Cheeseball Z

These pictures totally crack me up. I hope they add some humor to your day. What a happy and silly guy.

Big Boys

Z loves to climb up in the big chairs for our kitchen table, and any time he can, he tries to get me to feed him there. So far, I've resisted because he's just a bit too squirmy, plus he seems to forget that he's in a regular chair instead of seat that keeps him contained and has almost fallen a few times. But, today I relented for lunch and the results were rather happy.

Enjoy.

Finally some swim fun

Last week I pulled out the kiddie pool to keep the boys entertained. Enjoy their enjoyment in the kiddie pool. This week, if the weather lets up, we'll actually head to the real pool. Woo hoo!

Summer and smoothies

Oy! I fed my children smoothies tonight for dinner, and apparently that's all it takes to give a sugar high to my kids. It's 9pm and they're still awake! They played outside today for 4 (yes 4!) hours, then bathed, then had dinner of smoothies and Cheez It's (Daddy had to work late so Mommy was a tad bit creative). And they're still awake. Meanwhile, I'm like dead mom walking.

Z's smoothie face and bib. Still had to change the shirt, but I suppose it was a lot better than it would've been without the bib.











Anyway, the best news is that summer is almost here. I can't say that I'm ready for school to end next week, but I am ready for some serious pool time, and also some serious potty training. We've got to get A to stay dry long enough to be able to go to school in the fall. Please wish us luck.

So, today was the summer haircut day. I shaved both of my kids for their summer 'dos. Don't they look great?

Summer 'dos













Loving the stairs













Happy guys

DisneyWorld Recap and a few pics

Well, we actually took a family vacation this April and visited DisneyWorld. We were joined by G's mom, sis, bro, and our niece. We were sick for most of the trip, but still had a good time. It was especially fun to hang out with the family. Below are some pics from our trip.

Quintessential Disney Pic - the whole family


















The only ride A went on was one at Animal Kingdom with his cousin, Aunt and Grandma A.













Daddy and Uncle Justin trying to tame Z on the shuttle.













On our way to the parks!














Two cousins

Daddy's Shoes

A few weeks ago, the boys found two pairs of Daddy's shoes. This resulted in at least an hour of fun shoe time.

A even got the right shoes on the right feet. Can you see how proud he is to be in Daddy's shoes? Mom's just glad he doesn't actually fit into them yet. Let's keep those cute little kid feet for now.












Happy A.


















Who knew laces were so interesting?


















Z and shoe in motion.

April showers

Ah, the hammering of rain on the rooftops in the morning. A sure sign that spring is here. Then, there's the hail, which isn't really a sign of anything except extreme weather. That was our morning this morning. The good news is that we put in the french drain a few weeks ago, and it worked like a charm, even in torrential rains. Woo hoo.

But, of course, the even more exciting thing about serious rain is ... PUDDLES! I took the kids in the backyard to explore our puddles this afternoon and I think they excavated at least one decent sized puddle. I was sitting and knitting (only the ribbing left to finish on my first pair of socks), and I could hear Z going "slosh, slosh, slosh, slosh, pause, slosh, slosh, slosh, slosh" back and forth through the puddle.

And here are the photos to prove it.








Wiping mud away with more mud.


















The water spots on the pavement are from the totally drenched clothes the kids were sloshing around in. Yuck!












There was a mini-puddle in one of Z's little boots. I guess they really are water tight.













Sun washed, white washed kids.