Pool time!

September 7, 2010 | Filed Under Benny, Luke, Photos, Sammy | Leave a Comment

Slowly making my way through our summer pictures…
This summer, Jason got a free family membership to a local community pool. It was WONDERFUL, and we made use of it several times. It was way better than the one in the backyard thanks to zero depth entry and no work on our part!
Here the pool:

Sam demonstrating the kiddie slide:

Ben “fighting” the jets:

Oh, the leisure:

Lukie enjoyed it:

And the always necessary shot of Sam in time out:

A trip to the zoo

September 5, 2010 | Filed Under Benny, Luke, Photos, Sammy | 1 Comment

It is no secret that I love Oxbow Park. We go there to hike. I go there for pictures. Several times a year, we go for the zoo. Last weekend, Jason went riding and the boys and I went to the zoo. It was an off day for all of us. Crabby, whiney, and naughty (yes, me too!) For about 2 hours at the zoo, we were all just happy to be together enjoying the day.

A little lost

September 2, 2010 | Filed Under Benny, Luke, Photos, Sammy | 2 Comments

Jason is at First Thursday. The boys are in bed-even Luke! I have an unexpected day off tomorrow. I’m a little lost on what to do. Sure, I have a pile of pictures to edit, not to mention the pile of laundry. I have a craft project I’ve been looking for time to finish, and a bathroom in desperate need of cleaning. Really, I just kinda want to sit.
The VERY least I can do while I sit is give welikedogs a little love…

Ben is very into “rock” right now. When we get in the car, he asks for “rock music.” (Apparently, he isn’t a fan of public radio like Mom). He plays air guitar, using a coin as a guitar pick, or air drums, or even air bass. He declared it the “most rock” today. He says a keyboard is more rock than piano, and electric guitar is more rock than guitar. He says he’s getting a guitar for his birthday. He drew his rock band. Pretty awesome if you ask me:

This afternoon, Kaleigh watched the kids while I worked. Then, she watched Sammers, as I took Ben to his elementary open house. When I returned, he told me how he had another apple. He kept babbling about apples. Kaleigh and I shrugged, as he hadn’t had an apple…or so we thought. Later, I found him opening his Little People school house box, sneaking a bite of apple, and hiding it back in his box. Kal wondered why he kept carrying that box around. This isn’t his first time sneaking food of course. Earlier this week, I discovered this on the counter:

Yes. That is a zucchini. Weirdo.

Random picture of Luke, with his BEAUTIFUL smile. Have I mentioned how much I love my Cookie?

I can’t believe summer is almost over. We’re headed into the end of cookouts and summer walks. On the bright side, we’re headed into the season for cookouts and autumn walks.

Perfect timing, as I hear a motorcycle in the garage. Hopefully I’ll post Luke’s 4 month pics this weekend.

summer 2010

August 25, 2010 | Filed Under Benny, Luke, Photos, Sammy | 1 Comment

We had lots of big hopes and plans for summer 2010. Luke’s first summer. The last summer before Ben starts school. We decided we wanted more time with the kids this summer, so we planned to pull the kids out of daycare/delay starting Luke. I’ve been working only 3 days, to spend an extra 2 with the kids. Things haven’t gone exactly how we expected. There has been more fighting, more time outs, more exhaustion and more frustration than we ever expected. There has also been all the fun stuff. Errands, crafts, story time at the library, play dates, picnics, and trips to the park. Plenty of extra hugs, snuggles, and kisses too. I’m ready for fall and for the new chapter. I’m eager for Ben to start kindergarten, meet new people, and learn new things. I’m ready for Sam to return to daycare and enjoy playtime with kids his own age. I’m actually ready to work full-time, if only to lessen the headaches that part-time brings. Not really eager for Luke to go to daycare, but it is part of the package. No, this summer hasn’t been what I have expected, but I’ll never regret the special times I had with the kids.
Story time at the library: