That's one fast squirrel

Driving through a city park I noticed lots of squirrels looking for food in the snow. As I was pointing them all out I commented on my surprise at the number of them. Monkey #1 reasoned "maybe you're seeing the same squirrel"!

Ready for some football?

Monkey #1 and Top Banana were playing on the living room floor. A football game was on TV in the background. #1 picked up a toy sheep, put a small plastic football helmet on it and announced, "Look! The Rams"!

Hard Rocker

Apparently Monkey #1 was channeling an 80's rocker today...

We visited a part of the Lake Metroparks - Penitentiary Glen - where there is an animal reserve. There are a few animals outside on display. In the warmer months there is a moose (of course we didn't see it today). As we were leaving we heard a little voice out of the blue; "it would have been freakin' awesome if we had seen the moose"!

Cover Story

This year Monkey #1 was in charge of decorating the tree. We selected a fairly small one, so it seemed like a good year to let him take on the responsibility. Today he was sitting on the couch admiring his handiwork. I heard him say "this tree should be in a magazine"!