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Nature Center Critters

Wy's class took a field trip to the WNC Nature Center this past Friday.  It was a great day with a somewhat unstructured chaos feel to it.  It seemed it was field trip day for several different counties that day.  Here are some of the critters we saw.

 

River otters

 

coyotes

 

black bears

 

brown water snake

timber rattler

Nemo and his dad

 my favorite,

Gray wolf

It was a wonderful afternoon spent with both my boys and I look forward to visiting this place again.  Next month they have an after hours event for photographers, I'm thinking I might just have to go...

Tree Climbing Perils

As I'm sure you know, boys like to climb trees.  This lately seems to be the only thing that they want to do.  As we have a few pines across the street with fairly low limbs it's been our job to take them over and let them have at it.

Most times it's not too bad.  Wy usually gets a few scrapes from branches and briars is the grass, and as such he is usually covered in band-aids when done....as you know 5 year olds LOVE band-aids for any reason.  Dawson usually does pretty good.  Until this last time.

There is a HUGE pine that he just had to climb.  It all went well, or so we thought.  A few days later I noticed he was breaking out on his face, arms, neck, chest.....turns out...

Poison Oak.  Poor kid.  He no longer wants to climb trees.

Just goes to show you that the vine can not have leaves on it but still pass on all it's itchy goodness.
   

Perfect Vision

Well the trip to the Dr for D went well.  He has 20/20 vision and apparently no problems with his eyes at all.  The Dr thinks what happened might have been caused by stress or excitement or some such thing. His eyes are healthy and he doesn't believe anything is wrong.  Thank goodness.

The Worry Gets Worse Today....

I am taking my oldest to the Dr's tomorrow for an extensive eye exam.  Last Sunday I was giving him a haircut and he told me he couldn't see.  His eyes had dialated real big and his vision was  blurry.  After about 5 minutes it came back to normal, but needless to say Mom was a little freaked out.

 

He said that it had happened about 6 or 7 times, several months apart, but I had never been around when it happened to see what was causing it.  His vision seems to be perfect, he can see far better than his old mom can so I'm not sure what it is.  I'm hoping it's something as simple as his vision.  If they can't find anything then it's off to the Pediatrician and I don't even want to contemplate what could be causing it from a medical standpoint.

 

I've been able to put it to the side in my thinking in order to retain my sanity, worry about your children can make you incapacitated if you think about it too much.  I pray we have an answer tomorrow.

 

 

  

Reflection

Wy and I were out taking pics the other day and I got a few of my DH's bike.  Wy was quite happy with his reflection in one of the chrome parts.  Still finding fun in the little things, I wonder how long it will last....

 

 

 

Favorite?

 I swear I don't play favorites..It just seems that way. I will try to get some pics of myolder son soon....   

Good Morning Sunshine!

I only wish I could be this chipperand awakewhen my feet hit the floorin the morning.    

Wordfull Wednesday.....

 wish you all a wonderful love and fun filled holiday!  Being that Christmas is here I will take the next couple of days off from my blog.  Unless something really exciting happens of course!

I hope you have a great one and will see you all in a few.

Super Wy

to have such joy

peace

love

and energy

must be one

of the

greatest

gifts

   

Oh My Boys!

They grow so fastthese little boys of mine one tells me he'll live with meforever the other tells meI'm fired motherhood is neverdull  

A Little More Photoshop Fun

I went to the Laaff Festival in Asheville today.I couldn't resist these hats for the boys.

Your Smile.....It's Important!

Yesterday was D's bi-yearly trip to the dentist. I am one for serious tooth care. I see too many young kids around here missing teeth or with rotted teeth due to lack of care and far too much juice and soda. I have tried to instill in my kids to take extra care of their teeth, so starting about the age of 4 D has two cleanings a year. He has always been good, if a little hesitant at first.

W is just glad he's got a little time before it's his turn...

as he spotted the tools involved..

our lovely hygenist Lynette I've known for quite a few years she's grown up now and pregnant with her third child

open wide D so she can get all the remnants of lunch off

W decided to be brave and see exactly what happens... see not so bad huh?

polish them all up

all done

Dr. Bruce the dentist said he had not seen a mom with a camera before, but he knows me well enough by now not to be too suprised by anything I say or do. Can anyone say "photo obsessed"?

Watery Wednesday...Nantahala River

One of the main tourist attractions in this area is whitewater rafting. There are several rivers located just a short drive away, but around here it is the Nantahala River. "Nantahala" is Cherokee for "land of the noonday sun", the river runs through a narrow and steep gorge, where in some places the sun only reaches the ground when it is directly overhead.

The Nantahala River is formed at the base of a hydroelectric dam. Water is routed to the river through two circular tubes, from the upstream side of the dam. The water originates from the bottom of Nantahala Lake. As a result, the Nantahala River is a cool 50 degrees year-round. The river flows down hill, toward Fontana Lake. Fontana Lake, an enormous lake with just under 12,000 acres of surface area, is held suspended in place by Fontana Dam, the highest dam east of the Rockies, which holds back 30 miles of water.

Wy and I took a drive this morning and stopped to take a few pictures. I hope you enjoy.

There are alot of rafting businessess with Nantahala Outdoor Center being the most prominent. They offer several different packages to spend the day doing, including Raft and Rail, which starts with a trip on the Great Smoky Mountain Railway and ends with a trip down the river. The have cabins for rent and restaurants to eat at. Here is a bridge that crosses the river from the NOC to the rail area.

It amazes me that even though it was a cooler 65 degrees this morning Wy decided that he had to get in the water (which is 50) and get his feet wet.

I somehow managed to capture the water drops with the sun reflecting off them.

Wordless Wednesday....Bokeh....

Okay...so it's not completely wordless..bokeh is the blurry background in the photos...for those that didn't know.

Bathtime Fun

Wy is still at the age when he

gives you his joy in something

as simple as a bubble bath.

My Boys

It has taken me most of the morning but I think I figured out the pic problem. I love the bigger photos, you don't lose the details like the little ones. I hope you enjoy. These were taken on our Atlanta vacation. D had just woken up and W was playing in the sprinkler.

Oh My Boys!

Oh the pictures I will take with this

new 50 mm lens.

It's amazing to me just how much

I love these two little twerps.