What Happens at Grandmas...

Ok, so it doesn't stay at Grandma's if I come back and tell about it!!!

 

First things first...  When we got down late Friday, I was worried about them in the morning.  There was a train that rolled through about 5:15 or 5:30 and I sat up and waited for SOMETHING to happen...  And guess what!  It didn't.  Nothing happened.  They slept right on through it.  Woohoo!  Although they were up about 30 minutes later, I was still laughing about it!  :)

 

Saturday morning we went to a birthday party!  My friend Aaron's son was turning three!  So we went out and enjoyed sometime partying and visiting!  It's been waaaaay too long since we've seen them.  Bo busted out his smiles though!  And he also was asking, "Do you like my party hat??"

This is one thing that I've been wanting to get the kids into!  I have got to get to the sporting goods store to get them a tee for hitting!  They both had so much fun hitting it that I wish I'd have gotten one sooner!

 After Bo's 4 hour power nap, we went down to Margarita's at Chula Vista to visit Uncle Will!  They have a super nice (and free) wading/wave pool.  Both kids had a great time while Grandma and I visited with each other as well as Uncle Will when he wasn't too busy.

 

At the end, Hailey scoped out the situation and figured out how to sneak an ice cream bar from Uncle Will as well.  How cute are they!?

This morning Bo and I went for a walk down to the railroad tracks.  He was so interested in checking things out!  It was a bummer that there wasn't a train rolling through so we could watch it up close.  Instead, we walked a ways up and down.  Saw some switcher tracks and found three old railroad spikes.  We brought them back to Grandma's just to show them off!

It's always a bummer that fun weekends have to come to an end.  Hailey was really feeling it this morning!!  She was complaining, "It feels like we just got here!!!"  Thanks again Grandma for a fun weekend and we can't wait to see you again soon!

A Swim in the Park

Our favorite park was a little bit wet today. . . 

but we made the most of it!!

Beach Fun

We made it to Lake Elmo Park Reserve for our first beach outing of the year. Last year, Bo was sooo afraid of the water, that all he did was dig in the sand on the beach for the most part and complained if you asked him if he wanted to go in the water. This year is quite different!! He actually went in up to his knees and sat down in the water twice. At this rate, he might get his belly button wet by the time he's a teenager!! :) 

Hailey is showing that if she's going to do something, she's really going to do it. Seeing someone else building something similar, we could not leave until hers was complete as well. I like the little pony island on the left.

Don't know what to say other than, "What a cutie!!"

Garden Start of 2012

The last few years we've had a great early start to getting the garden ready. Then it seems by the middle of the year it gets so tough to get out there. Not sure if it's the business or what-have-you, but this year, we were a little later getting going (although probably a good thing with all the weird weather) and now I think we have two big helpers this year who are enjoying being out there!! A big thanks to Grandma and Grandpa with the Pony for helping a weekend ago to help till up the ground and get things going. Now we have everything planted! Here are some pictures from our recent adventure out to the garden. 

Could you EVER imagine that Bo would dig running the tiller?  Oh yeah, he definitely helped a lot!  And he was serious and a good listener for when I wanted to stop and turn.  We worked out quite the system!

Happy Gardeners!!!

We went for a walk about to check out the other gardens.  When we got to the end, Hailey and Bo wanted to check out the round bale of hay.  So we looked at it and checked it out.  Then Hailey wanted to be up on top.  Then Bo did, but didn't, but did.  And finally with a lot of support and guidance, he was up there standing all by himself!  I can't wait to see what the rest of the summer holds for our garden!

Keva House

What had intended to be a surprise for the kids while they played upstairs became a tag team effort for Hailey and me.  We made a Keva house big enough to sit in.  Although, we didn't have quite enough planks to finish the roof, but hey, everyone likes a skylight!!  :)

Kitchen Master (Meister?)

I sent this to Uncle Will the other day on what we were doing at that time of the day.  The first thing Bo wanted to do?  Get on his apron and do some cooking in the kitchen!  So that is what we did.  And yes, he still makes that face when asked to smile.  What a cutie!

Bo Goggles

When Hailey gets goggles, we all get goggles.  Especially when you buy them from Costco.  It was a three pack!  But after a night at the pool and seeing Haily wearing them, Bo thought it would be a great idea to wear them in the bathtub.  I think that's a great idea don't you?!  :)

Bow Ties

What happens when the kids see me getting dressed up to go out to an event where Apex was nominated for the 100 best places to work for in Minnesota?  Well, of course THEY want to be dressed up TOO!!!  :)  Oh yeah, they look stylin' in those ties!!!

Silly Swimmer

Did you know what Bo said before last night's swimming adventure?  I have to say that again, do you know what Bo did kicking and screaming all the way to the gym???  I don't W-A-N-N-A S-W-I-M!  Well, swim we did and swim had fun!!!

So much fun that one of the first things he asked this morning was, "When can we go swimming again!!"  What a silly kid!!!  :-)