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! 

Lots of family time

We have had a laid back week, which has been SO nice. The boys weren't feeling well on July 4th, so we just stayed at home to hang out.  We played outside and tried to catch up on some rest. Sometimes you just need a lazy day or two :)

Scott thought it was a good idea to get a head start on teaching Cohen how to drive the 4-wheeler...

We need to work on watching where he is going :)

Play dough bright and early in the morning. I love how Bryton pulled Cohen's seat right next to his so they could play together. 

Making firework paintings for the 4th of July

Enjoying our special red, white and blue cake in the backyard

Always getting into trouble :)

Brotherly love

Trouble! 

such a goofball!

What's been going on?

We have had a fun week! Scott made it back home last night and should be here to stay for a while, yay! Bryton did VBS on base this week and had a great time. Cohen and I got lots of errands done and just played at home while was there. This week kind of became science week when Cohen was napping each afternoon. Each day we did a different "experiment". Who knew that baking soda and vinegar could provide so much entertainment! I don't have many pictures of Cohen this week...but he is around in full force :) We are looking forward to the the holiday week next week!

We made slime! It was gooey and gross, but he loved it! 

We made little volcanoes with baking soda and vinegar.

Cohen always manages to escape with my water bottle.

He was concerned about his shadow :)
Check out his tennis shoes! His chunky legs are so cute and make me giggle....his ankles are non-existent. 

Another week of swimming lessons!

We blew up a balloon using baking soda and vinegar.

Mixing colors and lots of fizz!

Bryton and I played water balloon games this afternoon. 

Soap clouds...who knew Ivory soap was so cool!

Number games and swimming

Bryton has been going to summer camp for the last three weeks. He finished up this session on Thursday. They had planned to have water day, but it was only 50 degrees when I dropped him off at school. He was bummed and so he stayed in his swimsuit the rest of the day :) We have been trying to stay busy with lots of little activities during Cohen's nap time. This week we did lots of number games. I found window markers on clearance and he loves using them on our sliding glass door. 

Bryton also started swim lessons this week. He LOVES them! I was nervous he would be real apprehensive about going with the teacher in the water, but he has done great. We are doing a few sessions spread out over the summer, so hopefully he will be a little fish come August.

Cohen is as busy as ever! He wants to be doing anything that brother is doing. Trains, cars, and airplanes are his favorites. He is absolutely hilarious and keeps us on our toes. The sprinklers coming on in the evening are the highlight of his day. He will try to escape to the neighbor's yard to play in theirs after ours go off :) 

I had the numbers written out on the window. He drew a card  with dots on it, counted the dots, and then found the number on the door. When he found the correct number he wiped it off. We have played a few times and he loves it. Next week we are going to do the same thing with upper and lower case letters.  

Numbers and beads go hand in hand. Bryton loved doing this during Cohen's therapy appointment on Friday.

Cohen is getting the hang of his little push trike.

Who knew swimming in 60 degree weather could make you smile so big??

Shaving cream marble art is so neat...and getting to play in it afterwards is pretty fun too!

Bryton rides thru the sprinklers spraying the driveway for a  nightly "car wash".

You will find him here every single night at 6:45 :)

Play dough is so much fun :)

Cars are his favorite!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy (belated) Father's Day! We had a great day at our house. The morning was spent doing our normal church routine and then we ran a few errands before lunch. We spent the afternoon outside in the backyard trying to stay cool. The weekend was HOT...like 110 degrees hot. It was a perfect day for the slip n slide, water balloons and freeze pops! We also watched the NASCAR race, which turned out to be super exciting. Scott's favorite driver, Dale Jr., won his first race in 4 years. Pretty exciting, right?!?

Just hanging out at home and having fun is sometimes the best kind of day :)

Lightning McQueen

We inherited this snazzy car this weekend from some friends who were cleaning out their garage.  The boys have LOVED it! It is just a single seater, but Cohen sqquueeezzesss in there to get to ride with his brother. Now if we can get Bryton to watch where he is going and not plow into cars, we'll be doing alright :)

Lots of playtime

We are having a great summer so far, and staying really busy. I don't think we have had one lazy day. Hopefully one is coming our way soon! One part about the military life that I am not a huge fan of is having to say "see you later" to good friends. We had to do that this week and I always dread it...even though there is a big chance we'll run into them again down the road sometime. 

Both of the boys absolutely love to be outside. No matter how hot it is out there, we are probably hanging out in the garage or out back in the sand box. Did I mention I will never have clean floors again....sand is in every nook and cranny of my house these days :) I wouldn't change it for anything though! 

Scott got a day off today,so we really enjoyed having him home to play. We did a little shopping while Bryton was at summer camp, went to lunch and then came home to wash the cars and play legos. 

This is Stacy and I at a painting party last weekend. It was so much fun !  

Playing dinosaurs is the favorite activity of the week at our house

Bryton is super comfortable on the trike and would rather  ride it than his bike.

Ice pops are the best!

Bryton loves the build and grow sets from Lowe's. I took him there on Sunday and we just brought home the project to do together during Cohen's naptime. 

Cohen is working hard on blocks and puzzles. 

This is what your sunglasses will look like if Cohen gets a hold of them...

Lego city time!