Strawberry "Groovy Smoothies!"

Every night in Puerto Rico...during cocktail hour for mommy and daddy...the boys would order smoothies.  They drank them out of fancy glasses with straws and would sit and talk about what we had done that day.  

Well ever since that amazing week of family bliss the boys have been talking about *groovy smoothies* (their name for any kind of smoothie) so today we decided it was time.  We pulled out the blender, yogurt, ice and strawberries and together we whipped up some YUMMY smoothies.  We even put a decorative strawberry on the rim of our glass for fancy sake!  :)

Nothing says summer like sipping fancy cold drinks in your bathing suit!  Cheers!  And happy fourth of July weekend to all!

Slip sliding away!!

We couldn't resist the old Slip 'n Slide at our recent trip to Target.  SUCH a summer thing to do!!  We set it up yesterday and the boys had a blast running from the woods and "super man" sliding down hill.  :)  Tommy is fearless...would just run and dive.  Cole would get a huge running start...then stop immediately at the foot of the slide and gently plop himself down.  The water was freezing and they were shivering, but they kept at it until dinner.  Best $5 purchase yet!!

Here are some pictures of them loving every minute.

Cole's first really GOOD slide.  He finally realized how much further he'd go if he didn't stop short.

Just relaxing and enjoying the sprinkles...

Tommy in action!

  

Grants First MEAL!!!

The doctor gave the go ahead for baby food...so today was our first tasting!  The boys and I went to the store this afternoon and decided we'd steam up some apples first.  Grant LOVED it!  He probably ate about five teaspoons full and each time I brought the spoon close his little mouth would open.  I forgot how cute that is!!  Here are some pictures of his big day...

The apple sauce is ready!!  I did 1/2 green apple and 1/2 red so it was nice and sweet.

How cute and LITTLE is he?!?

Success!!!!!!!!

Museum of Science

Mommy? Why is the sky blue?  Why do you drive a car?  Why do we live in a house, but birds live in a nest?  Why does my macaroni "smoke" when it's hot?  Why do you drink coffee?  Why [insert ANYTHING here!]

The Museum of Science in Boston is like a brain vacation for ALL mothers of children age 3 and up.  There is an explanation for everything!  And for once, the kids can learn "why" on their own.  :)  We had a great day at the museum with friends.  The boys loved the dinosaur exhibit...learning about machines...bugs...spaceships...birds and the human body.   Still more to explore...can't wait to go again!

LAVA ROCKS!!!!

It's 7:30AM on a rainy day...what are you doing?  Well WE are creating lava rocks!!  This was such a fun project to do with the boys.  Yesterday was sunny, so we found rocks in the yard and gave them bubble baths.  After letting them dry, we brought them inside to save for today's rainy day forecast.

We pre-heated the oven to 350 degrees...

Then popped them inside on a foil lined cookie sheet for 15 minutes...

Then carefully placed each on tin foil and used our crayons to "paint" them.  It is soooo cool.  The wax melts and dribbles...you can play with different techniques or blend your colors.

The rocks cool in about 10 minutes, so you have to move fast.  But we loved this activity...  Definitely one we'll be repeating soon.  Maybe with beach rocks!!