My little tree climbers.
Curly-head CB.
My knight in shiny armor. Ever since we took them to Medieval Times last year, it has been swords, armor-making, and castle building.
EB made these potty charts for him and CB. It took FOREVER to train CB. Tried on his 2nd birthday- obviously wasn't going to happen. Tried in Fall, 2013- Obviously not ready. Tried on Christmas break. 12 days of NOTHING. Two days later was off due to snow days, and voila! I was very proud of EB making CB a chart since he remembered that I had done the same for him. He is my little helper! I have to say that, even though I am working full time, I was very blessed to be home with CB to potty-train him.
My Lego Master builder! This is a pic of EB not wanting to be interrupted while building his 1000pc Lego castle. He would have finished it in one day had he not gone to school.
EB and his sweetie. He is very much attached to her.
Getting some cuddles from my little one.
We love to swim, and are grateful for the huge pool and hot tub feet from our place!!
Romping around before the 2014 Fireworks!! EB made that star crown for his sweetie.
2014 Fireworks.
Boys loved them this year (aka no freaking out). Prior to the fireworks they got to see a couple of concerts- which they love!
@ 4th of July parade. Love having a playground nearby while we wait for it to start!
Resting up for all the parade excitement.
I'm not sure whether the boys enjoy the parade as much as the popsicles ;)
I got asked if they were twins !?!
And, yes, 6th year wearing navy blue polos and khaki shorts.
EB following his sweetheart around. Ha.
We had a wonderful time at their 4th party!
This is Halloween 2013, Lego-Mania
EB wanted to be a Lego-man, and CB is the Lego Duplo Dalmatian.
I am pretty proud of these costumes I made for them- in the midst of making them I wonder why I spend all my 'spare' time doing it, but as soon as they are all dressed-up, it melts my heart. I love making their ideas 'come to life'. The boys had a blast trick-o-treating in my office again!
The skies cleared up just in time for them to go trick-or-treating around our neighborhood. It was adorable watching them, and they were the only kids about so they took home quite the loot.
The annual Maple-Syrup Fest.
One of EB's favorite annual events. The local forest preserve puts on a Maple Fest and they get to see how maple syrup is made. This year he got to drill & tap a tree- he was THRILLED! He says he learned how to do it from Curious George- ha.
Boys will be boys.
Though this makes me remember when my sisters and I played in the diaper boxes.
EB designed and decorated this train ALL himself. I only cut out the window holes.
Summer as we know & enjoy it: sand & popsicles.
The boys love having a gigantic sand volleyball court to play in!
CB & sand.
Playing with dump truck and bulldozer that are huge hits from G. Auntie P.
The piece de resistance.
I would have never imagined the day when I would decorate my walls with THIS!
And every single month there is a 'super work award' for EB completing all of his month's homework, math awards from his math teacher, and pictures and scribbles from the boys from school and home. It's my piece de sweetness, especially when EB gets 1st prize for reading the most books.
