Summer Fun

Just a random (albeit long) sampling of some of our fun this summer....

We have been having a lot of fun so far this summer! We just love those free summer movies. And we've been actually making it to playgroup. Ok...sometimes.

Ok. And seriously? The. Best. Dollar. Ever. Spent.


Marble races. Awesome. It's one of those swimming noodle thingys (that's the technical term) cut in half and stuck together with toothpicks with a shoe box at the end to catch all those racing marbles. Seriously...we have had hours of fun! You can find more detailed directions online here. Awesome site!! Love it!

Caleb started swimming lessons and LOVED them!



Caleb is doing quite well at the swimming thing. And Carson is too. Carson was so cute watching Caleb's swimming lessons. He would walk around the pool kicking his little feet and saying, "Kick kick kick!" while the kids were practicing their kicks in the pool. When they went under the water and blew bubbles, he would be blowing too. Every time Carson gets in the bath or pool now he kicks and blows bubbles in the water and practices everything he saw Caleb's class doing. Funny kid. He even insists on wearing Caleb's swimming suit (and one flip flop) at all times.

I always think that thing is hidden...but he comes up with it somehow!

Speaking of water...we have spent quite a bit of time at the Sea World water park this summer.


Um, yeah...in case you were wondering...it's HOT in Texas in the summer. Not as hot this year as other years...but still hot. I thought this picture of them sucking down their drinks was funny.

I've been very surprised and very proud of Caleb for wanting to do all the water slides. He goes by himself on any that he's tall enough for. I took him on a kind of scary slide and thought I had probably made him swear off water slides forever. It was dark and fast and at the end he was bucked off our tube. But he got up and said he wanted to go again! I was ShOcKeD!

Caleb and Carson love the various play areas at Sea World.



They have also enjoyed some sprinkler time



It's actually rained some this summer...so on the rainy days we find things indoors to amuse ourselves:

Like riding a bag of dirty diapers like a horse while shouting, "Woo hoo!" Sick. But not too sick to stop and take a picture first. :)

Or racing in laundry baskets:



We spend time indoors being crazy box head



Or giving each other rides in boxes



Or rides on blankets



or just playing hard core together



Or just kicking back and having a cold one:



Or having breakfast in bed:



Maybe we have enjoyed a few too many indoor play lands.


Ahh...so much fun and so yummy too.

Carson's vocabulary is EXPLODING! He says EVERYTHING we say now and it is SO very funny! He also imitates everyone. Like this:

Caleb fell and twisted his ankle a little bit. So he was scooting on his bum over to see me. So what does Carson do? Why of course...he drops down on his bum and scoots over to see me too! He had everyone in the place laughing at his antics.

This is Carson's new spot for dinner cooking:

A little wet and well, at first I thought it was kind of gross...but then I decided it's nothing a little clorox can't fix. :)

And what summer is complete without...

...a flat tire. Can't you see how excited the boys are to wait an hour and fifteen minutes for a patch? :)

Also needed for some summer fun--

...some bike riding...

...and some skating



So there you have it! A random post about some random summer fun!

Now go make that marble racer thing. And just TRY to pretend you don't think it's fun!