Fun at the Museum

Here are some pictures taken at the Children's Museum today. After a quick stop at the Department of Education to take care of business with my teaching certificate, and with Grammy joining us, the boys had a super fun morning at the museum. We met Nicole and her girls there and had a great time exploring all the rooms and exhibits and letting the boys decide what to do next. As I have said before, this hands-on, it's okay to touch and run and eat museum is a must for any family. The favorite room du jour was the pizza kitchen/grocery area today where the boys used their imaginations to cook and bake and go shopping. They're learning early on from their mama that men who cook and bake and shop are a treasure (thank goodness I have one of those men!) ... one day, a long, long, long, long time from now, I hope this training pays off. Ha! Until then, we'll keep up with the training here at home.

Cousins

It has been non-stop cousin time for Hayden and Noah the last ten days. Samuel and Lily have just left and the boys loved every minute of the time they had with their cousins. Swimming, coloring, playing, snuggling, eating, watching videos, singing, bouncing at the gymnastics gym, hugging - you name it, they did it! What fun it was to see all four of them together and see how sweet my two boisterous boys can be with little Lily. Samuel never gave up trying to keep up with my two rascals and you could hear as he was chasing after them calling their names or saying "wanna run?" .... we had the best visit just being together with them, and as always, we continue to look ahead to the next time.

Fireworks, Flags, & Fun

The boys sit and wait for the firework show to begin in Anthem. We drove up and enjoyed a "3rd of July" BBQ and swim with our friends, Derek & Dora, who live in Anthem. When it was just about dark, we drove over to the community center and soccer fields and found the perfect spot for watching the show. As the lights went down over the field, we were treated to a wonderful display of colorful sparks and splatters of light across the sky.

Here we are, waiting for the show, all decked out in our red, white, and blue!

Happy 4th of July!

Here sit two cute little boys, wearing cute little flag t-shirts to celebrate the 4th of July. Chris and I had matching flag shirts too, but of course my camera battery died right after taking these shots. Figures! We spent the actual holiday swimming and BBQing again, this time with Grammy, Grampy, and Uncle Jeff, and then went over near the Wigwam Resort to watch the fireworks over Litchfield Park. On our drive, we were able to see several other firework shows in the distance and it was fun to hear the excitement coming from the boys as they spotted them in the air. Though they both had their ears covered a bit due to the noise, we again were treated to an awesome fireworks show.