Archive for August, 2010
You Say Goodbye and I Say Hello
It’s been a week now since Forest said good bye to naps (Logan gave them up about 6 months ago) and I find myself with no official child free break during my day. Surprisingly, the timing seems to be very nice because the boys are so good about playing with each other that I find [...]
Wild Blue Yonder
This last weekend my friend Malikai, who currently lives in London, was in town and had suggested that we take the boys up in the single engine airplane that he was flying around Texas in during his stay here. Malikai has been working on his piloting skills for a while and is constantly looking for [...]
Giving in to Greatness
This morning I was trying to engage the boys in some art activities. As tends to happen, Logan got really into it but Forest quickly grew frustrated and/or bored. Instead of walking away from the table though, Forest started using the things on the table to make bridges. Pieces of paper previously cut [...]
Roller Coasters
Last year Brad and I decided we wanted to renew our childhood by making time to go ride roller coasters. I think it was riding on Space Mountain at Disney last fall that did it for us. Anyway, we finally got a chance during our recent trip to California when we took time to go [...]
Fun
The boys spend the hour before bed “playing rough” (yes, they actually know to call their wrestling matches that) with orange Daddy. Last night I joined in the fun/chaos and had a blast and was rewarded with this sweet image.
California
We recently got out of the oppressive heat of Texas with a week long visit to Brad’s parents in California.
Before going we spent time giving the boys options of activities, looking at websites and getting excited. I created a calendar to count down the last two weeks and using it we made some headway [...]
