Mom & Dad's Visit...Part 2

More fun guys camping:

 

 

Garrett and Wyatt were so excited to get to stay in a cabin again. They wondered for weeks what the name of the cabin would be, as last year they had "Red Hawk Cabin #5" and have acted out staying in it many a time with the couch cushions! This time the cabin was "The Works" cabin. Garrett especially loved seeing the old propane heater and how it worked. Wyatt loved getting to sleep in a bunk bed!

 

Hmmm....was this how (and WHAT) they fed my children?! ;-)

 

They came across one of the last steam shovels that dug the panama canal, which reminded them of "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel"

 

Good to have them home! In the meantime mom and I had enjoyed time to shop and hang out and enjoy one-on-one time with Wade.

 

We all made it over to the Butterfly Pavilion. Dad enjoyed holding Rosie the taranchula (along with G & W).

 

We love seeing this real working bee hive!

 

Then the butterfly pavilion itself is great - It is in a big canopied room, with lots of humidity and warmth. If you're lucky a butterfly will land on you, something the boys always hope will happen!

 

Last day with mom and dad. They got to come to church with us, have lunch together at home, see Garrett's "invention" below (a flashlight with a plastic bottle taped on top and completely covered in tape to make a special lantern)....then we took them to the airport and saw them off. Such a nice time together!

Mom & Dad's visit - Part One

In the beginning of June we had a nice visit from Mom & Dad. We packed so much into that week - a fishing trip for Jim and Dad, a camping trip for Dad, Jim, Garrett and Wyatt, shopping and relaxing for Mom and me... Lots of fun!

Dad and Jim getting ready to leave on their camping trip...

 

Uc-hum....well, THEY took these pictures, so I guess I'll post them! ;-)

 

Playing "airplane" with Gpa:

 

Nice going to Mimi's with Mom and Dad:

 

 

...Then off for another trip to a cabin with the boys! Putting their thumbs up "happy, happy, happy!" Duck Dynasty style! The boys were SOOOO excited to go camping and to ride in the truck to boot!

 

 

Next blog post will hopefully let me post more pictures of this camping trip!

 

The Merry Month of May

(Written June 14)

 

Oh, my, the time is flying these days! The weather is beautiful, we've had a lovely visit from my parents, and we are heading to CA for Grandma Cox's memorial service, then back for 5 days and on to Indiana!

 

In the meantime, May has come and gone and we've celebrated Wade's FIRST BIRTHDAY, Garrett's end to his Kindergarten class at Cross of Christ Lutheran School, the end of Awana....we've adjusted to the summer schedule and have been enjoying time at home with all 4 of us during the day....

 

So before time gets completely away from me, I'll just post the latest pictures of what we were up to in May before Mom and Dad visited...

 

Wyatt working on a project with cotton balls:

 

 

G & W made kitty collars:

 

WADE'S FIRST BIRTHDAY!!

 

He wasn't too sure about the big blob of cake on his tray and only took a few dabs of it, seeming a little scared. Normally his food is cut into tiny pieces. When we offered pieces of it the next day he did gobble it up!

 

Drinking out of a sippy cup like a big boy! Ah, the freedom...

 

Garrett and Wyatt doing a project like G did at school - making boats out of tin foil, floating them and adding pennies to see how many pennies each boat could hold before sinking.

 

Another gluing project!

 

Wade very happy in his favorite person's arms!

 

Garrett made me this sweet bag, pot, and poem for Mother's Day!

 

 

We enjoyed Red Robin for Mother's Day.

 

Garrett's play on the last day of school. He was a black cat in "The Tortoise and the Hare."

 

Then Garrett finished up his Awana Cubbies class, having earned all of his patches of Bible memory!

 

 

 

 

Getting Caught Up...Part 4

Loving their igloo!

Jumping!

Everyone got excited about Wade's play table!

Love those dear heads...

Wyatt braving the weather as another snow storm rolls in.

Wade is very into peek-a-boo these days!

...and he loves to get outside now that the weather is warmer. First time on the grass??

Enjoying a new-to-us wagon that the neighbors gave us.

Wyatt helped me make homemade Larabars today! They are delish!