1/2 Way Through Summer ReCap

Not much time to update the blog lately because we have been too busy enjoying this GORGEOUS summer! A few of the fun things we've been doing below...

Hitting the playground... We have two favorites, "the one with the big slide" and "the one with the horse" (there is a farm next door to one and the horse comes over to the fence and we feed it grass - even though Ryan tells us all the time that we shouldn't)

Easton Children's Museum on a rainy day...

The Beach of course...

Nature Walk with Jack and Megan...

Wearing flip flops...

The beach again of course... (that's Mommy throwing water on Nick)

Can't believe it's already August...we don't want it to end!!!

"To Infinity and Beyond!"..oh wait, "HOLD ON"!!

We have been "Toy Story" obsessed around here lately. That is pretty much the only thing the kids want to watch. We took them to see #3 on Saturday and in the morning they were practicing their "To Infinity and Beyond"s by jumping off the couch on to the beanbag. Then Chelsea started telling everyone to "HOLD ON" and holding up her cute little fingers and we were absolutely dying laughing. The two videos below are one but I had to split it up because it was a little too long...

How'd that sidewalk taste?

Chelsea's first official pavement face-plant. There have been many skinned knees but somehow, this time, she managed to skip right over the knees and land directly on her face. The only thing that could save her was her cute little button nose and that took a beating. When I picked her up and saw the blood I started running because I thought it was a bloody nose. But after one wipe I realized it was just skin coming off! Awesome. But after only about 2 minutes of crying and a clean up she was ready to hit the road again. This video shows her poor little nose and her "reading" her favorite book...

Memorial Day Weekend

Hey. Better late than never!

We hit the Hanson parade and then Uncle Pete's for a party. The kids had a blast in the "jumpy" and the pool and they both took naps while we were there so we got to stay all day; melt-down free!!! Nick learned about the American Flag and now wherever we go he points them out. I never realized how many there are around! So nice to see.

Ready to go!

The future of America!

This girl has NO fear (kind of scary actually)

Crazy cousins trying to stay away from the Daddy monster

There she goes again

My Favorite Moments...

...when I am in the bathroom getting ready in the morning and I hear conversations like this:
N: "Chelsea, do you want to do the flashlights in my bed?"
C: "Yeah"
N: "OK. Come on!"
C: "K"
N: "Now come up on my bed with me"
C: "K"
N: "OK. Now lay down on my pillow and I will put the blanket on you"
C: "K"
N: "Hold on. I forgot to turn off the light"
C: "K"
N: "OK. All set. Now shine your heart on the ceiling"
C: "K!!!!"
Lots of laughing follows.

They're getting along and having fun and Nick is being so sweet to his little sister. Absolutely melts my heart!

Half the time it ends with whining and hitting but it's great while it lasts!

"Hey Goat"

We spent last Sunday at Southwick's Zoo. They have a deer forest that you can walk through and feed the deer and a pretty large petting zoo area. The kids loved being so close to the animals. Though you wouldn't know it from Nick's response when we were walking out and asked him what his favorite thing at the zoo was. "Hmmm. Probably the popcorn." Great. Ryan said, "What? The popcorn?!!" And then he said, "My favorite thing was everything." Much better.

Doh duh doh duh doh duh doh

Chelsea got her first horsey ride from her big brother the other night. We don't know what she enjoyed more...the ride or the sound effects made by Mommy...