Making Mom blush...

As we were grocery shopping this morning, I picked up some single serving pasta and meatballs meals for the kids to have for lunch... I ususally try to keep lunch on Mondays as easy as possible! They wanted to hold them as we continued shopping... so we get to about the third aisle and they start holding their meals above their heads screaming "YAY!!!!" They apparently were very excited! They continued this for a while... I tried to convince them to whisper but they were not having any of that... they were so embarrassing!!! They are getting very good at making Mommy blush in public! Seriously... Here they are enjoying the meal...

What day is it???

I am having a hard time remembering that today is actually Sunday! Our weekend started on Thursday night driving to Conrad to take part in the city garage sale... we actually made some money! Anyway, we got back last night and since Nick had taken Friday and Saturday off work, he has to work today... so it seems like a Monday here today... Boo... I don't think the boys are appreciating the fact that we have a Sunday withought Daddy! (I know I'm not!) We did have a very fun weekend. It's always nice to go to grandparents' house and get a little break!

Had to share this... we had hamburgers for dinner Friday night and Ben grabbed my hamburger from me and was chowing down on it... Not sure what got into him! He really liked it though and I think he felt like a big boy eating the big hamburger and not just his own chicken nuggets!



We of course had to keep the children entertained while the garage sale was going on... a bit hard at first since it was raining, but when it cleared up, they were able to spend the rest of the day outside! Not sure if you can tell or not but the boys' jeans are completely covered in grass stains, dirt, mud, and they are soaked from running in the wet grass! And it was only about 9am when we snapped this picture of Ben, Conner, and their cousin Jennifer! The boys were exhausted last night!


We had a great weekend and we have made it through most of today... so far...!

Problem Solving... kinda...

While outside today, Ben and Conner were having some trouble... everytime their ball went down by the fence they didn't know how to get it! There is a little decline as you get closer to the fence and I could tell that they were both thinking of how much they did NOT want to fall into the fence... so they both got down on their hands and knees and crawled backward down toward the fence! It was pretty funny considering they assumed this position way before they even got close to the fence! But in the end it worked and they were both happy with being able to get their ball back by themselves!



And then Conner decided that it was fun to go running down the little hill by our backdoor and try to stay on his feet... he succeeded a few times but mostly wiped out on the brick patio... he is a character!!! Scraped knees and all...

Looong Tuesday...

Ben was up by 6 this morning....


Conner soon followed of course...


After a busy morning, lunchtime provided some entertainment!!! Conner chose to have mac and cheese (which he would eat everyday if we let him!) so I usually put in some veggies and ham just to make it a more complete meal... For some reason today, Conner picked out the ham and began lining up the chunks of meat around the tray of his highchair...



While Conner was being silly, Ben was trying so hard not to fall asleep...



Of course when I took Ben up to his room for naptime he slept for about 20 minutes and then refused to stay in his room anymore. We spent some time outside this afternoon, but the boys were pretty naughty (I know... hard to believe) so it didn't last long. It's been one of those days where I cannot wait for Nick to walk in that door!!! I did learn something new today and that is that the potty seat fits right over Ben's head... it does not however come off as easily!

More "Boon"

Our Monday morning grocery trip began with the boys chanting "Boon" as soon as we got into HyVee... I made an executive decision and told them that they could have a balloon AFTER we were done shopping! (We call enough attention to ourselves without balloons...) So we got balloons when we were done and when we got home, all they wanted to do was play with their "boons!"

Do it yourself, Bro!

Ben pushed Conner in his car to the rear of the backyard and then ran away as quick as he could, leaving Con-man to fend for himself...!



Conner sat in his car for a few minutes and then got out to see what the deal was...



He finally concluded that if he wanted to get back to the patio, he would have to push his car himself...



too funny!

Outside again!

We started with a trip to Menards and haircuts for the boys... now they look older again! (not sure if I like that) It is such a great day to get some more stuff done outside especially with Nick home! The boys tried out some squirt guns today!



Then Ben thought the garage needed some raking...



While at Menards this morning we, of course, bought a few things that weren't on the list... Nick was thrilled to find this "Bumblebee" kite...





Now we are trying to replenish the boys' fluids and get them to calm down a little from being outside... Nick is still out doing some yardwork so Ben and Conner are having a hard time coping with the fact that Dad still gets to be outside and they don't... I bet they get over it though...!