Saturday, September 19, 2009

And just when you thought you couldn't have more fun...

T came to visit us for a few days, which was fantastic. We took the boys to the famer's market and, despite the fact that we would have preferred to walk around looking at scrumptious produce, the boys were complete obsessed with walking through the capital. So, that is, in fact, what we did. :)
But not until AFTER the boys ate cookies as big as their heads.

Dex-left, Jax-right

Dex could not get over Jonathan's construx. Luckily, Jonathan was sweet enough to indulge two little boys who were thrilled to death to build space ships and semi trucks.

Dexter carried that little astronaut around with him EVERYWHERE.. for a good week. Too funny.
Naturally, if Shea sees her brothers doing something, she is going to want to do it, too... and that includes prancing around in a batman outfit. Even this afternoon, she was insistant on wearing a batmask on her head while we read baby books. Hee.

Oh, Uncle Jonathan...
Jonathan's friend, Kirk, spent a few hours watching the boys with Jonathan. As usual, the boys were in seventh heaven... getting dragged around, tossed around and thrown around. If only I had the energy to play with them like this as often as they'd it!!
Bat-baby's flight.

More BatBaby.

Okay, even Shea likes the physical play!
Jaxon is either trying to rescue Dexter... or, convince Jonathan and Kirk to give him a turn. Who knows!

The following series of photos just makes me smile.






Thursday, September 17, 2009

One more installment

Mimi and Jax enjoy a good water fight.
Dex, observing the fun...
...joining in the fun. But wait, is Jax getting a drink?
Now it's Dexter's turn!
Dex found one of my brothers' old squirt guns. Yikes!!
Dexter
Jaxon
Jaxon
I love how Jaxon is actually squirting himself. Hee hee.
Shea's first attempt at feeding herself yogurt. She was ONLY satisfied with one of the boys' yogurts. I think it's so funny how she wants whatever they have! For what it's worth, she is currently doing a grand old job spoon feeding herself. It suddenly clicked for her and, when she's not throwing her spoon or food on the floor, she can be found feeding herself like a big girl.



We spent a morning visiting our friend Leslie, which was so much fun! The boys and I had a blast riding around in the four-wheeler. There's Dex, hiding in the front seat and Jax, pretending to nap in the back.

Mimi and Shea

Mimi, Shea and Leslie
Bob and Dex, going for a little tractor ride.

Mimi and Shea. Shea was so happy with Mimi!
Jaxon's turn for a tractor ride!
Seriously! What is it about little boys and vehicles? :) They LOVE stuff like this!

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

We all giggled at the boys' first hopscotch game. They refused to stop at 10, so.... it was a 26-er.
Dex, trying to stow away with Uncle Seth and Aunt Nichole.
Jax, also caught in the midst of a stow-away plan.
I don't know, I just get such a kick out of Shea. She moves so fasat and has so much personality... but she's just so darn little!
Hee.
Dexter's last attempt to run away with Uncle Seth. The boys were SO SO sad when Seth and Nichole had to leave.
Shea, loving Indie.

A very goofy looking lego brick cake.
The boys are always so thrilled when anyone will focus all their attention to playing with them. Having a visit from D.R. was the perfect opportunity for the boys and Shea to play with all their new birthday presents! The boys were in seventh heaven working on legos with D.R. and Shea thought sitting in her new doll stroller was about the best thing ever.
Ollie pushing Shea


D.R. and Jaxon. Jaxon's new obsession is baseball. Almost daily, he will beg D.R. to play baseball with him. It's the cutest thing, because he rarely asks me to play. Somehow, he's decided that Daddy is the baseball expert... LOVE IT.
Bat Dex, riding his new batcycle. :)
Bat Dex, joining in on batting practice.

Jaxon

Daddy and Bat Dex
Indie, Sarah and me

Take One: Mom and the boys. (Dex-left, Jax-right)
Take Two
Take Three.
Take One: Sisters with all the boys (Shea was sleeping)
Take two.
Take three.
Sarah and me. Geesh, I wish we didn't live so far apart!
The boys and Daddy, before his plane headed back to D.C.
Jax-left, Dex-right.