cheap toys.

I think I overheard that these were boats and all the pennies were people.

too cute.

Amazingly, we managed to not come home with one of these puppies. Corey's still pretty sure that we need one, though.

water park.

We met our friends Gayle, Brendan, Alexia and Katelin at the water park this week. The kids had so much fun together. Playing in the water, the playground, a picnic lunch and popsicles. A perfect day!



Katie and Alexia




Sophie and Lawson weren't brave enough to stand under the buckets, but they loved watching Brendan!





Katie loves her mommy!


Sophie and Alexia

chatterbox.

I don't think Lawson ever stopped talking on the hour ride home. He talked about his fruit snacks, cows, giving papa a kiss, more cows, giving grandma a hug, going to the froggy pool, cows that were like papa's cows, grandma's kitty that was sick, the Wiggies, and still more cows. (I had gotten lucky on the way there... he hadn't noticed all the cows out his window.)

He was also singing (loudly), calling me a silly goose (and then giggling hysterically) and hollering, "Wake up, Sopie! Wake up, Sopie!" I kept telling him to let Sophie sleep and somehow, she did.



Pretty soon I hear, "Mommy, wook at me. Mommy, wook at me. I go nite-nite." Such a little copycat.

grandpa.

My dad is so patient. He is always taking the time to teach in situations where it would be so much faster to just do it himself. I remember a canoe trip in Oklahoma when I was maybe 7 years old. We stopped for gas and Dad let me wash the windshield. I'm sure it was streaky and only half clean when I was done, but he never re-did it himself. He let me do it.

Today he let Sophie and Lawson help him lay bricks for the patio. They each had their own little putty knife to break away the dirt and smooth it out. So patient and such a good grandpa.






Lawson said that this last picture was "Papa helping Lawson."

fun day.

The kids and I made a little road trip today to see Grandma and Grandpa. (And wish Grandma a happy birthday!) Lunch at Burger King, playing outside, and lots of spoiling. "Grandma spoils me." (Sophie's latest quote!) It was a fun day for all of us! So glad we live close enough for frequent visits!

I don't think Lawson ever plays outside without finding water and ending up wet.

dorothy.

This was Sophie's drawing of Dorothy the Dinosaur. We were pretty impressed.

For those of you not familiar with "The Wiggles," she's the green one. :)