September 2012

The big news for September?  Justin started kindergarten!  It is only a half day program here in Idaho so we still get plenty of time with him at home.  Ryan misses him, but the mornings go by pretty quickly.  Here he is on the first day of school.

Ryan does enjoy some alone time with Mommy.  Here he is riding around the block while I run beside him.  There are quite a few ups and downs that I don't really notice when I walk.  Somehow they are much more noticeable when I am pulling him along or slowing him down.

The boys both got the chance to play soccer.  Ryan did pretty well.  Unfortunately, when other kids would start to have separation anxiety he would join in.

Justin with the ball!  He has two practices a week plus games.  It gets old fast for me, but hey.

This playground is quite close to my parents' house.  Ryan and I spent an entire morning here while Justin was in school one morning.  Ryan loved it, but of course Justin was jealous when he found out.  We even got to see fire fighters practicing with their hoses.  One came over and gave us some stickers.

Of course why play on the playground when you can walk on rocks?  My boys can always find something to do.

I said it was too cold to go swimming, but that doesn't stop us from getting wet.

The boys take a rest at a table along the world's longest boardwalk.

Ryan was "helping" my mom to clean things.  He decided that his job involved filling up things with water and pouring the water somewhere else.  Many containers were filled, including his shoes.  It is amazing how much fun kids can have with water.

Justin got to help my dad stain the ladder.  He had so much fun with the project.  The quality of his work was questionable, but his method was quite entertaining.  I don't know if anyone has ever danced around so much painting a ladder.

The marbles were left out on the floor and Justin couldn't resist sorting them.  Ice cube trays are so much for for a lot of different things.

Leaves colored Fall colors and sequenced from largest to smallest.  Ryan's cutting isn't exactly on the lines yet, but that's okay.

The boys had so much fun this month with Tinkertoys.  They even enjoyed playing bird family with the big red plastic part stuck on a stick making up a bird.  There were various family members, but usually a Little Sis.  They boys made all sorts of swings, beds, forts, boats, and more for Little Sis.

August 2012

     Here is what I just found (Oct 7) as my August draft.  I guess I will just post about the pics I have here rather than get further behind assuming I will catch up sometime.

     We arrived in Idaho the first of the month and enjoyed a lot of time just hanging out, watching TV, and enjoying the summer with Grandma and Papa. :)

 

Liquid watercolors on paper and large coffee filter.  The boys had a lot of fun.  They especially enjoyed having glitter in it.

We went to pick peaches at an orchard in Washington.  The peaches were absolutely delicious!  I couldn't believe how many the boys would try to eat.  Mean ole Mom limited them somewhat.

Cousins came to visit from Oregon!  That was the highlight of the month.  Here are Soup and Ryan on a swing at Fernan Elementary School on the playground.

The kids had a blast at the beach.  They swam, they ate, they played in the sand, they splashed...  Here Ryan is looking a bit like a beached whale up on his float while Justin works in the sand.