Pirates at Play

I finished the pirate chest for the boys new swing set and we decided that was reason enough to try out our new hats and march around like pirates.  We were singing the theme song from Pirates of the Caribbean and laughing.  I didn't include the video of my singing...I figured I save you all that torture.  :)  Enjoy!

The Happy Painter

The rain finally broke this afternoon, so we brought out the easels to paint with their new brushes. Cole tired of it after about 15 minutes (he was busy practicing his slide technique), but Tommy stayed by his easel until dinner. He even took over and finished painting Cole's picture. :)

The photo above is of Tommy standing proudly by his artwork...and below is some video of my artists at work!

Forks are fun!

Hard to believe the boys are 19 months old! I made the boys dinner last night and was looking around for their spoons when I came across little forks that the boys had gotten as a gift for their 1st birthday. Forks? I had totally forgotten about them! Is it too early for forks?

I took them out and gave the boys a demonstration. They picked them up...speared a meatball...and that was that. They've been eating with their forks ever since. What else do these guys know that they aren't sharing??? ;)

Busy, busy, busy...

Wake up and enjoy breakfast. It's 7 AM...what now? Swings of course!



Cole perfects his slide...



Next up? Off to the woods to spot trees, look for birds and run down the hill.



This video was just so sweet to me. There are those moments in the day where I am just so amazed that we have two perfect little boys.







After a snack, we head out to the Home Depot to pick up play sand for the sandbox...this is like Disney World to these boys...a parking lot FULL of trucks! "WOAH!!!"

Home again, we are just about to have lunch when the pool company arrived in their big truck to open the pool. They were glued to the windows...Tommy yelling "hi!" and waving.

After they left...we took a peek...

After our nap, it was time to reveal mom's surprise....the new sandbox!! Cole LOVED it...as you can see from this video...

and these pictures....

After playing in the sandbox and some more swinging....it was finally time for dinner, tubbie and bed. How did I know? See below...

Sweet dreams!

Artists at work

The boys LOVE to paint & color. We have several works of art on display around the house...one is even framed and hanging in the kitchen. Here are some samples of their latest works. :) Enjoy!



Cole and Tommy - "Fireworks" (Markers)



Cole and Tommy - "Thomas the Train" (Finger paint)

Cole - "Rainy Day Scribbles" - (Crayon)

Tommy - "Rainy Day Scribbles" (Crayon)

Cole and Tommy - "The Ocean" - (Finger paint)