Rough start this morning

Ted and Harry both had swimming lessons this week. Ted also has baseball on Monday and Friday nights. We had storms on Monday so the game was cancelled. We had a picnic through the Fit Families program last night and so I took all 3 boys by myself since Bob had to work late. We had a great time eating free bbq, playing kickball, basketball, and with scooters. It was a busy day and we ended up getting home later than normal and so that delayed bedtime a little. Nate woke up at 4:30 this morning. When I went to get him, Ted and Harry's door was locked but they had the light on. I told them to get back to bed and turn out the light. Ted wanted to read and since I wasn't in a mood to argue with him, I told him he could read in his bed until he fell asleep. He has a flashlight for that. I got Nate and took him back to bed. He was ready for the day at 6, though. Harry had gone back to bed and slept until almost 9 I think. Ted, on the other hand, stayed up and read the whole time. While I was putting Nate down for his nap, Ted fell asleep on the couch. I was so glad he made it easy on me. I took a nap too so we could make it through the rest of the day.

I got out the slip n slide for the boys tonight since it was warmer again. The neighbor boys played on it too. They had a great time on it.

Sweet thoughts from Nate before bed

Nate has been talking more and more. He's really putting words together and expressing his thoughts. The last couple nights while getting him to sleep, he's told me something about his day. He said, "fun Daddy" and I asked if he had fun with Daddy playing cars. He said yes. He's also been talking about me wiping out on the bike last week. My front tire went off the bike path and when I tried to correct it, I went down. Nate and Harry were in the trailer so they got to watch me fall but they stayed upright at least. Nate told me, "Mommy, fall down. ground." He's mentioned it a couple nights so it must have made an impression.

Ted's daycamp experience

Ted had daycamp with Cub scouts this week. Bob and I couldn't go so Ted went all 3 days by himself. He was with his friends so he did great. I think he was more nervous when he went to the zoo field trip at school. He had a great time and seemed to enjoy the archery, softball, and BB guns. I'm hoping someone got pictures but I haven't seen any yet.

More pictures from Sunday

Nate is doing so well with the regular swings. His brothers pushed him for a bit today and he loved that he was swinging higher.

Our Sunday

It was a nice warm day today so after church we decided to get out the Slip n Slide. Harry had gotten it for his birthday. Nate didn't want to miss out so his nap got delayed a bit. Our backyard isn't very big so the boys couldn't really run much to slide on it well enough. They seemed to enjoy it anyway.

Nate insisted on having lunch outside today.

We briefly lost Nate this afternoon too. The three boys were in the backyard and I was inside taking care of a couple of things but checking on them frequently. Bob went out to get the slip n slide set up. Nate was not in the yard then so Bob thought he was in the house with me. I looked out and saw Bob, Ted, and Harry setting up the slip n slide but didn't see Nate. I went out to check on him and he wasn't in the backyard. I went to the front but couldn't see him and I was calling his name. It wasn't long before I heard his voice. He had crossed the street and was going into our neighbor's backyard. He figured out the lock on their gate yesterday (although I'm not sure if it was completely closed when he went in today). He was halfway in their yard before I caught up to him. That boy is too smart for his own good!

Trying to catch up...

It's been a long time since I've posted anything--how does the time go so quickly? We're almost done with another school year but I don't think things will slow down too much right away. Ted just finished soccer yesterday and starts baseball practice tomorrow. Harry learned how to read last week and loves to read the BOB books. He's really excited about using his new skill. Nate has learned colors and some shapes and just loves to play and run around outside all day. He has an opinion about everything.

Expect some back posts as I sort through pictures to share. ;)

Brothers snuggling

I came down the stairs to see Ted and Nate sitting on the couch together watching tv. They were happy to pose for the camera.