Dog Deprived

Today Aunt Doreen and cousin Henry brought down their dog Isabel to the lake. She had never been in the water. The boys were stoked. They love dogs and I think they are a little dog deprived. It is so nice when people share their dogs with us!

Aunt Doreen with Isabel in the water

Dog running around, the boys loved chasing her.

Russell feeding the dog

Floating with Grammy

Today we played in the shallow water.

Russell and Quint enjoyed it and floating with Grammy!

Russell loves to back float:)

A ride in the Z

My Dad has been great about man bonding with the boys. Swinging them, working on man projects, early morning walks when he is on vacation, working on the car, and now a ride in the fast car:) Earlier the boys helped Papa put oil in the car. They are so intrigued by engines and tools. Here are some pics.

Today when Dad had to run an errand he asked to take Quint in the Z. What a great time of man bonding. I moved the car seat over and they went on a man ride in the fast car. It definitely looked rediculous having a car seat in a two-seater sporty car, but it was awesome. Quint was over the moon:) Russell was a little jealous but his turn will come someday.

Chips....

We were waiting for Grammy and it was getting close to nap time. The boys were being very patient, so I treated them. They picked out a snack from the store, and they chose chips. That is what I get for allowing them to choose! It was a treat and they were pumped. They sat very quietly and each ate their own little bag. They were so into it they didn't want to share with mommy! I guess I don't need to eat them anyways, but I was surprised by how territorial they were about it! It was a little messy. Thank goodness for baby wipes:)

One of our daily activities

This is a daily activity at Grammy and Papa's house. Grammy loves play dough because it is clean fun:) The boys love it too!

Neighbor John steps up

Today Papa went back to work. My dad has been on vacation since we arrived here. It has been great because the boys love Papa. He is so interesting and does a lot of man projects/activities. This morning this was a void. Then our neighbor John offered the boys a tractor ride. Both Quint and Russell were jazzed! Russell got a little fearful when it came time for his ride, but Quint loved it. Russell loved watching:) Thanks John!

Quint works on his swimming

I had this lofty goal to transform Quint from a boy who did not want to put his face in the water, to a full swimmer this summer. We are working on it everyday, and he is making a lot of progress, but it is slower than I would like. I am so excited for my boys to be able to be water safe and play in the water freely. I know that day will come, but for now we are working on helping them to love the water. Here is a video of Quint working on his swimming skills on a wavy lake day!

Babies everywhere

Today we had my friend Linda down to meet her beautiful twins. My cousin Erin (who is also a twin momma) came down too! It was a baby party, but fun to see all of them. I am amazed at people who are mommas of multiples it is amazing. Here are some pics.

Playing on the floor

The Grandma's are so helpful!

Aunt Erin manages play dough time (thank you!)

Russell plays with William

Linda and I with our babies

Merry-Go-Round

ife with Grammy is full of more special treats. We go to our mall and never ride the merry-g0-round. But, we went to Grammy's mall and we got to ride! Quint and Russell were so excited. Here are some pics from the special treat:) THANKS GRAMMY!!!

Line up for the Merry-Go-Round!

Where should we ride?

Quint on his horse

Russell chose the horse right next to Quint!

Raining!

It has been roasting here. I am not complaining because we have many ways to keep cool. Tonight we got out the whale pool. Quint and Russell loved it. Russell would just stand under the sprinkler. Out of the blue Russell put his hands up and said "Raining!" It is amazing how his language is coming along.

Russell in the whale sprinkler

Boat trip down the lake

Today we did one of our favorite lake activities. We boat all the way down the lake and have lunch. We take swim breaks and check out all the fun going on at the lake:) It was a perfect day for it. I was so excited that the boys swam out in the deep water with us! It was fun, but we are always thinking about how much we miss Daddy!

Papa was the driver

Russell was a great passenger

Quint loved sitting in the front with Grammy

Time for a swim break

Quint swimming in the deep!

Russell wasn't so sure, he watched for a while from the platform

Quint is a swimmer

Quint swimming with Aunt Becky

Russell taking a nap in the boat

The boys loved playing a little game

Push mommy under water and I would pop up again:)

Can you get me?

Down goes mommy

Here I am!

We saw the police boat at the dock:)

Group picture but the waitress cut out Papa! Bummer!

Russell got ansy so Uncle Dave thought it was a good idea to show him the boat repair shop next door, it was a hit!

Quint loved his cheeseburger:)

The wind blew us over

The wind can be fierce at the lake. This week we have had a few days when it was really whipping around. I guess Quint has become aware of the windy weather. Today he and Russell were playing outside and they were laying on the ground. We came outside and asked "what are you two doing?"

Quint responded: "The wind blew us over"

I love getting glimpses of how they see the world:)

Bathtime in the sink

Grammy has a great laundry sink. She also loves clean boys. For example, when we arrived off the airplane the boys still had "tatoos" they had drawn on their legs with washable marker from the day before. Those had to go when we got to Grammy's:) It is a good thing to love cleanliness. Knowing this, you can imagine how much Grammy loves bath time. She will just throw the boys in the sink if she feels they are just a bit dirty or stinky. Here is our most recent bath time pics

Quint is looking a little big...but still fits!

D-Day....as in dentist

My morning was all dentist. I have committed myself to becoming a perfect dental person, because if I could I would never sit in a dental chair ever again. My dentist is fabulous, but I mean who wants to play loads of money to the dentist so they can torture you while they fix your tooth. I am so glad it is over. I pray it is my only crown ever!

Later Rebecca had an eye appointment at the mall.

The boys and I tagged along and played at the toy store:)

I love stores that let you play with the toys!

It was chilly and windy but the boys still played water table

Quint playing in the water table...soaking wet

Lounging on the couch

Quint asked for Russell to ride with him

Boys show off for daddy:)