Comfortable?

Here is a picture of Connor watching TV. Doesn't he look comfy?

Fireworks

We spent 4th of July in Arroyo Grande.

We got sparklers for Connor and Ryan to play with and walked around the neighborhood to look at all the fireworks. The neighbors put on quite a show, complete with (illegal) fireworks shot overhead.

The boys were excited to see and do the fireworks. The loved the booms, colors and sparks.

It was hard for them to wait until it was dark. They kept running to the door to check if it was dark yet...

Strother Park with Anna

We spent the morning of July 4th at Strother Park with Matt, Tania and Anna. In the below picture Connor and Anna are swinging.

Swimming Pool with Grandpa

On July 3, Grandpa took us to SLO Bay Inn to go swimming.

The boys got to show Grandpa everything they have learned so far from swim lessons.

They thought they were hot stuff in their inner tubes. They could jump in the pool by themselves and practice their kicking to get around the pool.
They love going under the water now.
I think the goggles look better on Connor...

Water play

During our heat spell, I took out the sprinkler for the boys to play in. They had a blast playing in the water, but it didn't take long for them to come inside and tell me "it's too hot outside." Now, when you complain about it being too hot while you are playing in the water, you know it is HOT.
It felt like an oven outside that day.

Swimming Lessons

Connor and Ryan are doing swim lessons this summer. They are taking the lessons at the nearby Columbia Pool.

The boys weren't too sure the first day. The whole way over to the pool, Ryan kept asking me if I was going to get in the pool with them. I tried to ignore the question because I knew Ryan would start throwing a fit if I said no.
At first, the boys refused to get in the pool, but Chris (their swim teacher) showed them the boats and was able to coax them in.
By the end of the lesson, they were loving it!
But, they had to keep a boat with them at all times....

Father's Day in Sacramento

Ed at Boys State in Sacramento for Father's Day, so went to Sacramento to spend the weekend with Daddy. On Saturday, while Ed was busy, the boys played with their wiggle cars.

Those wiggle cars can be tiring!

On Sunday morning, Ed was busy with his Boys State duties, so I took the kids to Fairytale Town and zoo. The pond in the below picture is outside Fairytale Town. We arrived at the park early, so we got to watch the ducks.

Fairytale Town was a cute little park that had many exhibits and play areas, each featuring a different fairy tale.
Connor and Ryan met a "girlfriend" at Fairytale Town. Sutton is in the below picture and the boys made sure they followed them all around the park. It was very entertaining to watch the three of them interact.
The Sacramento Zoo is across the street from Fairytale Town, so we went there too. I was going to skip it, but the boys insisted because Sutton was going over there. They just had to find her again...

After the busy morning, we went to Sac State where Ed was still busy at work. The boys went down for a nap to get some rest before going out for a Father's Day dinner. Ryan woke up crying because he wasn't feeling well. He wouldn't settle down, so we left without going out to dinner. It was a long drive home with both kids complaining about about being sick. I stayed home on Monday with two sick kids....

Oakland Zoo

Today we spent the day at the Oakland Zoo with Mike and Ella.

I predicted that Connor or Ryan would be the first to fall in the water walking on the lily pads because they kept bumping each other. But, Ella was the winner.

In the below picture, Ella is being carried by Mike because she was getting tired.

But everyone was full of energy again when we got to the rides...

Just look at those eyes...

The below picture of Ryan, Connor and Ella was taken while standing in line for the train ride.

It was a fun day.

Bunk bed?

Ryan decided that it would be fun to sleep UNDER the bed at nap time today. Does that make this a bunk bed?

Connor was being patient while Ryan was still sleeping, but he kept telling me "I want Ryan to wake up now." Connor kept trying to wake Ryan up, but he would tell me "Ryan can't hear me, his eyes are closed."

Eventually Ryan did wake up and Connor was happy to have his playmate back. Tonight Connor is under the bed. With all the beds we have, my kids still prefer the ground, go figure?

Just Like Mommy...

Connor and Ryan enjoy being just like Mommy and Daddy with their own laptops.