Laundry Laughter and Lullabies

Meet Merlin!

Our new, little, white bunny!

He has an indoor cage like a hampster.

Carson was the first to see him, since I went to get him
after Harrison & Andrew were already in bed.

Checking him out.

The boys like to visit him every day.
The boys pet him and we let him hop around a little bit.

Ryan finally got the top off the Scout this year and to celebrate we headed to the drive-in! They were playing a triple feature: Planes, Despicable Me 2, Monsters University. The perfect night to take the kids!

We stayed through the first two movies and then took the boys home since it was 11:00! The ride home in the dark with the top off was a bit cool, but the boys put their hoods up, snuggled in blankets, and all fell asleep!

There were very few people at the drive-in because it was the homecoming football game (just some families with young kids). They said that we could park anywhere, instead of in the back where trucks & SUVs usually have to park, so we parked in the front row!

The boys had a blast playing on the playground before the movie started, watching the movies, eating popcorn, visiting the projection booth and getting a piece of the film strip!

We bundled up in jammies and hoodies.
We also brought along some polar fleece blankets
for when it got cool after the sun set.

Carson & Andrew sat in their carseat in the back seat.
Ryan, Harrison & I sat in the back with the tailgate down.

Having a great time!
Carson ended up drinking his bottle and sleeping through most of it!

Andrew got out of his carseat and joined us
during the second movie while we enjoyed popcorn & soda!

Always having fun!

We are always up to something! Trips to a museum or park, learning activities, art projects, playing pretend, dancing around, or watching movies! Here are some of the fun times I captured with my camera!

Andrew trying lacing card for the first time!

He completely the 0 and 8,
then decided to move onto a board game.

A little blurry, but I love this expression!

Really concentrating!

Nana gave Harrison a store/lemonade stand for his birthday.
He had been wanting to have a lemonade stand all summer!

Andrew joined him.
They sold lemonade and cupcakes.

He was hoping to get enough money for some
new toys. He sat there for an hour and made $11.
We took the boys to ToysRUs with their
lemonade money & piggy bank money.

Harrison is all about money right now!
He gets quarters in his piggy for good behavior
and also some money from his lemonade stand.
He wanted to count it all out before our trip to ToysRUs!

I sat down with him and showed him that the
coins look different. I told him to sort them into piles.
He put them in rows! My organized little man!

Playing pirates on their playset.

Carson and I even joined the fun!

Our pirate outfits consisted of a superhero mask,
construction hat, firemen's hat, and walkie talkies!

Harrison made me captain and kept wanting orders.
Here he is saluting me!

Andrew has been potty training.
He was doing really well, but has been lazy lately!
Here he is dancing in the dining room mirror
in his favorite Nemo underwear!

All cozy in jammies, watching Curious George,
winding down for bed.

This is Andrew's new tv watching position!

The boys get so excited to play with Daddy
when he gets home from work!

The boys were watching a movie in my sewing room.
I looked over and found them sharing a chair.
Andrew had put his arm around Harrison! They melt my heart!

Best buddies!

Enjoying the Sunshine!

The beginning of the fall was nice and mild. No longer scorching hot like summer but the typical cool fall hadn't hit us yet. We took advantage of this perfect weather to play outside almost every day!

Harrison loves to move from one activity to the next, but Andrew's passion is baseball. He loves to hit the ball off the tee and play catch. Carson just enjoyed playing in the grass or an occasional ride in the swing.

My little baseball boy!

Harrison learned to play frisbee during gym at school.
If you look closely you can see a lime green frisbee
headed for the camera!

Always posing for the camera!

The boys decide to try some golf.

Andrew moves back to baseball!
Look closely and you can see the baseball coming off the tip of his bat.
For a little boy he sure can play baseball! He has quite the pitch!

Loving the feel of the grass!

Apple Picking

Grandma wanted to take us apple picking a few weeks ago, so I looked up an orchard near us online, we loaded up the boys, and headed out. Carson fell asleep on the drive there so we pulled the van near, left the door open, and kept an eye on him while we picked. Harrison had a blast and enjoyed sampling apples as he picked. Andrew picked a few, ate one, and decided he was getting sleepy. He just watched as we finished picking. We have enjoyed eating the apples and homemade applesauce I made from some of them.