Big boy bath time!

As part of our solution for Matt being so noisy at bedtime and preventing Jonathan from falling asleep without his screams in the background, we opted to changing bath time to our bathtub. It's down the hall from Jonathan's room instead of next door, and it adds to the fun of bath time because it's so big!

Here some pictures from a few different nights in the bathtub. Matt has discovered bubble baths (with Arbonne products, of course) and has tolerated the jets being on in the tub a few times with his daddy.

This was before we discovered how much bath gel to use for bubbles.

A big bathtub, a spray bottle and a balloon & I think Matt's in heaven!

Nick was out of town and I told him to say "Hi, Daddy" when we took this one. I think I caught him right at the end with this cheesy grin!

We had a party at work one day and there were balloons. Matt got to take a couple home (as you can see in the first picture) and here's he result of a helium balloon after a few days and a few baths!

Bob the Builder!

Matt has a new love for "Bob the Builder". What boy wouldn't love an animated show about tractors, steamrollers, and construction? So, we headed to the Discovery Science Museum for the exhibit on Saturday morning.

Here's Matt driving Muck.

He found Roley the steamroller. He was much more excited than this picture shows. It was tough to catch him on film because he was so excited he didn't stop for very long before he was off to the next thing.

Jonathan was along for the ride and did great the whole time!

Matt discovered many cool things to try out, including imitating other kids.

Climbing in and out of a submarine proved to be fun!

Nick took Matt over to the screen they had set up and here they are on tv. Matt wasn't too sure what to think of this activity. Once Nick put him down he was off and running to the next thing.

He stayed at the rock activity for the most time. They had magnets on the backs so the kids could help build a wall. He just loved the wheelbarrow too!

Outside there was a huge dinosaur the kids could climb and explore. Matt was getting a bit fussy by then, but he managed to explore a bit.

Here's the distant view of the dinosaur.

Happy 4th!

This weekend we had some visitors in town! Our friend Chris came to town with his girlfriend Chivon and we had a great time with them. They took in the beach on Friday morning while we joined in the neighborhood barbecue festivities. We joined back up with them for some dinner with our friends the Davis family and Waylon and Matt got some playtime out back.

When Waylon got to the house, Matt was discovering his new water guns. Waylon declined one when offered. Shortly after this picture, Waylon grabbed a water gun and the boys began squirting everything!

For two boys who are usually hams for the camera, these two look quite confused.

Matt moves in for his usual close up. He loves to look at his picture right after it is taken. What did we do before digital cameras?

Pizza is such a great reward for sharing with your friends.

After the pizza and playtime, the kids got put in bed with their mommies at home with them. Chivon, Chris, Nick & Aaron went to the beach to watch the fireworks. Last year it was a bit foggy so we missed a lot, but this year the skies were clear and they were able to see 3 displays in different areas along the shore.

The next day we all went to the beach so the guys could go surfing. All in all it was a good time for everyone, despite the overcast skies, cool water, and Nick's surfing injury. I guess we're not as young as we used to be!

Here's the pre-injury ride out to the surf.

Matt decided to practice his downward dog pose in the sand.


Matt decided to try out surfing in the sand.

More surfing!

Jonathan napped, ate and grinned while laying on the blanket while we were at the beach. He seemed to have a good time as you can see by his toothless grin. At the time, he had a tooth breaking through! What a trooper!

Brotherly Love Part 2

In the mornings, the only way I can seem to get ready without the boys going wild and being out of control is to sit them on the bed and put on one of Matt's favorite tv shows. Jonathan seems to enjoy spending time with Matt so close to him, and he loves watching tv too. Oh well, it keeps my sanity in check.