Our "Friend's" Race Car...

My family from Michigan was up for a visit this weekend.  They were coming to attend my Aunt and Uncle's 25th wedding anniversary party.  It was so great to see them and actually have a chance to chat and visit with them.  It has been way too long!

On their way, they came by my house for a quick visit with the boys and a little pit stop.  Little did I know that their arrival would have such an impact on the boys.  They pulled into my driveway (while the boys watched from the window) in a blue Monte Carlo.  The excitement from the boys was hilarious.  They talked about our "friend's" (which is the name they give to people who they like but don't know their name) with the blue race car all weekend.  Actually they are still talking about it!

I guess my cousin Steve picked the right car to drive up in to hit it off with my boys!  Here are a few pictures of the boys with the blue race car.  Steve was kind enough to let the boys get in and play with all the buttons!

Zachary sitting in the car:

Nicolas sitting in the car:

Zachary talking to Steve:

Nicolas driving:

A special message for Nana

Hi Nana!

The boys wanted to send you special messages...

Happy Birthday Nana!  We love you and hope you have a wonderful day!

Another trip to the Zoo!

I decided to take the boys to the zoo (Ecomuseum) this morning.  The weather was looking like it was going to be nice and we haven't been in a while.  We have passes so even if it's a bust, it's not like we had to pay to get in.  Thankfully it wasn't too busy and the weather was great!

Many of the animals were enjoying the sunshine and lack of rain.  They were out and about which was lots of fun for the boys.  They were very excited to see the ducks, otters and the bears.  Thankfully none of those animals disappointed.  The ducks were happily swimming around and dunking themselves in the water.  Zachary thought that it was hilarious and kept saying how funny they were.

The viewing area for the otters is quite fun since they like to swim up to the glass.  You can really get a great view of them especially if there aren't many people around (which there weren't).  They spent a lot of time in the water and were wrestling with one another which Nicolas found entertaining.  He kept saying that they were playing like Nico and Zachary!

The three black bears were especially fun today.  We arrived at their pen only minutes before the lady came by to give them their morning snack.  So, the bears came right up to the fence so that their food provider could throw them 4 apples a piece.  The boys got to see the bears much closer than they ever have before.  A story which they have told anyone who will listen today... including myself numerous times (as if I weren't there with them)!

We also got a really good view of the deer today:

Our nature walk:

The boys checking our the deer (or at least trying to):

My little men:

The only down side to our visit today were the mosquitoes.  The boys and I have a lot of bites but all in all, a small price to pay...

A Message for Daddy...

Daddy is in Mexico for work at the moment and the boys wanted to send him a message...

We love to be like Daddy...

Daddy usually sits on the couch with his feet up on the coffee table.  I caught the boys trying to do the same thing...

Zachary:

Nicolas:

A Walk in the Rain

Tonight the boys were in dire need of some outside time since it had been raining all day.  I was in need of allowing them to get rid of their extra energy.  So, despite the rain, we headed outside for a walk.  It turned out to be lots of fun and a much needed break from inside for the boys...


All dressed to be in the rain (raincoats and boots on):

Walking along:

Our usual stop by the yellow Hummer:

Zachary:

Nicolas:

Playing around in the puddles in the driveway:

Something Zachary said...

We were having dinner tonight and we were talking about how milk makes the boys grow big and strong like Daddy.  This is not the first time we have talked about this but it has been a while.  So, when I asked the boys what would happen if they kept drinking all that milk (they were drinking quite a bit more than usual), they would answer that they would grow to be big and strong just like Daddy.  Naturally I said, "what am I going to do with two big and strong boys like Daddy?".  Zachary responded with a straight face and without hesitation... "be happy, Mommy".