I'm Gonna Miss This

I was standing on the front porch yesterday morning...in my p.j.'s...still...watching the dog potty(i know)...while the boys ran wild in the front yard half dressed...desperately trying to get out the door to go on a walk...nothing complicated...no shower necessary...just a stroll

then

the neighbor walked by...we talked a minute and she said...

"I MISS THOSE DAYS!"

(both her kids are in school all day)...

huh...
I walked in and started CRYING...

and it made me think how lucky I am to be home with the boys...

we may not have tons of STUFF

but

this is better than stuff...

LOVE THIS SONG... totally makes me BOO-HOO!

Back to School

It's offical we have all started back to school!

Tanner is at EUMK in the 4's...
he told me Thursday morning in carpool line...
"I love school Mom but 3 days well it just makes me real tired...tommorow can we just have some down time...you know maybe play Legos and watch Tom and Jerry?"
***he only goes 15 hours a week can you imagine 35 at big boy school???

Sam is at SKF...
with me...
he is actually IN MY CLASS...
I know...
it's a little crazy um more like WILD
BUT...
I wouldn't trade it...

A little more boy time...

Chris is the best...he walks in the door from work and immediately starts playing with the boys. When they hear his car pull up both boys abandon me and head straight to the back doors!!!


Not sure the game but they were chasing each other and Sam wore the helment the whole time!

Tanner and Chris spent an hour building this city...with good guys and bad guys...I came in and was like "WOW I LOVE IT"...Tanner said "Hold on Mom...Watch the Battle...it's gonna be AWESOME"...in 1/2 a second they fought and crashed the entire city...GIRLS would never do that BUT you should have seen the smiles on both of their faces!!!!

Right before a FAMILY RUN...
Tanner took his shirt off because Chris did...
Sam wanted to take his shirt off because Tanner did...
and...
MINE IS STILL ON!!!!

BOY TIME=MAMA TIME

Tanner and Sam are REALLY PLAYING with each other.

Ok there's lots of bossing by Tanner and some "I'm not getting my way" screaming by Sam

BUT I AM TOTALLY WILLING TO TOLERATE THAT. I love watching Tanner help Sam with things he can't do and I love watching Sam "grunt" at Tanner and rub his belly to sign "please" for Help! Play-doh is a big hit with both boys!

Wrestling...another big hit...they are in the same weight group...if you're wondering!

A little computer time.

Sam is in the "It's funny to disobey stage"

and

Tanner is in the "Oh I forgot the rule because Sam was doing it stage"

thus the party on the table.

Snapping beans...they love shucking corn too!

The Birds and the Bees...at the Zoo!

If you haven't been to the Birds and the Bees exhibit at the zoo...it's amazing! I am NOT a HUGE fan of birds or bees...if I'm being TOTALLY honest but the birds were beautiful not creepy like I imagined. The boys loved trying to get the birds to eat on their sticks. Tanner was very SERIOUS...he had a method and did not want to be bothered. Sam was WILD... he was yelling at the birds...saying "down, down" and waving his stick around like a sword!