Cookie Time!

We have been a little slacking on the pictures lately because we are all so sick. I have pneumonia for like 3 weeks, Ben also has the pneumonia, there was a stomach virus thrown in there that hit everyone but me and Nick has just been sick or gookie for like 7 weeks. So, photography hasn't really been in the forefront. 

But Friday Ben and I made cut out cookies. I wanted to try out the recipe and Ben has been watching the cupcake decorating app on the iPod and was bugging to do cupcakes or cookies. So, it turned into my good behavior for the day and take a nap, bribe.

As Ben is so sick, he cookies were pretty much just for him. He did help me use the cookie cutters to make the cookies, but I was lazy and didn't get out the camera. He was very generous with the frosting, though. We need to work on our flood fill techniques. 

He switched to the spatula for the yellow. 

And then came the sprinkles. Everyone's favorite.

And the ultimate test - the tasting. They were approved!

The Time Out Chair Gymnastics

Ah, the time out chair. A dreaded location these days for Nick, yet the place his bum seems to see the most of. The other day he decided to get creative with his time-out position. Then he got himself stuck.

After a dad-assist extraction, he was placed in the full and upright position for the remainder of his time out. 

He wasn't happy.

That kid really does have the best sad faces. They totally crack me up!

Bowling!

Sunday after church we took the boys bowling. Adam is in a bowling league this fall/winter, so Ben has been bugging to go bowling himself. Ben was super excited to go bowling. We rented a lane for an hour, which was just about perfect since Ben was into it for about 45 minutes before he got hungry and kind of bored. He did a pretty good job rolling the ball down the lane. The worker guy only had to come over once when the ball didn't have enough umph to make it all the way down the lane.  

Ben was good about letting Nick have a turn or two. Nick didn't really know what was going on. He tried to run down the lane once or twice, but luckily they are slippery, so he didn't get too far before he fell.  

Ben congratulating Nick on rolling the ball down the lane. 

I pretty much suck at bowling because I can never find a ball that is the right weight and finger size/position, but I did get two strikes and a spare! Still stunk it up, though ;) 

An Apple A Day

These kids destroy apples. We can't keep enough in the house!

A Trip to the Zoo

In my next attempt to wear out my children, we headed to the zoo after church on Sunday. Fresh air, running around the zoo - I figured I had at least 2-3 hours naps in my future. Wrong. But at least we got to see the cute lemurs, the freaky vulture and paint faces. Ben was really into painting his face. It was a cat/tiger/lion, I believe. Whatever it was, it involved roaring at every chance he got. 

Swimming with Friends

Adam went camping with the guys this weekend, so it was just me and the boys. Boys that were boycotting naps and the weekend of the time change. So my goal was to wear them out. Our friends Susan and Scott  invited us to go swimming at one of the local Y's with a zero entry pool. And everyone knows that swimming=exhausted children, so I was all in! The boys had a great time swimming. Ben wore his puddle jumper and took off. He was all over the pool - swimming, jumping off the side, running through the water features. He and Lily were all over the pool! He had a blast! Nick just wanted to play basketball and jump off the side of the pool. He did very good at 'swimming' after the basketball, using both his hands and feet. I have decided that should linebacker/offensive lineman not work out for him, we are going to water polo as a backup sport. It's pretty much the same as football except there is the potential to drown your opponent as apposed to give them a concussion. But I digress... We had a great time at the pool, followed by dinner at Lily and Lucas' house, where the boys got to play with Lily's fun toys. And everyone enjoyed a good nights sleep. At least until 5:15 the next morning, when Ben woke up.

I'll Take Whatever I Can Get...

Someone refused to take a nap Friday (and Saturday and Sunday). But at least Friday I got a little nap on the couch.

A Coloring Fool

Nick has been very into coloring lately. He loves to scribble on any piece of paper he can find. 

An Awesome Tantrum

I forgot about this video! It's from last Saturday. Nick laid on the floor and cried for over 30 minutes. Anything I asked or said was answered with NOOOOOO. I thought it was funny. Nick did not. I never did figure out why he was crying. I guess he was just tired.