Pic a Day

 Leonard has started to sleep on H's bed, I've found H several times reading him books.

 Muggy, rainy days are perfect for a picnic in a tent in the living room.

 It's amazing how much fun sock hands can be!

 I guess big brother decided the C needed to play with all of the Potato Heads in his crib.

 Baking soda, food coloring, and vinegar make a great nap time activity!

 C loved riding in the neighbor's cool car!

 The whale spout was well worth the $2.50!  The boys love it!  We've had some good lessons in water pressure and how to efficiently clean up water spills.

The boys love to play on the playground at the church. 

(Didn't realize H's head was cut off here, oops!)

Big brother, little brother

Big man in a cat costume:

 Big brother: not phased

 Little brother:  whimpering

(he does this at doctors appointments (for he and H), Tatum's vet appointments, or meetings with anyone in an office)

 Art project:

Little brother: Painting fingers

 Big brother:  A treasure map, look for the big caterpillar and X marks the spot

Big brother:  Loves creepy crawlers and critters

Little brothers:  "No!  Hurt you!"

Pic a Day

 Our naptime activity one day this week was Monster Smiles!

Apple slices, peanut butter, marshmallows - H had a great time time making them and eating them!

 A trip to Avent Park. 
C loves the slider (I'm sure there is a better name for it).  Double chins are only cute when you are young.

 Frog train!

H found a bag of frogs and discovered that they fit perfectly on the train track.  Then C had to do it too...

 Picnic at Lamar Park with H's buddy Sawyer and her little brother Noah (and their Mama too).

We had a great time "fishing" for tadpoles with sticks and feeding crackers to the huge catfish.

 Sunscreen, hats, and sunglasses, it's finally that time after such a mild/wacky spring.

 Making "bayda wur" (play-do worms). 

Pretty tough.

"A big J for Mama."

H is getting pretty good at his letters.  The bigger, the better!

C heard me tell H to stand still for the picture and came running. He didn't want to be left out!

School's out for summer!

 Wednesday was the last day of school for H!  

He said "It's time for summer bucation!" (vacation), and that he now wants to go swimming at the beach

 

 This was his first day of school.  

My how we've all grown up since then!

 H and his buddies before the musical.  None of them would sit still long enough for a picture.

 Banks, Parker, and H are three of the boys in the class.

 C and his sweet buddy Payton, waiting for the performance. 

 Cheese!

Sweet boy, we survived the year with only one trip to the principals office and just a couple less than perfect reports... but also with lots of great memories, art projects and new friends!

They sang a few cute songs with lots of words and motions, I was impressed, but I know they've been working on it since January!  I know I was not the only mother there who teared up a time or two, right? 

Afterward we went to Holli's Sweet Tooth for some ice cream to celebrate.  

H chose the green ice cream.  (C has the bigger one because he and I were sharing).  We saw several other kids from H's school there getting ice cream too!  What a great way to end the school year!

Bath time fun

 These two boys love bath time, especially if it involves bubbles and/or glow sticks.  After baths, C loves to "du" (jump) in my lap, and watch himself go up and down in the mirror.  They like the dog ears and bumble bee antenna, and how they bounce when the boys do.  H's favorite after bath thing is When he gets lotion on (they still have mild eczema).  Instead of putting the lotion on your hands and then his body, he likes for you to squirt it directly on his body,  he thinks it is hilarious!

Mother's Day

What a great day!   I didn't spend the day sleeping in, with breakfast in bed, or long breaks, but I spent the day doing all of the mama things I like best!

Started out with snuggles in bed with H, he wanted to stay with me all during church instead of going to the nursery and was such a sweet boy to snuggle with in church.  

Some sweet friends of the boys (and me too!) took us to lunch.  We had a great time! and enjoyed the good food.  H even ordered for me! 

The boys played with cars in the window while we waited.

 We had lunch on the deck.  The boys had chips for a special treat!

 C even surprised me by going "teetee ah baddy." (Teetee on the potty!) 

 

 After supper, a little walk/ride/cloud gazing/dog training in the circle.

We finished the day with glow stick stories, snuggles, and prayers in the tent we made in the boys room.  

H brought this home from school on Friday with a cute (gaudy) flower pot that I will certainly treasure forever!  Looks just like me!  It's the little things...

Pic a Day

The boys have been loving Ice Cream snacks! 

 (Mini cones with "Ice cream."  The ice cream is bananas, strawberries, cocoa powder and mini chocolate chips. )

 Fish in the water

 Getting ready for church...

 Trying out Tatum's new kennel.  

Our little doggie is growing!  He was 3 pounds when we got him, and now he is 16! He outgrew his old kennel.  (I highly recommend kennel training for dogs - I know when we are gone or asleep he is not tearing up the house, and now Tatum even goes into his kennel when it gets a little wild.)

 We made a little trip to Target (an hour away...)  The boys love their "steering wheels" (as H says).

They also got wands, and H calls them "straight lines."

 Climbing over at Clara Hartwell's.  H is the only one that can get to the top by himself. 

 The boys thought it was great to be in the seats together. 
H said "We're best friends up here!"

 At Chick-fil-a with buddies.  I climbed up to get a cute picture.  They thought it was funny that I was up there too!

Morning grapes and special milk picnic with Puffer.