Puzzles vs. TV...

I love it when they all choose puzzles over tv.... (without any prompting from me!) 

Garage Sale...

We had a hugely successful garage sale in Nick's hometown this weekend!  Thanks in large part to Nick's parents who got everything ready, ran the sale, and entertained the boys!  We kept pretty busy during the sale so I only managed to grab the camera when we were making our way back to Marion.  Ben and Conner were completely worn out... Thanks to Papa for all the mini trail rides and the kite flying which greatly contributed to the little boys having such a fun weekend!

Mexico....

Today the boys took a pretend trip to Mexico at school!  They came home with plane tickets, passports, hats, and maracas.  They were pretty excited that they got to go on a plane and play at the beach in Mexico!

Working Together...

I love to see Ben and Conner working (and playing) together... it might not happen often, but when it does, it sure makes me smile...  Ben pulled Conner around for a while and then gave Conner a turn to pull him around. 

The First Mowing...

All of the guys were very excited to mow the new grass for the first time tonight!  I wasn't quite as enthused as the three of them, but I did enjoy watching my guys...

Nick was such a great sport... it took him a little bit longer to get done because he had two very excited helpers, who seemed to keep forgetting that they had to stay out of the way of Dad's mower.  The cutest thing was that everytime Nick would pause to wipe his forehead with his shirt, Ben and Conner would grab their own shirts and wipe their foreheads off too!  They sure wanted to be just like Dad tonight...  Ben followed in Nick's footsteps almost the entire time and Conner had a bit of trouble keeping up, so he carried his mower for some of the time!

Oil Change...

Daddy needed to change the oil in the mower tonight, so Conner and Ben figured they should do the same...

Volcanoes...

Conner's newest obsession is volcanoes.  They have been studying them in school, so he asked if he could watch some volcanoes on the computer this afternoon.  YouTube hooked us up and Conner and Ben both enjoyed watching some volcanoes.  For about 20 minutes, Conner alternated between saying "Oh my goodness!" and "Wow, look at that!"