The Worm

It's been raining everyday for the last week and I guess the creepy crawlers are coming out into the wet soil. Landon stumbled upon one the other morning and had a worm "pet" while we were outside...poor worm. I am going to have to get over the squeemies with bugs and critters with two boys, but the sight of my clean, fresh dressed child holding a slimy,dirty worm was more than I could handle though I did manage to get a couple of pics. We finally coaxed Landon to let his worm friend go promising that he would visit again soon.

Chuck E Cheese!

After Michael dropped our camera at the 4th of July Parade on Friday we had to go out and buy a new camera. We decided to go a couple of exits down to the Barrett Pkwy area (Town Center Mall). Near the mall is the yummiest restaurant, J. Christopher's, if you've never been you need to find a close one and try it out for breakfast/brunch/lunch. I was so excited that we were going to be in that area around that time (they close at 2pm) and I was set that we would eat lunch there! Um, no! Michael informed me that Landon would not enjoy eating "brunch" there and we would be better off not going there. Jokingly I said, "Let's go to ChuckECheese". Should have kept my mouth SHUT! So we ended up at ChuckECheese on a rainy Sunday at lunchtime with lots of other whiny kids! I have to admit, Landon had a wonderful time riding the rides and playing the little games. He especially liked the part about cashing in his 30 tickets for a fruit chew and a plastic ant! We actually went back today for a friend's birthday party and he had even more fun! So, the pizza was nothing compared to the San Bernadino omelette that I was craving, but the joy on my 2 year old's face made me forget about it. I'll make it back to J. Christopher's sometime:)

Parade Cont...

This bottom picture is what a picture taken with our broken camera looks like now, notice the black "frame" around the left side of the picture!

Woodstock's Fourth of July Parade

We decided to brave the crowds and the heat this morning and take both boys to the parade this morning in downtown Woodstock. I was not sure how Logan would do but we were just going to give it a go! They both actually did very well! We watched about an hour of the parade without any trouble and then decided to check out the fair in the park and grab some lunch. Landon enjoyed seeing the firetrucks, police motorcycles, and horses in the parade. He REALLY enjoyed catching the candy that they were throwing off the vehicles! He managed to hide some in his pockets and eat it later without us knowing! We had a lot of fun this morning and I'm really glad we were able to celebrate the Fourth as a family! The pictures are of us waiting on the parade and before Michael dropped the camera and broke the zoom on it! Guess we'll be hitting the Fourth of July sales for a new camera this weekend! Happy Fourth to everyone!

Our Morning Routine

Since Michael started his new job, we have a new morning routine that has really been great! Michael now works on Howell Mill Road, which to explain easily is a little north of Atlantic Station. This means that his commute could possibly be horrendous due to rush hour traffic! After some thought, we decided to try him doing a new schedule that would help him dodge this daily horror. Now Michael leaves the house around 9am and is able to get to work in 30 min! Much better than the hour it would take if he left at 6:30 or 7! He does get home later, around 7pm, but we have really enjoyed having daddy around in the morning! I like it because I have help getting the boys dressed and fed in the morning, plus I get to get a shower and get completely ready without having to deal with the boys! We also get a little playtime in the morning and usually eat breakfast outside on our porch. This morning we got a few shots of Landon riding his scooter and then the boys enjoying breakfast before daddy had to go to work.

Rub-A-Dub-Dub...Logan is in the big bathtub!

Logan has officially graduated from the baby bathtub to the real bathtub! He had started to literally flip himself out of the baby tub and so I went searching for a bathseat. I found this one yesterday and decided to give it a try. He isn't quite old enough to sit on his own, but he can do a pretty good job of leaning forward. Logan seemed really happy to be taking a bath with his big brother, and Landon was equally thrilled. Landon helped wash Logan's toes and showed him the bath toys. I can't believe I've got two little boys in the tub together now!

Dinnertime

Sunday night I decided to get the highchair out and try Logan in it. I feel so bad when he is the bouncy seat or swing and he's behind us at the dinner table, I feel like he is missing out on "family time". I also wanted to go ahead and get him used to sitting in it because we will be starting cereal in a couple of weeks! Landon was very excited that Logan was sitting at the table with us, now everybody has a seat!