Today we ventured out to an indoor park. It was pretty cool and designed to look just like a park would outside, but it was inside! This was a great place to burn some energy!
8/5/13
July 20
We made it to Nashville late last night and will be spending the weekend with my best friend from college, Kristi. These great friends lived in Austria for several years, but have now moved home and we're so glad they chose to come back to TN, so we could see them more often.
These boys love playing together and have lots of energy, so the best option for today was sending them outside to play! We pulled out a slip n' slide for them, but they had a hard time figuring out how to run, jump, and slide all at the same time! It was funny to watch them try though.
July 19
Today, we are driving to TN to start our two week vacation, so no fun pictures to share today. But, I did find the pictures I was looking for from the boys' first swim lesson of the year. So, I'm sharing those.
Grayson had a great first lesson. He jumped right in and took off like he'd been swimming all winter long.
Neylan took a while to warm up to the idea again
And the big news of the day: Grayson swam the length of the pool without any flotation and earned his $2 bill that Miss Mary always gives her students when they accomplish this feat! We knew he would probably do it this summer, but no one expected him to do it during the first lesson!
July 18
Today at swim lessons, Neylan worked really hard on finding the courage to jump in from the side of the pool
At the end, they typically choose to ride on the big horse for their free play
July 16
These extremely dry weather conditions mean we need to start watering. (Should have started weeks ago!) There were a couple of other things in the yard that thought they needed to be watered too!
July 15
I made my first (ever) batch of strawberry freezer jam this afternoon. I was surprised how easy it was
And I'm pretty pleased with how yummy it tasted! These are going to be part of my prizes for my strawberry-themed bunko I'm hosting this week
7/29/13
July 13
For some reason, I picked this weekend (with Adam gone, remind you) to start potty training Neylan. What was I thinking?! So, we went NOWHERE today. And, yes, we are still in the same pjs we went to the drive-in last night. Late this afternoon, the boys went outside and put on a little concert. I wish I could share the video, but apparently my camera was set on a setting so high that the file cannot be recognized by a computer :( Trust me, their made-up songs and dance were a nice pick-me-up for a Saturday night at home!
July 12
Adam left for kids camp this afternoon, so I have the boys all weekend by myself! Although I was exhausted, I agreed to bring the boys to the drive-in tonight when a friend invited me. I knew it would be a fun evening and I wouldn't have to entertain too much.
This time we got smarter and wore our pjs there, so that when we got home we would just jump in bed!
We have our snacks and are ready for Despicable Me 2!! Too bad, we've never seen the first one.
July 11
We had our second swim lesson this morning. Neylan has caught on that swim lessons=work! And he's not too keen of that idea. He prefers to hang out and play! Unfortunately, I'm not paying for him to just play, so he's being forced to work a bit
Gray loves going off the diving board!
Neylan, on the other hand! Well, he needed to have a little help to jump!
Our swim teacher, Mary, broke her wrist last week, so she's in a nice cast for the next few months. Fortunately, today, she had recruited some help
July 8
A blistering hot day and no plans calls for a day at the pool! We haven't been all summer to the pool just to play. We went early during the little kid play time when we could get in before the big kids. We shared the small pool with just two other little girls! What a fun day!
7/21/13
July 5
Tonight we went to Theater in the Park, one of our favorite summer outings. Peter Pan was the show tonight and we knew the boys would love it, even though they haven't seen the movie. They love Captain Hook and the pirates.
After the show, the characters came out to sign autographs. Grayson was scared to death of everyone so he kept his distance. Neylan was eager to shake Capt. Hook's hook and get Mr. Smeed and Peter Pan's autograph
July 4
Happy Fourth of July!
Today was a busy day at our place. Adam took the boys to a festival this morning where they played on big inflatables and got new bike helments. Then it was home for naps and a big cookout. After dinner we walked across the street for more inflatables and then went to watch fireworks in our neighborhood park. We had a fun holiday!
7/13/13
July 1
Our activity for the day was a simple one: bubble wands made out of milkshake straws!
I was so glad I caught this very cute moment. Grayson really wants to encourage Neylan to potty train. so we checked out a cute book at the library last week called No More Diapers for Ducky. Grayson has memorized it and wanted to read it to Neylan while he went potty
June 29
Adam and I are in St. Louis this weekend at our first Upward conference. We are here to be encouraged in the ministry that we are in charge of and to gather info on how to make this amazing program better. This year's theme was "All In" and really challenged us to be "All In" for the kids that are involved in the basketball and cheer programs that our church has each year. It was a great conference and a great time away for us. We're ready to start implementing some new ideas!
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