a good weekend

I know I have said it before, but MAN! I have some great friends! Last night, Ethan had the Big Sky State Games (BSSG) opening ceremony. I was excited to go, but not so excited to go with Elliott. He isn't really interested in much except getting into things and being in trouble. Erica (she is amazing by the way) said that Elliott could come over and hang out with her and Carson. This is after she invited the boys and I over for pizza for dinner.

Ethan and I had a great time at the ceremony, but I forgot my camera and had to steal this picture from one of the other moms (thanks Karen).

The boys have been staying up late since that is the best time of the day. The weather is perfect in the evenings. So they have also been sleeping in (I don't mind). Ethan was sleeping on the couch this morning. When I asked him what he was doing, he said he tried to find the remote, but fell asleep too fast. He was coming out to watch Saturday Morning Cartoons.  :)

After Jason headed for work, and the boys and I all got up from our afternoon rest, I cut up a watermelon for a snack. Yum! It was perfect. Looks like we won't be having anymore kids though. After all, there are only two ends to the watermelon. I remember being little and eating the end of the watermelon. It's still my favorite, so I made the boys share today, and I had one too.

Not sure why, but this kills me every time. Elliott thinks that this is how you say "cheese!" for a picture.

Again.........."CHEESE!"  LOL

I took the boys to the park for a while tonight, then we had dinner, and they ran around the house and tore it up. They played with everything. It's so nice that they are playing together and entertaining each other now. That is really the ONLY reason to have 2 kids, and unfortunately it takes a while for it to happen.

Hope you had a great weekend!

a special request

Today, after Elliott's daily request to spike his hair (at 20 months old, he wants his hair done, this cracks me up).......

Ethan wanted his done too. Only he wanted his in horns. This isn't the first time we have done it like this, but it looks awesome in pink! :)

Summer hair is so much fun!

Ethan is walking in the Big Sky State Games parade tonight as a participant. He played ice hockey in April for it. I am kind of disappointed that they don't get the ice up soon enough for hockey to be included with the regular schedule. I am ready for the nice cool rink, and some awesome hockey games. Believe me, I know it was only 2 months ago I couldn't wait for the ice to be gone and hockey to be over. Funny how that works though.

Have a great weekend.

catching up

Having Grandma Mac and Aunt Mert here for the weekend was so fun. We didn't do much, but we did do a lot of eating and chatting. Just when Elliott started warming up to Aunt Mert, they left. I hate that we are missing "Wyo Rodeo" this year, but we have fun stuff planned for the weekend, so maybe that will make up for it.

Jason was off on Sunday and Monday. We had a great time together. Sunday we hung out with the boys all day. Ethan had been missing his dad, so it was perfect.

Elliott cannot get enough of his big brother! It doesn't matter what they are doing.

Monday, Ethan started his summer sports camp for the week. I was kind of worried he would be shy and scared to go, but as soon as his group leader said "hi" to him, he ran over and didn't even tell me good-bye. When we picked him up, he said he had a great time, got to play lots of different sports, and he can't wait till they have carnival day on Thursday.

Life is good. So, so good.

he's home!

Elliott and I picked up Ethan and Grandma Mac at the airport this morning. I have yet to get a hug and told "hi". Ethan went straight for Elliott. I guess he missed his little brother. :) That makes up for me not getting a hug. After stopping for breakfast, we came home and Ethan and Elliott were running nonstop. They ran outside, they ran inside, they played catch they played baseball, and they played chase. They were wearing me out. I loved seeing them enjoy each other.

While Elliott was napping, Ethan and I went outside for some Mommy and Me time. He had to show me his basketball skills, and I must say, he's not too bad. His hair was horrendous though! I cut it before I left AZ, and it has just grown out since then. YIKES! I couldn't stand it, and decided that I would do his hair while everyone else rested.

Ethan's hair is all trimmed back to a nice neat mohawk, and we colored it neon pink. Like really neon. I think it might glow in the dark. We all dig it though, and like Jason said, "now we shouldn't get any comments about our boys' haircuts." LOL

After all the naps were over, I took the boys across the street to play at the park. Ethan was racing Elliott and to be fair, he ran backward. What a nice big brother huh?

Elliott had to show Ethan all his new tricks he learned.

And Ethan had to test out all the equipment and make sure he still had it.

Look how red Elliott's cheeks are. I'm telling ya, they were nonstop!

I had to take this. Man I missed this kid. Isn't he just the coolest?

Then we played some basketball. We tried to play a game of around the world, but Elliott was too busy and in the way. It's ok though, we had a great time.

And because we can't get enough of playing at the park, we came home and got Jason, then rode our bikes to a different park for a while.

Jason and I took Elliott yesterday, and saw these monkey bars. Those circles spin when you hang on them. We both thought immediately, Ethan HAS to try those!

So tonight, Ethan got on them and rocked them, just like we knew he would. We are kind of competitive like that, and we know our kid is awesome at pretty much everything he tries.

Even Elliott was testing out his awesomeness tonight, and I was pleased to see he is very much like his big brother.

Check out the hair! OMG SO COOL!

Elliott even took the hard way up to the slide. And......... he rocked it.

Ethan and Jason raced around the playground. Ethan knew Jason was winning, so he totally cut through the middle and cheated. The kid cracks me up.

Jason had to try the monkey bars too. It's not as easy as it looks.

And of course, Elliott couldn't be left out.

I showed Elliott how to roll down the hill. It made me nauseous and Elliott hated having the grass on him. Oh well, we tried.

These kids wear us out! Where in the world does all that energy come from?

All in all, a great first day back for Ethan. Everyone is so excited for him to be home.

 Aunt Mert will fly in tomorrow from Texas. I'm excited to see her. It's been forever since we spent time together, and she really hasn't spent any time with the boys, ever.

4th of July

a fabulous forth

Elliott and I spent yesterday morning in the back yard, and at the park. We had a lot of fun together. I love the kid he has become.

Our garden is growing so well, we have cucumbers and zucchini starting.........

and yes, I am so impatient, i pulled a carrot just to see how they were coming along. I can't wait!

Elliott was so excited to go to the park, he ran ahead. It was a perfect morning.

Yep, he had to play in the ONLY puddle at the whole park. It was cute though.

Elliott and I packed the car so that when Jason got home all we had to do was get in and go.

We had some "rando" take our picture while it was still light.

The clouds were rolling in, and I thought we were going to get rained out, but it looked awesome. :)

It got dark quick so we didn't have to wait too long. Elliott liked watching the fireworks going off all around us, but I don't think he had any clue what kind of show he was in for.

It got chilly with the wind and a few raindrops, so Elliott snuggled with Jason while we waited.

He did not like having his hood on, but didn't like the rain on his head either. Ugh.

Finally...............Jason took some amazing pics, I just picked out a couple at random. We sat so close that the fireworks were going off right over our heads. All the stuff was falling on us, but the show was incredible.

Elliott didn't hate it! YAY! I was worried he would get scared, but he just laid back and watched. It was a great night with two of my favorite guys. Made me miss my other one though. I am glad he had fun at Grandma and Papa's house though.  :)

Hope you all had a great forth!