Challenger Playground

We finally went to a playground that many have recommended, but we had yet to try. It's at Challenger Park and has several separate playgrounds, all with roofs. That's a bonus with the sun and the heat around here! Luckily we picked an early morning with overcast skies to try it out. The boys had a blast!

Jonathan loved the independence he had on the little playground.

Matt joined in and tried out his monkeying skills!

Matt ran off to explore another playground and Jonathan chased after him as if saying, "Hey, where are you going?"

This picture doesn't do it justice, that tunnel slide is really tall. Matt was loving it!

My sweaty big boy

I don't really understand this contraption. It was like a slide with no incline. The boys loved it though. Jonathan kept going back to it and Matt would throw rocks on it in between Jonathan's turns "sliding". They were both cracking up.

Hey!

We've been back one more time, but I think we're going to wait for a while until the weather cools down a bit. Even with the roofs, it's still stinking hot outside!

Musical Playtime

Music fills our lives in many ways. We listen to a variety in the car and attempt to during playtime around the house, when the other noises are not too overwhelming (battery operated toys, the boys, etc.) This is just a variety of pictures and videos (click on the hyperlinks within the post for the videos) of some of our recent playtime upstairs before bath time. We have so much fun in the evenings. The boys are always entertaining us!

The boys have become quite excited with the concept of "surprise" and every time we come upstairs to play one of them sneaks off to surprise the other one. It's great to see them playing together, although the volume can get quite loud when they get going!

Jonathan was getting ready for a surprise in this picture. I just thought it was funny because most of Matt's "friends" are on his bed, and this is how he likes it. He sleeps with stuffed animals all around him in his toddler bed. I wonder what he'll do when we upgrade him to a big bed.

I thought Matt was taking a picture of Jonathan, but it ended up only being his feet. I guess he was taking a picture of his SC pillow and the Angels' rug and Jonathan's feet just got in the way!

Matt has mastered this drum and was showing off his new skills for the camera (see video below)

The boys go through phases where they love to play musical instruments. This night, they went wild! Then they decided to change it up a bit and incorporate Matt's big stuffed gorilla Julio! Jonathan left the scene, but Matt wasn't phased by his partner's departure.

Jonathan is trying to discover how to jump, feet off the ground and all. For a while now, he's been dancing to the music of a Valentine's toy that Nana sent for Matt about 2 years ago. The funny thing is that now he's starting to sing to the music! He's very close to getting off the ground, and his dancing is so entertaining!

The boys have been taking gymnastic this summer and have started practicing a lot of things at home. Nick gets very nervous when they start practicing their forward rolls. They are learning a "seat drop" on the trampoline and Jonathan has now made a game out of it. They go into Matt's room, close the bathroom door and Jonathan stands at the door, Matt at the wall next to him, and they crash on their bottoms! Crack each other up every time!