Josh Falling On His Head

This is a video from a few weeks that the blog wouldn't let me add. Maybe it somehow knew the content? Memo...Joshua is OK! I promise!!!!
However, we have since nixed doing this because it totally freaks me out!

Manito Park and A Sliding Adventure

This morning we met some friends at one of our favorite parks. The upside of our morning? The boys didn't stop snuggling in bed until 9:30 AM!!! The downside? The playdate was at 10:00 AM. Therefore, we were FORCED to stop by Albertson's and get some doughnut holes. Sleeping in until 9:30 and eating doughnut holes for breakfast. It's the good life. :) The boys had a great time playing with buddies Anna and Harry. We walked down to the the flower garden and it was absolutely beautiful. Barring the fact that Thomas was attacking not only his friends and random strangers, and the fact that we yelled out "COOKIES!!!" to get the kids attention for a picture right as a wedding started, it was a lot of fun. The boys loved walking and holding hands with Anna and Harry...and it was really cute!!!

We went home and played outside in the pool for a bit to cool off. We got a new climbing/slide toy that is a lot bigger than our little cube. I pulled it over in front of the pool so the boys could have a water slide. It was really REALLY funny. I probably shouldn't have taken video because it actually appears quite dangerous, but trust me, they enjoyed it a lot. Alright, Josh enjoyed it, Thomas was scared of it for a while after his first fly down!

Summer Fun

Today was great fun. We went out to my in-laws place on the Spokane River, met some friends, and played in the water. The kids did so great and had so much fun. We even got to just sit on the beach and watch the kids play. It was so relaxing. I think it was just what I needed after a really stressful week. Thank God for friends, sun, and the water! :)

Favorite Thing To Hear

Thomas and Joshua are watching the Olympics in mommy and daddy's bed before going to bed themselves. I hear this from the other room,

Thomas says, "I love you. Me really do," to Josh.

Just makes my heart melt to hear things like that! Usually I lay in the middle of them with their heads resting on my arms. This time, since I wasn't in the room, Thomas had put his arm out for Joshua and Joshua was resting his head on Thomas' arm. CUTE!!!!

Skyfest 2008

This morning we enjoyed Skyfest 2008 out at Fairchild Airforce Base. It was a great hit with the boys! We arrived really early before it was too crowded or hot. The boys LOVED touring the airplanes, in fact Joshua refused to leave the C5 until it took him for a flight. Boy was that a great conversation. They got to do some really great bouncy houses, see daddy's plane (the KC-135) and watch a few airplanes take off and land. We had to leave rather early because it was Kid's Day at Riverfront Park and we wanted to catch Gordon, Elmo, and Cookie Monster doing their show! Thomas was so upset, we promised him we'd go back tomorrow and watch the airplanes fly. I think at the same time, Dan was celebrating that we get to go back too. :)

On another note, Thomas asked me for money while sitting in the cockpit of the KC-135. I couldn't figure out why until he asked where to put it to make the plane go. :) Apparently we do the coin operated toys a little too often. I thought it was pretty cute and the pilot laughed...a little.

Go, Go, Go

Today was a day of go, go, go. The boys blessed me this morning by sleeping in until 9 AM! WOW! It felt so good! We then moved quickly and after our ritual of doughnuts and the Sunday newspaper we loaded up the van and went to a car show. This was the first time they'd seen their friend Harry in 6 weeks! You could tell they missed him! The boys had a great time exploring the cars and enjoyed the car show. We then separated from our friends and had lunch and played at Grant Park. This park also has a splash pad. The boys were really warm and thoroughly enjoyed the water and the time to run around. We then sped home for a nice long nap! I woke the boys up at 5:30 PM from their nap to get to a birthday party with some dear friends, the Shefflers! I can't believe little Spencer is turning one already! WOW! We might have been almost 2 hours late, but the party was still going and we just joined right in. The boys loved playing baseball, swimming in their pool, and jumping on the trampoline. We even got almost a full game of pinochle in before it was time to call it a night! The boys didn't get to bed until nearly 10:00 PM, but boy will they sleep well tonight! Not even a sound after we shut the door! Poor kiddos. Hopefully we spend tomorrow afternoon at home and cut the poor kids a break!

Molten Lava Cake. Enough Said.

My night ended on the perfect note. A great friend, Jenn (AKA Harry's mommy), who disappeared on vacation for 6 weeks returned tonight. We ventured out for a kid-less dessert at our favorite spot...Chili's. YUM! The 6 weeks of not seeing each other meant that we talked nonstop for a couple hours trying to catch up. WHEW! I feel better now! I'm so glad you're back Jenn!!!!!

The morning started off with a bang. First of all, we ran out of diapers. Luckily, we have pull-ups, so we spent more time than usual going potty and getting out of the house took longer than usual. It was delayed even further by the fact that once the boys put on their shoes of choice, they realized their shirts didn't match their shoes. DISASTER!!! We then did an outfit change for each boy and everyone was settled. I can't believe I almost let them leave the house without being fully coordinated! :) They are beginning to dress themselves, it's actually quite fun! I DO enjoy dressing them alike, but it's so much fun to watch their independence grow too. I still get a good mix in, so I feel pretty good about it.

After our getting dressed fiasco we were able to leave the house and go to Mobius. Today's Wee Explorer Theme was airplanes. The boys thoroughly love airplanes so this was fun. It was even more fun because we got to see Shane. Shane is a little older than the boys, so they LOVE hanging out with him. They think he's pretty cool. AND it means I get to chat with Shane's mom, Kari. Always a good time! Mobius also brought back their kid-excavator. Thomas was in heaven. He got to sit on the excavator and use all the controls. Pretty neat for a 2 1/2 year old obsessed with machinery!

All in all, a great day! I'm off to bed! **Note the change in clothing from the home picture above, to the Mobius picture below! Can you tell the boys dressed themselves? :)