Thursday, August 7, 2014

Nature Center

This morning was beautiful here in CT.  So we got out of the house and did some errands before heading up to the Nature Center in town (http://www.stamfordmuseum.org/).  They have a great farm, museum, gift shop, walking trails, playground, observatory, festivals, camps, etc.  It's a wonderful place to spend time.
Today we did the farm and the playground.  There were a lot of new animals since the last time we were there a few months ago.  The baby pigs and goats were our favorites.  Ben loved the big, old cow with the HUGE horns!
Aside from the geese who tried to eat our stroller and steal our snacks - we had a great time on the farm!

The playground was a huge hit as well.  It's built into a rocky ledge, but it's all safe.  Lots of ramps and small steps.  Tons of fun slides and lookouts.  There is also a HUGE sandbox and a very cool pirate ship that the boys both loved.

We finished our morning with a burger and hotdog lunch at the local hotdog/burger joint.  Very cool for the boys to sit up on the diner stools and watch the chefs cooking.  : )

Baby goats and Tommy

Big cow!

Those horns!

Bros

Climbing the tower

in the "birds nest"

exploring

Hiding in the pirate ship

peek-a-boo Ben

Pirate Ship

walking the plank

Cheeeeeese!!!!

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Summer

We are in the dog days of summer.  I would love to say that it has been restful and we are lazing around the pool all day long.  But, with two active boys at home most days- that just doesn't happen.  They don't know the meaning of "relax".  Thankfully I have the wonderful world of Pinterest to give me some great ideas for the days that can feel endless when one activity only takes up about 5 minutes of their attention before they are ready to move on.
However, it's relaxing in another way.  There is no rush out the door at 7:15am.  The boys can stay in PJ's a little longer.  We can have a bath anytime of day.  We aren't stressed about what to pack for lunch.  There are no forms to fill out.  Our biggest concern is putting on sunscreen and deciding which playground we should go to - and that is fine by me!

So for us right now, summer means...

snack outside
Superhero capes all day long

Bubble machine!

4th of July desserts

Picnics in the park

Movies and snacks in the playroom

sidewalk chalk race car tracks

Front porch selfies

watercolor paining

creative ways to stay entertained - no mess finger painting!


First Fro-Yo experience!
Soooo excited to take it home to show daddy!





Friday, July 18, 2014

Saturday, June 14, 2014

While dad is away...

The boys will play!

Superheroes wear undies on the outside...

And they snack outside...

But pose inside!


Superheroes play in laundry baskets...

they make forts...



And they look at the stars!

They share their snacks with Spiderman...

They show off their big monster trucks...

And pose inside those trucks!

These superheroes are super brothers!


Sunday, June 1, 2014

Outdoor Paint Project

We had some left over cardboard pieces from a box and some paint from the playroom. So we decided to collect some sticks from the yard (clean up bonus!) and make "stick paintings" which quickly turned into finger paintings!  A fun and messy morning.  :)