Play Dough

B went to swimming lessons with his Papa and I asked S what he wanted to do. Without hesitation he said "Play Dough!" and did what we call S's "Woohoo Dance." I wish I could get it video taped. It's so funny he starts singing "Woohoo! Woohoo!" and dancing with his hands over his head. He's so darling. He and I had a great time with the play dough. (Don't miss our family picture post just below!)

I love how he puckers his lips when he's concentrating hard. It's so funny!

Family Pictures

Here is our attempt at family pictures. I couldn't get the boys to look half of the time, but I thought we did pretty well.

I'm not overly fond of having pictures of myself taken while pregnant, but I've tried to ignore my vanity, my swollen nose, and the fact that my make-up always melts off!

Sleepy Heads

Here are our boys watching cartoons. S didn't wake up till 9:45!!! That is very unusual for him and then he came out saying "Tractor. Tractor." He wanted to watch Bob The Builder. S usually has no interest in watching TV at all, it's his big brother that is always wanting to watch cartoons and being told we've had enough. But I thought they looked so cute with their sleepy little faces watching Bob that I had to take a few pictures.

"Good Job" Stars

As you can probably see in the background of these pictures, it rains a lot here. So, I have to figure out activities that we can do inside ALL THE TIME, which means that things get messy pretty fast. Luckily my boys love to help, love stickers and love to be told "good job!" (Who doesn't like a good pat on the back?) So, I made them a "good job" chart where they put little star stickers every time they do something good: help me with something, make something, are quiet for scriptures . . . (You can see the stars behind them on the fridge in the kitchen.) Anyway, they thought it was pretty cool and B keeps telling me "We need another good job project."

I can't believe how big he's getting. He did a really "good job" vacuuming on his own. He didn't really need my help. I was quite impressed.

S was not about to be outdone by his big brother. He had to take his turn too! He did pretty well, but the vacuum was a bit heavy for him.

And here are my little chefs making banana bread!

First Swimming Lesson!

B had his first swimming lesson today! He was sooo cute and so excited! It went about the same as soccer: We had a very, very happy boy who just wanted to play and not necessarily listen to instructions. (As you'll notice in the videos.) He did great though. He kicked his legs, went under water, blew bubbles, and helped the teacher set up the ropes as dividing barriers. He sure didn't want to go home when it was time. S got special Papa time while I had B at lessons. They went out and got a treat together and then unfortunately ended up at the mechanic. The mini-van is having trouble all of the sudden! But both boys were happy to have a little one-on-one time with one their parents and B was absolutely darling about swimming lessons!

Too Cute

I couldn't resist taking S picture as he sat eating breakfast. He's just too darn cute!

Going Away Party

Before leaving Virginia some of my friends from the library threw our family a goodbye party. It was really a lot of fun. I loved working at the library and the people there were awesome. I'll miss everyone a lot! Thanks Amanda for hosting!

Amanda, Michelle, Adam, Anne

Kari & Suzanne

Soccer

I wish I had a few pictures to accompany this post, but I was in such a hurry to get out of the house on time that I forgot my camera. =( B had his first day of soccer today! He was so darn cute. He couldn't have been more excited. He grabbed a ball and yelled "Look at me Mom! I'm scoring a goal!" and he took off as fast as he could, kicking the ball to the goal net, and back again. As far as listening to directions and doing what the other kids were doing, he wasn't really interested. After 30 minutes of running up and down the court "scoring goals" he tried to do what the other kids were doing but was still more interested in scoring goals. Our only really embarrassing moment was when the "coach" told the kids to kick their soccer balls around these little cones and B went running wildly down the line and kicking each cone as hard as he could! Sweet little S wanted to play so bad! I felt sad. I brought a ball for him and thought he'd be okay kicking it around with me, but he followed his brother right out onto the field and said "I play too! Play too!" But it was only for 3 to 5 year olds so I couldn't let him play too. =( But B had so much fun. He's been asking all day to go back and as soon as we got home he devoured his lunch then fell asleep for almost 3 hours!