More Pictures (I can't help myself)

The boys were dressed in their PSU gear, and looked so cute, so we headed to the duck pond to take more pictures. (The shirts were Paul's Father's Day present. He loves dressing in the same shirts as David and Ryan.)


Ryan didn't know what to make of the ducks. He kept his eyes on them.

PSU Boys

We went to visit the PSU Lion Shrine tonight. This was Ryan's first experience seeing the lion. David was an old pro. He climbed right on and roared for us. (Paul was standing right beside the boys in this picture, but I erased him with photoshop. They were very safe.)

Picture Perfect

Well, we did get them all in the picture. . . We met Shelby and Angie downtown this morning to see the PSU theatre group perform a Disney Musical Revue. They lasted about 30 minutes of the 45 minute show and then we went over to the Alumni Center to feed the ducks.

Here are Conner, David and Kelsey on the same bench almost exactly 2 years ago in June of 2006.

Strawberry Picking

We went out to Way Fruit Farm this morning and picked 3 pounds of strawberries! David had his own little bucket and started out by taste testing the berries. He was with his 2 friends, Cara and Anna. All 3 kids had mouths full of berries.

David helped clean the strawberries when we got home and make a strawberry pie. We used almost all of the berries already. We'll have to go again this weekend with Paul and get some more.

Rocky

We're watching our friend's Yorkie, Rocky, this week. Henry is not amused by this situation. Rocky is a "real" yorkie - meaning that he is about twice as big as Henry. He also likes to sleep on the bed with us at night. Just another situation that does not seem to amuse Henry. We don't know what Henry said to him, but Rocky has been spending most of him time sitting on a chair in the living room looking out the window. We think Henry likes him out there.

Safari Swim

We played with David's safari animals this afternoon. David filled his table up with water and let them all go for a swim. He really gets into pretending now. He had each animal jump into the water and the elephant went down the sliding board!
After the animals were done with their swim we decided that they must be dirty, so we filled the table with soapy water and David gave them all a bath. He used the wash cloth to clean them all and dried them all with a towel before returning them to his sandbox. (I didn't explain to him that they will get much dirtier in the sandbox.)
Ryan didn't get to participate much with the safari animals, but he was a happy guy sitting in the baby swing of the swingset.

Virginia Beach

More VA Beach

David could not get enough of Kelsey at the beach. They played together all day long, or at least until David could not keep his eyes open. We bought so many toys for the beach, but their favorite thing to play with seemed to be the concrete bucket that Paul brought. They both wanted to be in it.

David played himself out each day and then he would crash around 2 p.m. This day he fell asleep on Paul and then slept on the blanket with Ryan.
David and Ryan had their 1st bath together while we were on vacation. David was very excited to have his brother in the tub with him.

VA Beach

We went to Virginia Beach this past week. The trip took 7 hours. Both boys were excellent. We made one stop at Chick Fila for lunch on the way.
Ryan was a great beach baby. He took 2 naps each day on the beach. Paul wasn't too happy about this pink chair, but Ryan didn't seem to mind the hand me down from Kaitlyn.
Last year we dug big holes on the beach. This year we built mountains of sand for the kids to slide down and jump on. They each had their own shovel to help.

Back Ends

David was being a 2 year old this morning and refusing to get dressed, so I told him I would wait to get him dressed if he let me take a picture of him with Ryan. He agreed and here are their two little rear ends. Too cute if you ask me.

Water Balloons

We played with waterballoons this afternoon. David had so much fun throwing the balloons and watching the water fly. Twix was very interested in this activity. She loves water. Her and David were best buddies out in the yard. They both had fun with the hose. David thought she was hysterical drinking the water he sprayed at her.

Ryan was a little disappointed that he had to stay in the exersaucer while we ran around the yard with the balloons. I thought his expression was cute.
Henry wanted to be outside with us, but he had absolutely no interest in getting wet!

Rainy Day at the Park

Tuesdays are Bring a Friend Day at Delgrossos. If you have a season pass you can bring a friend for free. Kelsey invited David, Kaitlyn invited Ryan and Shelby invited me to join them at the Park. Well, it ended up raining. . . really raining. . . pouring buckets of rain. We spent approximately 12 minutes in the water park and then 25 minutes in the car waiting out the rain. The kids had a blast running around the back of Shelby's car eating watermelon and Sun chips.
After the rain stopped we ventured out again to ride some of the kiddie rides at the park. We got the kids on 3 rides and it started raining again. So, we probably spent more time in Shelby's car than we did at the park, but I think the kids had just as much fun in the car.

Splish Splash

We've been enjoying the pool this weekend. We've been out Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. It's been to hot to go during the day, so we've been going in the evening. It's such a great way to end the day. (Notice the matching swimsuits! Only Paul! He's not sure how much longer he can wear matching clothes. Paul loves it!) David really is a new little boy! Last year we spent the whole summer sitting on the steps playing. He had no interest in getting in the pool, just running around on the steps and playing with his toys. This year he ran right to the edge and wanted to jump into our arms right away.

Apples

We braved the heat for a little bit yesterday afternoon and David ran through the sprinkler and played in his water table. He was soaked. Both boys got to snack on some apples on the patio. Ryan just got to enjoy the juice of his apple, but he seemed pretty happy.