Bouncing Friday!

We picked up the boys early one Friday and took them bouncing. The place was entertaining, but HOT! It was so hot outside, we thought taking them indoors would help. Not so much when the A/C is not working. We had fun anyway!

Jonathan took a spill at the bottom of the slide!

He was loving it!

Matt & Nick played around in the obstacle course for a bit.

Matt got creative with his bouncing activities and decided to shoot some hoops!

This Dog is OK!

After school one day, we stopped by my brother's house to visit with the cousins and deliver a birthday picture to their cousin Ethan, who was in town for a visit.

Matt has a history of being overly fearful of dogs of any size. He usually flips out when we get to my brother's house, but his visit proved he could handle it if on his own time.

Playing fetch was interesting.

Zerberts a funny!

All the Howell cousins!

First Day of School

The boys started school in August, right next door to each other. Jonathan moved up from the toddler class to preschool. What big boys!

After school we made some homemade whipped cream for our desserts, and the boys were all over licking the beaters!

Bikes, Pools, and Popcicles

One hot, steamy morning, the boys and I went for a ride and came home to play in the pool out back.

Matt decided to go for a scooter ride, while Jonathan pedaled behind him.

My little guy...

Matt beat us up the small hill, and I had to help Jonathan a bit so he didn't roll backwards!

This was our first ride with Jonathan and he did a great job and pedaled the whole way.

Back at home, taking care of business.

Add bubbles to the mix and let the fun begin!

Homemade popsicles are yummy!

Is there something on my face?

Fairview Water!

The boys love running around the fountains. We took some time out one morning to hit the fountains again!

It's like "Where's Waldo?", only it's where's Matt?

Matt loves to see what covering up the fountains will do when they turn back on!

Laughter and water = fun!

Laying down on the job?

Wait for me!

Blocking the big fountain is so much fun!

Want a hug, Mommy?

Bubble Bath

Bubble baths in our bathtub are still a favorite, especially when Daddy makes the bath!

Here's the beginning. Just the beginning!

Bubbles in my eyes!!!

Peek-a-boo!

Laughing time in the bubbles!

A little splashing... makes the floor wet.

The feet are flying now. Time to end the bath!

Diving under water

Too many bubbles means hosing off in the shower.

Silly Boys

The boys are starting to play together more and at times gang up on me a bit. This was one of those cute moments of brotherly love while avoiding getting dressed for school.

Circus, Circus!

We went crazy one morning and took the boys to the circus! They hadn't been before and it was leaving town in a few days, so we just had to take advantage of it.

We went early enough to catch some of the pre-show drama!

Matt wasn't sure about any of it, but was curious about it all!

Not too sure about any of it yet.

I tried to sneak away and get a picture of my boys together, but then I got spotted by the littlest and clingiest one of the morning.

They watched as one of the elephants painted!

We made our way up to our seats, while watching all the sights along the way.

Enjoying the show from our seats.

So many elephants!

Don't remember what happened to make Jonathan have this expression, but it cracks me up!

It might have been the people flying out of the cannons, but not sure!

Backwards binoculars are a must at the circus.

More with the elephants.

Matt was the first one to crash on the way home. Such an eventful morning!

Jonathan fought the sleep and ended up catching a few winks on the way home.