4th of July Weekend

Okay, so this is late, but better late than never.

We had a fun 4th of July! We started off the day by going to our friend Janet and Jonathan's for a BBQ and pool party. They rented a really cool blow up slide/bouncy thing. Zach had fun climbing up but was a little scared to slide down. He went down with Craig but then spent the rest of the time climbing up and down the ladder part of the slide.Craig and Zach going down the slide.

The slide from afar...quite a nice setup!

There was a baby pool there and of course, Zach preferred that to the big pool. We did coax him in the big pool with Craig for a little while, but he had fun splashing and running into the baby pool. Dylan just had fun splashing in the baby pool.
We decided to drive down to the Grand Lake and watch some fireworks off the deck at Craig's parents' house. Dylan slept in the house while we shot off some fireworks and watched others shoot off theirs. A late night for everyone but we all had fun.

Sunday we woke up and got some boat time in before all the other boats got out there. Zach was very brave this time around and even helped drive the boat with Grandpa. Dylan hated the life jacket (which Zach hated when he was his age too). Eventually he gave in to sleep and took a nap. We had some pool time after and everyone (except the driver) napped on the way home!

The best part of my day

The best part of my day lately has been Dylan waking up in the morning and after his naps. The smile that greets me when I come in the room is pure sunshine. It's so fun when they still think Mom and Dad are the best two people in the world.

Although a close second today was Zach worrying that Daddy and CeCe aren't going to feed him dinner while I'm gone this weekend. Going on a girls weekend trip to Colorado and I've been telling Zach about having his Grandma watch him and Daddy and somehow he got concerned he wouldn't get dinner. You can tell who does the cooking around our house! :)

Loving my boys!

Conversations with Zach

Okay, these are the things I always say I should write down but forget. Bear with me...they may not be that funny to you, but as a mom they are always so priceless coming out of the mouth of a 3 1/2 year old.

Lightning Bugs
The scene: Sitting outside on our front porch "eating" a Popsicle. (Zach was actually running around like crazy talking about spiders and lightning bugs and I was trying to get him to eat his Popsicle.)

Mom: I wonder what lightning bugs eat?
Zach: I don't know. Maybe...they don't eat anything. I think they don't eat nothing.
Mom: Well, they have to eat something that's how things live and grow.

No comment from Zach...he was quiet for awhile and we talked about what kind of dog he wants, etc. (we aren't getting a dog for a long time.)
Zach: I think they go to stores.
Mom: Who goes to stores?
Zach: Lighting bugs. They go to stores...with carts.
Mom: Oh, like we do, just smaller.
Zach: Yep, they live inside the trees and go to stores.
Mom: I see. So they eat just like us. Like tiny hot dog buns and things.
Zach: Yep.
Problem solved.
FYI...at the library today I looked up lightning bugs (see firefly). Zach was right. Not about little stores, but male lightning bugs don't eat anything. The female, of course, eats the male of other species of bugs. Fun fact who knew things could live without eating anything.

The Birthday Cake
Scene: Bedtime. Zach and I are reading several of these mini-books that he has with numbers. Each number book ends with a picture of a birthday cake with the corresponding number of candles. We start talking about what kind of cake Zach would like for his next birthday. Square? round? Batman? etc.
Mom: What kind of cake do you think we should get Dylan?
Zach: I don't know. Maybe a square one.
Mom: I think we should get something Dylan would like on it. Elmo? or maybe Donald Duck? He likes Donald.
Zach: (with big eyes and very serious and whispering) He can hear you.
Mom: Oh! Is it a surprise?
Zach: Yes and he can hear you.
Dylan was asleep in his room next to Zach's. I had no idea your birthday cake was such a secret. This from the boy who could barely keep our Father's Day gift from Craig.