Trains, Pool, and Sand

The boys and I have loved the warmer weather lately. It has not only kept them occupied but has given me time to catch up on some reading. It's just blown me away how fast our little guys have grown and developed. Isaac's language has exploded and Andrew's height has done the same. He is now above the 99% for his height. I didn't realize he was so tall, I guess we always compare his height to Isaac's and Isaac is really tall for his age too. I love it though, a basketball team in the making. So here are some great pictures and videos of some fun things the boys have done these past few weeks.

 The boys are absolutely obsessed with trains. Every time we hear the train outside they stop what they are doing and listen and mimic the train sounds. If we are outside they still drop what they are doing and immediately run to the sidewalk and say "oh mommy train," or "see train mommy?" The reason they run to the sidewalk is because they can look straight down our street and see the train pass by. I thought it would get old by now because we have been here for 6 months but they still react the same way every time.

 Usually we use these water noodles for swords and a marble run but Isaac saw them laying down on the floor in a pile once and said, " mom, train tracks!" It took me a second to understand what he was trying to tell me but I eventually got it and the tracks were a hit.  We even turned it into a hopping game as well, to work on some balancing skills.

 We finally have a kiddie pool! This was our replacement for 7 peaks this year because I am due at the beginning of August, so we thought this would be a more useful and cheaper route. The pool needless to say was a huge hit!

 When the pool was first introduced to the boys, it was more of a target practice than anything.

 Then Isaac took the first step....... 

 ....and we kind of just threw Andrew in, we knew he would love it once he was in.

See, Andrew went down this slide over and over again. It was hilarious trying to see him climb the steps by himself. He refused to use the middle step so he always ended up doing the splits and then falling into the water.

 I had to put Isaac on the slide for this picture. This was the only time he went down it, he preferred driving his cars down instead.

 Then is started to get cloudy and a bit cold with their shirts on so I stripped Andrew, but it still didn't work.

 He just wanted his mommy, okay maybe he just wanted the dry warm towel I was holding. I will take it however I can get it from Andrew. lol

 Since we have been spending more time outside I have used my sunglasses a lot more. The boys see Austin and I wear our shades and want to be just like us! Especially Andrew, he will pull them off my head and ask me to put them on him. Then he will run around flailing his arms and smiling. It is adorable.

 Here is our version of a sandbox, pathetic I know, but I want to make a sand box wherever we settle down at. Plus, this was way easy and cheap, it's made with 8 cups of flour and 1 cup of baby oil. It felt amazing to play with and I wasn't worried if the boys ever ate some of it.