The Days of Summer

Phew. It's been a busy summer. I'm complaining about it and my kids aren't even in school yet. As for this blog, I am so far behind I don't know where to start. I don't know where to end either. And about the stuff in the middle. Well. Crap. All I know is that when the summer started I had time. And now. I don't. The sad thing is, not much has changed. Well. Except that as these children get older they demand more attention. And they need things. Like exercise. Blah. 

And suddenly my easy going baby is on the move. And he has decided that he doesn't care too much for sleeping any more. Which means a good portion of my day is spent putting up and taking down baby gates.

He still likes to hangout under furniture. Oddly enough. It's his thing. We all have our things. Mine happens to be getting my children to take simultaneous naps. His thing and my thing aren't meshing at the moment (I type this with one hand as I am swatting his away from the keyboard and mouse).

Back to this summer... We took a trip to the zoo. I know. I know. We go all the time. But this time was extra fun because we brought along some friends.

Our friends, AJ and Cole, are very advanced for their age when it comes to their "cheesing skills." Both Kaden and Myles were saying, "Cheese!" if you can believe it. Apparently there was a hidden camera in the rocks somewhere. 

 We got to see the bears at feeding time. This is Ho Ho (the other bear was Twinkie). He stood in the tree waiting for his turn (my kids could learn from his example) and caught even piece of fruit thrown at him. He also peeled and ate every piece (My kids could also learn from this).

Kaden and Myles heard that bears also like to eat fish. So they decided to share their goldfish crackers.

The following week, we went to Adventureland!

We drove by windmills and cornfields. Hello Iowa. The boys thought that corn grew on trees. That thought launched a thirty minute conversation of what grows where. We're ready to be farmers now. 

I told them to give me a thubs-up for Adventureland.

Kaden tried to teach him. 

Finley chilled.

 If you've read my past blog you'll know that typically, Myles is the fearless one. Kaden is usually very shy and timid. Which is why it surprised us when the very first thing Kaden did was go on the pirate ship ride (the big boat that swings back and forth and goes up so high you feel like you'll fall right out... you know the one). I went with him and held my breath in anticipation. I was waiting for him to freakout and start crying or vomiting all over. Neither happened. He sat there taking it all in, never said a word. Until the ride was over. I said, "Kaden, did you like it?" And he goes (with big eyes), "Yeah. It was a little bit scary." He rode every ride possible from then on. 

Myles. On the other hand. Stayed back. Wasn't interested in rides. But he won a frog. 

We had a great time. The boys had so much fun that they couldn't muster up enough energy to walk themselves out of the park.