Happy 4th of July

Last Sunday we spent the a wonderful evening with friends!  We all met for a yummy pizza dinner and then headed out to watch the firework show that our church put on.  We love these friends and we had a fabulous time hanging out and celebrating with them!

Brother Teaching Sister

Today has been a day where we have talked about the past a lot.  We played at a park this morning where I used to take Cole when he was a baby.  Being there, with the kids, sparked so many memories that I loved sharing with him and he loved hearing.  We walked and talked and kept on talking on our drive home.  As Lily napped and Cole and I were watching TV a commercial for Thomas the Train came on.  I smiled and reminded him how obsessed he had been with Thomas as a little guy...we talked and laughed about it and then we decided to build a track.  The first since Lily has been born.  It was so much fun and it was so neat to watch Cole teach her about the trains and how to use all of the track parts.  Oh, what wonderful memories.

A Slimey Experiment

Finally!  A Pinterest project that worked out correctly!  Even the kiddos were impressed!

Learning As They Go

Today we spent the morning at a local park.  The playground and the trails were fun but there was nothing as captivating as the creek!  My kids take after their Daddy and they cannot resist getting their feet wet in a place like this.  We explored and explored this morning and it was wonderful!  Little hands and feet moving along the rocks with such wonder....and in the end I heard Cole say, "I will never forget the memories of this day."  I couldn't agree more.

Wordless Wednesday

I don't know how he does it but every time, and I do mean every time, Cole eats a Popsicle it ends up all over the right side of his face....every time....and I love it....every time!

White Water Or Bust

We had a great family day at White Water this past weekend....a great but totally exhausting day!  Life is getting so much more fun and laid back the older Lily Kate gets.  Typically in the past we would have had to leave the park not too long after getting there so that Lily could nap.  She still naps on most days but can go without if needed so....this time we got to stay until we just simply wanted to leave!  It was awesome!  We all had such a blast playing in the different pools and splash areas.  The kids love the water so much.  Lily even started holding her breath and putting her face under water, as well as blowing bubbles in the water.  Cole was jumping in the waves in the wave pool, swimming non stop in the lazy river and he went down his first big kid water slide!  All in all it was a wonderful day!