Work Party

Ben's work held their family summer work party. The boys had a blast! Gavin and Xander rode the train (50 gallon drums pulled by a 4-wheeler) twice together. Xander wasn't a huge fan, so Gavin rode the little train over and over. Xander on the other hand love the bounce house... Gavin not so much. So while Gavin rode, Xander jumped. Xander also got his face painted. Gavin refused until after we left and then he wanted to be like brother... sorry, missed your chance. Instead of a basketball on his face, Gavin ended up with red dirt entirely covering his face from all the train rides! It was hot, but fun to watch the boys have so much fun and enjoy yummy food, cotton candy, and ice cream.

The Sleep Habits of the Young

Gavin is a funny boy. When Ben went to check on the boys before we went to bed, he found Gavin in this curious yoga-pose-of-a-sleep-position! The even funnier part is that two days later, I came into their room to find him almost exactly the same way.

AND just because Xander is so cute when he sleeps too!

To My Rescue

Father's Day

Now that it's almost a month later... Here's a quick Father's day post. This year I actually had the chance to give Ben his very first power tool, a power drill/screwdriver. I got tired of always borrowing our neighbors, and Ben and I try to be do-it-ourself-ers. The boys were just as excited as their dad about the gift, I think. We didn't do anything too extraordinary for the day, but it was a great one!

Lucky Ducks

We found some old hot dog buns in the freezer, so we decided to go share with our local ducks down at the Greenbelt. The boys had a great time. The duck in the picture all by himself actually ended up with a piece of bread stuck on his back. I couldn't have thrown it and had it land on his back, even if I had tried, but it's amazing what you can do by accident! We love that we're finally having summer around here and are getting to enjoy the outdoors.

One at a time

Xander, my little chipmunk, loves to stuff his cheeks. We are always reminding him to take small bites or take one thing at a time. He's now to point that while stuffing his mouth he tells us one at a time and does the finger wag to go with it!