Kings Dominion

Alex and I took the boys to Kings Dominion today.  We lucked out:  it was not crowded and the weather was perfect.

Brothers!

Jack and Robert driving a Jeep.

I forgot to tell the boys not to take the Jeep off-road (just kidding).  The Jeep went off the track and got stuck.  Here is a picture of the staff helping the boys out.  They then closed the ride.  Oops.

Bumper Cars.  It didn't go very well.  Jack immediately got stuck in a corner and couldn't get out.  Robert didn't know how to steer and drove in a circle the entire time.

Flying an airplane

Jack

Jack

The boys on a moon bounce

Robert actually won this Spongebob by himself by throwing a ball in a basket.  He made it on his second try.  Alex then tried to win another one for Jack because the boys were already fighting over it, but he wasn't successful. 

Asleep!  Always a sign of a good day.

Jack crashed hard in the car, too.  Notice the handful of cotton candy he refused to give up.

British Soccer Camp

Robert finished his week long soccer camp today.  He attended the camp with friends Luke, Paige and Hudson.  We celebrated by going to Friendly's for a make-your-own sundae:

Pictures from soccer camp:

Robert

Keira

Hudson

Robert vs. Luke

Robert and Luke

I love the excited look on Luke's face as he dribbles the ball.

Robert, Luke and Paige

Robert, Luke and Paige

Soccer buddies:  Luke, Hudson, Robert, Paige

Uh oh, when the boys hug it always turns into...

wrestling on the ground.

Caroline

Drew

Robert

Giving his coaches a high-five

Misc pictures from this week

Robert and friend Christina.  She is actually Jack's age, but Robert enjoyed being the big kid and holding her hand on our walk.

We had a playdate at Burke Lake.  Here are the boys with their friends.  

Jack on the carousel

Robert at the playground

All the kids waiting impatiently for the carousel to open

Springfield 5k race

I ran the Springfield 5k race this morning, pushing the boys in the stroller.  Unfortunately, there was a hill on the course and I could feel all 80 pounds of the stroller and boys.  I pleaded with Robert to get out and run up the hill to lighten up the load, but he refused...much to the amusement of nearby runners. 

Robert also loves to ask me a million questions whenever I run with the stroller.  I try to explain that I can't carry on a conversation at the moment because mommy is running and can barely breathe, but that doesn't stop him.  However, he did stop with the questions for a brief moment to explain to me about how AT&T has a 4G phone that lets you "tax" and talk at the same time!!!  He tells me as though this is the most amazing discovery he's ever heard and insists I must buy it immediately.  I think someone is watching too much TV. 

Me, with the boys right before the race.  Note, that I am wearing an old Concert t-shirt.  I am still waiting for my sister and brother-in-law to send me Clicker shirts.  Think of all the free advertising you'll get when I run races.  Size small, please.  Plus, someone who shall remain nameless thinks the tag line on the back of the shirt is too risque, yet this same person still does not see what is wrong with a  mother (of teenagers) wearing a big peckers shirt.

Jack loves to wear adult size t-shirts.  He refused to take the racing shirt off all day.  He'll probably wear it to bed tonight, too.

At the end of the race, they had a moon bounce and kid-fit activities.  Here are the boys racing around cones.

The boys eating bananas before the race.

Jedi mind tricks

My 2 year old went into the pantry and grabbed a box of cake mix.  He then came over, handed the box to me,  and said:

JACK:  Mommy, you want to make me a cake.

ME:  Ummm, no, I actually don't want to make you a cake.

JACK: You WANT to make me a cake!

ME: No, I don't think I do.

JACK: You. Want. To. Make. Me. A. Cake.


I did not bake him one, but why do I feel like I actually do want to bake a cake out of my new cake book?  I can't get the thought out of my head.  Damn his jedi mind tricks!  We are having a neighborhood potluck on Monday, so I'll probably bake one then.

Last Day of Preschool

Today is Robert's last day of preschool.    I can't believe Robert will be in kindergarten in the fall and riding the school bus by himself!   Of course, I took some photos today:

These are thank you cards that Robert and I made for his teachers. 

I also made monogrammed hand sanitizers.

Here is a close-up.  The hardest part was removing the label from the bottle, but Goo-Gone helped a lot.  I am not crafty at all; I got the idea from this blog:   http://www.theidearoom.net/

After we dropped Robert off at preschool, we headed to their chapel and waited for all the students to arrive with the teachers.  Jack likes to hang out with Drew and Keira before chapel starts.

The kids arrive.  Robert always walks into chapel waving to EVERYONE, not just me.

The theme of the last chapel was Rainbows.

Here are the kids leaving...

And finally, a picture of Robert on his last day of preschool for our photo album:  

California!

This past weekend, Robert and I flew to Hermosa Beach, CA to visit Aunt Christine, Uncle Jeff, Ryan and Ellie. 

Alex and Jack stayed home.  There is no way I'm going to fly 5+ hours on a crowded airplane with a 2 year old!

We started our day off in California by buying fresh strawberries at the farmers market.  Here is a picture of cousins Ryan and Robert enjoying the fruit:

Then, we headed to the beach...

Ryan & Robert

My adorable niece, Ellie Grace.

Robert.  The water was a freezing 57 degrees, or something like that.  We had fun letting the waves hit our feet.  But then, Robert fell all the way in the water:

Robert was soaking wet, but that didn't stop him from having fun.

Cousins flying a kite

Robert flying his Transformers kite.

I love this picture.  He is watching the surfers wipe out in the waves.

Robert couldn't stop telling Ellie how beautiful and cute she was.  He even kissed her feet!

Robert and Ellie playing with the train.

On Sunday, we went to the aquarium in Long Beach.

Ryan, Robert, Uncle Jeff and Ellie are looking for stingrays.

Robert

Ellie watching a huge stingray swim past the window.

Then we headed outside to pet the stingrays and watch the sea lions play.

Of course, the sharks are always fun to watch.

Cute photo of the two boys with their balloons:



We had a great time visiting my sister and her family.  Robert told me each night before bed that he loved California and wanted to stay here until August.  We can't wait to go back!