Memorial Day

We spent Memorial Day at Grandma and Grandpa Wolny's. It was finally warm out, so we spent most of the day outside.

Nick hung out in the stroller. He enjoyed the warm weather and the shade. He even was ok with Ben splashing water all over him (mommy was not so ok with it)


Ben played in the pool. The water was extremely cold, but that had no effect on Ben.


And Daddy flew a big kite!

'Camping'

Well the plan was to go fishing and camping this weekend, but unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate for camping. So instead Ben and daddy went 'camping' on the air mattress in the bedroom. Adam has only good things to say about sleeping with a 2 year old on an air mattress - for the whole 2 hours of actual sleep he got. And those two hours were between 7 and 9am when Ben was playing in the family room with grandma.

The Inaugural Fishing Trip

And after patiently waiting 2.33 years, Adam and Grandpa finally got to take Ben fishing. We went to a pond near Grandpa's house with lots of blue gill and bass. They pretty much had a bite every time they put a line in.

Luckily it was warm out because Ben spent most of the time in the water

'I got it! I got it!'

'Look, Mommy! Look, Mommy!'

This is where Ben took a fish for a walk - he had one on his pole and walked it down the pond to show daddy. This fish was lucky enough to get to stay in the water while Ben took him for a walk. The second time he did it, the poor fish was out of the water for a minute or two before we could get the pole away from Ben.

Daddy caught a bass

Ben was a complete dirtball by the time we were ready to leave. He had to get a baptism in the pond before we could get in the car.

This video is hilarious. Makes me laugh everytime

He did not smack me with the fish, but he did get daddy square on the back

A kiss for a fish

And Ben loved his first time fishing!

Filled To The Gills

And the day has come when the Outlook is not big enough. For a weekend trip to grandma and grandpa's, we had the car completely packed. Poor Monster barely had any room. Though, Adam had packed camping stuff, so that was some extra stuff we normally wouldn't have.

I *Heart* My Brother

Awwww

Crack me up!!!

3 Months

Nick is 3 months old already!! He's getting so big, so fast!

Bumbo Chair

Nick has pretty good neck/shoulder control these days, so I thought we'd see how he did in the bumbo chair. He does pretty well, but for now he only stays in it for about 10 minutes at a time before he gets tired. He really likes looking at toys and reaching for things in it, though!

Ghetto Super Conductor

If you remember, Ben got a fun train conductor's costume from Cameryn for his birthday. I had put it away in his room and he found it the other morning. He had to put it on and wear it to Sharon's that day, including the whistle. I thought it was hilarious, especially since he had the hat on backwards and crooked.

A Visit with Cousins

Last weekend we had a bridal shower for Auntie Dre. Auntie Ann, Auntie Gwen and cousins Erin and Lauren came out for the shower. It was the first time they got to meet Nick. We'll get to see them again in a month for Auntie Dre and Uncle Kevin's wedding!

Back to Work :(

Last Wednesday was my first day back to work :( And of course Ben and Nick both knew this and decided that I did not need sleep the night before. So, I went to work on 3 hours of sleep, having woken up at 4am and never going back to sleep.

BUT...then I got to work and had a huge surprise waiting for me - A 30th birthday/ welcome back party! My co-works threw me a Mardi Gras themed belated birthday party / welcome back party with lots and lots of decorations, balloons, and of course food. Needless to say, I got absolutely no work done, but it was definitely a much better way to spend the day when only going on 3 hours of sleep.


Part of my decorations was a crazy mardi gras wig and crown which I shared with Ben.
And then the next night, Nick decided to sleep in, and I woke up an hour late and only had 30 minutes to get out the door. These kids are definitely doing their best to mess with me.

What To Do? Go To the Zoo!

You can never have too much zoo, right?

Angry Enough to Run (Scootch) Away

So Tuesday Nick got so angry he rolled himself over during tummy time. On Friday he got so angry he was moving counterclockwise around the play mat 360 degrees. On Saturday he was so angry he scootched himself 2 feet off the play mat, turned himself 180 degrees and moved another foot or two. The big arrow on the picture below shows where he started, in front of the elephant mat, facing it. By the time I finally gave in and picked him up, he was on the outside of the play mat and almost a foot behind it.


And then being the ever helpful (when the mood strikes him) brother, Ben brought Nick the elephant mat to make him happy. But first he had to stop for a close up. Actually, Nick does like it when Ben gets in his face during tummy time. Several times now, if he starts to get fussy and Ben gets on the floor and in his face, Nick starts smiling and laughing.

Backyard Fun and Games

Cameryn came over on Friday for some neighborhood fun. First the kids went for a 'bike ride' around the block on their tricycles (whoever invented the push handle for trikes is a genius). Then they played in the sandbox for a while. And after their faces were both bright red from heat and they were sweating profusely, they played in the sprinkler.

Sprinkler Fun

It's a bit early in the season yet, but Grandma B sent up a fun sprinkler/pool for the boys and it was in the mid 70's today, so I let Ben play with it. And he loved it! I wasn't sure how he would react because he did not like sprinklers last year, but he had a great time with this one. When you step on the mat, it increases the pressure so the water 'jumps' which was pretty funny. He also transported sand over to the pool. And then for a little extra excitement, we brought the slide over. Little stinker would stop himself before going all the way into the water, though. Until the last time down the slide when he didn't catch himself and ended up splashing into the water! That would be the last picture :)