A Little Dip

Nick dipping his tootsies into the Farmington River. All he wanted to do was get in the water, and this was the only way I could make him happy. 

Boy Vs. Marshmallow

After the fishing attempt, we went over to the camp ground. I had brought some marshmallows for Ben to roast. Luckily the camp ground allowed fires on Saturday - they had a no fire policy on Friday due to the dry conditions.

Ben lightly roasted a marshmallow for his brother. And so began the ultimate sticky mess...

Fishing

Saturday we went out to the river and the camp ground with Adam. The boys tried fishing, but the fish were not cooperating and were not willing to be caught. 

Road Trip!

Last Thursday, after work, we hit the road! We were headed to Connecticut for Adam's annual boy's fishing/camping trip and for a trip to Great-Grandma's. We drove half way (about 5 hours) Thursday, stayed at a hotel and drove the remainder Friday morning. Overall, the boys did very good in the car. As long as Nick had food and Ben had a movie or an iPod game, we were golden!

We got to the hotel in Milesburg around 12:30 Thursday/Friday. The boys had been sleeping in the car for a few hours so when we got into the room, they were wired, especially Nick. He was all over Ben, bouncing/flopping on the bed. I got them both to sleep around 2. Awesome.

There are no words...He seriously balanced a cookie on the bottom of his foot and then ate it.

Swing, Swing, Swinging

Swing time at the park - note Nick's busted up eye!

Fun at the Park

After our walk, we ate dinner at the park then played at the playground. They have a mini-playground this is just right for Nick. Though, be bit it bad, and had a busted up eye right before we left. 

This is his new silly look - he juts his neck forward and looks at you with this ridiculous bug-eye look

See, bug-eyed

Better watch that step...

Yup, just as I suspected.

A Nature Walk

Sunday we went for a walk at Oak Openings. Ben walked by himself, about 2.5 miles, while Nick rode in the backpack. 

Tornadoes ripped through part of the park in 2010. You can still see a lot of the destruction

Man, that kid can run!

Ben collecting 'coconuts' (aka pinecones). Sorry for the sea-sickening video. The dslr isn't the best for anti-shaking while walking. 

Happy Birthday, Lily!

Saturday we helped Lily celebrate her 2nd birthday! It was a zoo themed party. The kids made their own crowns with some pretty cool stickers before Lily opened her presents.

Adam modeling Ben's crown

Nick was slightly more fascinated with looking outside

Ben had fun playing with Lily's toys

made this fantastic zoo themed birthday cake! It was awesome!

A Blog Narration

Ben's narration of the blog. I think it's interesting to hear what he sees when he looks at the pictures

ABC's

Ben's rendition of the ABC's. There are a few mis-pronunciations, but we are working through those. He pretty much does it spot on, now. 

Oh, The Drama!

Oh the drama!

Happy baby, screwing around with mommy's headband

Oh, the crabby face!

Nope, pulled out of it. Happy again.

But then mommy told me no! And so the drama begins, along with the fabulous faces.

1. The scrunchy face

2. The BBL (big bottom lip) and lower jaw jut

3. Getting the tears started

4. There it is - the alligator tears

5. Squeeze out the tears and add a little more BBL

6. At least it gives me a chance to check and count his teeth

7. Are you still looking? Should I still be crying?

And with that, he went to bed. He slept another 1.5 hours after having taken a 3 hour nap in the morning.