We kicked off the weekend with our first swim at my cousin's pool on Friday night. Josh loves the tub and he has loved when we went to a water park and kiddie pool in the past, so we thought he would be equally excited about this pool. For whatever reason, he was a little hesitant at first. It was hard to get him to smile without tickling his feet, but by the end of the evening he was a true fish! Uncle Joe and Auntie Anna even met us there. Ben didn't have time for photos! He was going down the slide (with his puddle jumper on) like a champ!
We did not want to stay out too late because we had to get up early for Andy's quarter marathon on Saturday morning! We had gone to the expo earlier in the week and the boys made signs (that we forgot to use) to cheer on Andy during the run! Watching them color is one of my favorite things! Ben is getting so good at actually writing letters and drawing things and Joshy is just so intense when he colors. He LOVES markers and coloring on everything. Stinker! What they didn't love was that lion! Joshy crawled over the table to me so quickly!
Andy rocked his first quarter marathon! The boys loved watching him! It made me miss running and I hope to run it next year.
Andy had a little time to recover before it was on to zoo class with Ben! They learned all about hippos and Ben was totally in his element! He was so proud of the hippo costume he made and Andy said he was just enthralled the whole time. Good thing because I signed him up for a few more classes throughout the summer! Joshy too!
I can't remember what we did on Saturday night, but I bet it involved going to bed early after that busy day. I should also add that it was H-O-T HOT on Saturday, like over 90 degrees! Too hot for this pregnant momma!
On Sunday morning, Andy and the boys went to Andy's parents' house to help plant some trees, so I had a nice, quiet morning to myself. I ended up doing laundry and cleaning, but it was nice to not have extra hands
Joshy was napping in the car with Andy for a good 45 minutes before they joined us, and Ben was so sweet in picking out prizes for Joshy, including these cool shades!
After Josh woke up, we headed over to the ping pong fish game! They were both so serious about throwing their balls.
Neither of them actually got a ball in the little bowl, but they both came very close and Josh even got one in the big fish tank in the middle of the table. Somehow, they both walked away with a new fish! Even more amazing, they are still alive 3 days later. I'm pretty sure that did not happen last year!
After the festival, it was definitely time for a nap! Josh had already napped, but Ben was out and woke up just in time for….. the ice cream truck! It was almost dinner time, but it was the first time that the ice cream truck made an appearance on our street, so we couldn't pass it up! If ice cream truck doesn't scream summer I don't know what does!
The weather was in the low 70's (i.e. perfection!!) on Sunday, so we decided to use a gift card that we had to eat dinner outside. It was wonderful. The boys were well-behaved, good eaters, and happy little guys. There was a guy playing guitar while we ate and the only thing that would have made it even better is if I could have had a glass of wine or a summer cocktail of some sort! ;)
And I think it is worth mentioning that we all survived over a week with my mom being out of the country. This is Ben modeling his new shirt from London.
That's our weekend! Almost half way to next weekend! We might need to have a mini half birthday party for Joshers! Lots of fun plans to look forward to!
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