkway that showed you what the inside of a snake would be like. He was a little timid at first, but quickly warmed up to the idea of running through a snake. He even made a little friend and the two of them ran back and forth through the snake for several minutes. I don't think this is what the curators of the exhibit imagined for this activity, but it worked well for us.
I remember the first time we took Hogan out to play golf. He was about 2 moths old, tiny, red, and scrunched up. I think he slept through all nine holes bundled up in his infant carrier. Now, just a little more than a year later, he's all over the course, swinging his club, running down fairways, and grabbing everyone's ball off the putting green so that he can throw it in the hole.
Papa G. had a layover at the airport on his way back home, so we all had dinner last night. Hogan was surprised when Papa got in the backseat of the car with him, but quickly got over his surprise and asked Papa about Nana. I think Hogan thinks that the two are inseparable. If you've got a Papa, then there must be a Nana close by.
