Our afternoons of fun

Bryton made celery prints after helping me chop up vegetables for dinner.

We tried out a microwave puff paint recipe. It was a lot of fun to watch the designs grow!

Cohen has been our little handy man lately :)

 Bryton is such a good sport with all the appointments and therapy sessions for Cohen, so I thought it was time to get out the marshmallow shooter as a little surprise!  We had contests to see who could get the most marshmallows in the bucket. He LOVED it and he didn't mind the extra little snack too!

Rice and noodles is an all time favorite for Bryton. He asked if Cohen could play this time too....they had so much fun!

Cohen loves a good treat :)

Cohen got in on the shaving cream fun during bathtime this week.

Grillin and Chillin

On Saturday, we headed out to the Grillin' and Chillin' festival. It was SO hot! They had tons of BBQ booths set up and fun little activities for the kids. There were bouncy houses, vegetable planting booths, train rides, and farm animals. The boys were so good, despite the heat. We had smoothies and lemonade to help stay cool. 

Smashballs and Playdates

Last week was a crazy, busy week! We had some sort of appointment every single day. We still made time for some fun in the afternoons. Bryton's favorite crafty thing we did was making smashballs. Who knew you could bake cotton balls?!? Here's a look at the happenings of the last week:

Smashballs! Baked cotton balls that become like rocks after they bake. Bryton used his tools to break them open to find out what was inside....he pretended they were dinosaur fossils. 

Bryton helped me make sugar scrubs that I am using for baby shower favors this weekend. 

Cohen has no fear and loves to go down the slides. 

Cohen always brings me his helmet before he rides his "bike". I guess he has seen Bryton put his helmet on enough times that he knows he needs one too :)

Swinging always brings smiles!

This morning we met up with our friends at the Sacramento Children's Museum. The kids had a blast.  The playhouse was a hit for Cohen. He was carrying the phone around or ringing the doorbell majority of the time we were there. Bryton thought playing fireman and mailman were a lot of fun. 

Our morning at the museum with friends

Loving swim lessons :)

Concert

Scott surprised me with Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney concert tickets a few weeks ago. It was yesterday afternoon down in Oakland and SO much fun. We have been to a few Tim McGraw concerts before, so I knew it was going to be good. It was such a fun afternoon and a perfect start to a new week!

Hot Days

Our days have been filled with sunshine and popsicles lately! Some days are super hot and then others like today, it is cool and windy....you just never know around here. The boys both love to be outside. Cohen gets real red faced super fast, so we have to take lots of breaks. This past week we did more science fun and creations. We even had friends over to make our own bouncy balls, but of course I forgot to take pictures. Gak and ice playdough were Bryton's favorites for sure. Cohen has done 2 sessions of speech therapy, and so hopefully he will get the hang of that soon. He is getting so big and I wish we could just bottle him up and keep him this age. I love it! 

A daily snack at our house

Cohen wants to be just like big brother!

We made magic ice playdough last week and it was a hit!  The entertainment lasted a good 2 hours, so I would definitely call that a success :)

Cohen is always playing cars, trucks, and trains.

We made gak and who knew it could be so much fun! Bryton has played with this for HOURS! 

Soccer started back up on Saturday

Making bubble snakes was lots of fun....like my toes down there in the corner :)

Cohen has started to actually bounce in the trampoline. It is quite a sight to see :)

Sacramento Zoo

After Cohen's swimming lessons this morning we headed to Sacramento to the zoo. I am not sure what we were thinking going on the day where the high was 100 degrees, but we had fun nonetheless. It gave us an excuse to get icees!  A lot of the animals were hiding in the shade, but the boys still loved it. The zoo was pretty small, but perfect for us. Such a fun day with the boys!

Checking out the anteater. He came right up to the glass and was looking us over.

The giraffes were putting on a show chomping on the leaves from the trees right above us. 

The giraffes are always my favorite!

Bryton recommended I take a picture of him with Cohen....not sure why he looks so goofy :)

I love that Scott is the baby and Bryton is the Mama kangaroo.

Taking a break in the shade with the crocodile.

Looking for the zebras

This guy put on a great show. He was playing peek-a-boo with everyone. It was so much fun to watch him. 

Discovery Museum

Yesterday we took the boys to the Bay Area Discovery Museum. We had a blast! There were all kinds of fun activities for them to do, but Cohen liked the jumbo tinkertoys the best. Bryton loved the wave workshop where you built boats to see how they would float on the water. There were so many fun things to do there, we'll definitely go back again. 

He worked and worked to get that tube in the hole. 

Then he saw brother knocking down the tower with his tube, so he wanted to give that a try too. 

They had an area set up just for little ones. Cohen loved climbing through the tubes.

Testing out the boat in the wave workshop.

There was a building full of trains! Cohen LOVES trains.

Just a quick family picture before we headed home. Such a fun day!