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Our happy family went north for the weekend of the 4th of July.

We had our usual cabin fun of course.

Like our cabin version of skeleton.

And the boys got their own fishing poles!  They loved it until a fish was actually caught.  Small steps.

Then there was the bonus festivities!

We started with the parade in town.  The boys found their headphones that were meant for fireworks but they work well for loud sirens too.

Then we went to Pede’s for fun before the big show.

Then we got on our boat and got to watch the fireworks from the lake. It was pretty cool!

We have had some good weekends at the cabin so far.

Tex decided to enjoy a little pedicure on the boat

Then we enjoyed the sand bar for awhile. The lake is so high that there wasn’t much sand showing but the boys made it work by using the back of the boat.

The boys are constantly looking for new adventures.

They also pulled out the wagon. After the big people pulled the two boys around, Tex tried to take his turn pulling. It didn’t work so well but he put in a valiant effort!

Boat rides can be fun too

Even with all the fun and adventure… cabining can be a serious thing

Peter was so very excited to turn 6.  He worked hard to make his wish list and help come up with the lego theme.  We started with the friend party.  It was at the park by our house.  We invited his class from school.  A handful of friends were able to come celebrate.  I think everyone had a great time, especially my big 6 year old!

Then we invited family to our home to continue celebrating. It was great to have different family members together.

Thank you everyone who helped celebrate!

As much as I am so over the snow, apparently not every one is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NofK28kBto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1xKpScudV4

We have been working hard on valentines at this house. I have two boys that don’t exactly enjoy sitting at the table and writing or coloring. I think it’s important to have them help with their valentines though. They need to learn the importance of giving. It’s not just about the candy they will get!

I’ve broken the process into little pieces for the tall one.  It’s not as scary to do a just a few each time.

The best is that the short one has gotten excited about joining in!  It’s so sweet to watch him practice writing his “numbers.”

Going through the papers from kindergarten, I came across a note saying crazy hair day was coming up.  Having a boy, I didn’t think it would be that big of a deal.  Apparently he thought otherwise.  I guess they talked about examples of what one could do for crazy hair day and different colors came up.  A certain kindergartner in our house took this to heart as a must.  I, on the other hand, don’t just own hair color.  Grandma to the rescue!

The other one couldn’t be left out.  I tried to lift chunks of hair and put it underneath so it wasn’t so obvious.  It turned out more of a moldy look than anything but he was happy.

And more importantly, my fingers were green until well into the afternoon even though I wash about every half hour at work.

With both boys in their own classes, I love hearing about what they enjoy doing and who they are interacting with during the day.  I get little slips of paper telling me a quick bits about the little one’s day but it’s interesting to actually hear their own perspective from both of them.

The three of us were in the car so they had no where to escape.  I asked different questions about what they enjoy doing and then ended by looking for who they consider their friends at school.  I started with the short one and he quickly told me, “I play wit Grant and Quiet.  Dey are fun in my quass.”  I laughed and then asked the tall one who is favorite friend is.  He kept saying, “You mean not [the younger brother]?”  I didn’t understand and kept saying that yes I was in fact asking for his response because I already heard from the other brother.  Very frustrated, he said, “No mom, I mean are you asking who my best friend is besides being [my brother]?  Then I’ll say Wyatt.  He is in my class and in Kid Kampus with me!”

I couldn’t have been more proud.  Even when they fight… even when they throw things at each other… even when they scream and break things… They are best friends!

As I was getting a picture off the camera for something else I realized there were some from quite a while ago… oops.

So as promised, better late than never… here are some Christmas pictures that were stuck in the camera.

Also, I found some bonus other pictures…

The Reindeer Pinata from kindergarten

The gingerbread house made at school with the help of grandma

Our astronaut and his space control panel

“Drive-in” movie night

They just look so sweet in pictures!