Boys will be boys

We went to the lake this afternoon. The weather said partly cloudy and 72, and with Tony gone all day, it was the perfect outing.
The only other people there were about 15 co-eds and 2 colleges boys. They mostly just giggled and screamed, but didn't bother us too much.

I knew that if our boys (and James) went near the water they would get in the water, at least once, so I put them in swimsuits. They braved it out very well, in and out for about 15-20 minutes and then they spent most of the time digging and playing with sticks.

I love the lake.

Dinner al fresco

Remember Breakfast picnics?

Now that the sun is starting to emerge, along with the daffodils and warmer days, I have started letting the boys eat their dinner on the front porch. We've done it three times this week.
They love it, I love it.

Validation

Mommy: Would you like another piece of cauliflower, John?
John: Yes, slightly larger this time.


It was only a moment in time, but I was there for it. Tony witnessed it, and here's a picture:

Tony's breakfast

Ninja in the hole.

It worked this time

I invented a game today for the cold wet weather. The boys really needed to run around.

I told them we were going to play the "Run through the house game" and they had to clean everything up, so that we wouldn't trip over anything. With a little help, they did.

While they were doing that, I wrote different "tasks" on small slips of paper, including "Kiss Mommy in the downstairs bathroom," "Sit on the chair in the lego room," "Do two push-ups in Mommy and Daddy's room," "Touch the doorknob on the front door," "Do 10 jumping jacks in the dog den." Tony held the paper bag of slips, Christopher drew out the slip, and John read it aloud. I was the final arbiter and rule-interpreter. We all had to go together, and no task counted until we all had done it. It was a great distraction.

I had about 20 slips of paper and it took about 25-30 minutes to get through all of them. Perfect for a pre-dinner, run around game. Plus it tricked the kids into straightening the whole house!

Everyone wins!!!

Overheard

Hey. Grandma Judy. We're going to fight some more monsters, so hang on.

I need my samuraizer!

Look at my spin sword.

John. John. John. John. John.

I've got to teach you some moves. First you do this: wha, wha, whaaaaa.

This will make my spider strong. That will power up my spider pretty good.

I need the beetle disc.

Get your crystal!

I need to call Daddy. Daddy, we're going to fight monsters, so get the plan.

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