Rainy Day Conversation

How I have come to love just sitting around chatting with this handsome face. 

He tells me he has the best jokes in town. 

I love to hear about the big things that you want to do. Like telling me how when you grow up you'd like to have a monocle and watch a ball in your big castle when you grow up. Just like in Cinderella. 

Then there's this guy. So tired, but so afraid to miss out on life that he would rather be out and about holding his head up or rubbing his eyes rather than sleeping missing out. 

On the Eve of Advent

Despite best intentions, I need to take a hiatus from blogging about summer vacation (Not that it occurred all that often) because I'm going to make an effort to keep up with my traditional advent activities.

This year Joshua is all excited about it. I heard him chatting with Silas about "opening the activity door everyday!"

I've mapped out the next 24 days and can't wait for the fun to start.

Tonight, after the boys were in bed, I was "Momma elf" putting up and fluffing the tree, being sure the lights work so tomorrow "Day 1" we can decorate our tree. 

Loving the Library

July 9

Hooray for those unplanned moments of Mommy awesomeness! 

Over the summer the library has a nice reading program that we participated in. After I picked up the calendar I tried to see if there were activities for us to participate in. 

I found family story time. Rushed the boys out of the house expecting 20-30 minute story time and maybe a song. 

I got more than I bargained for and it was great! There were several stories about bubbles, bubble songs and poems followed by several outside bubble activities. 

Water buckets 

Ice painting

Hula hooping

Fishing 

And... Snowcones! 

Hooray for happy morning adventures and the boys thinking I'm the greatest for taking them to the library. 

Facing fears

We went to a neighborhood park. Joshua made it all the way to the tippy-top feeling so proud of himself. 

And the drama king, "fell off" his bike and hurt his hand. 

There is a tiny strip when we go around the block that gives him a hard time. We have practiced it several times.