O Beautiful for Spacious Skies....

Joe said when asked at work how his 4th of July was, he responded each time with "Magical."  It's true, we couldn't have asked for a better day weather wise and everyone who was able to join us made it incredibly special.


Joe worked a half day so the boys and i ventured out to the zoo early morning and had lots of fun.

Watch out for the one-eyed fish, he's pretty creepy.

Could their hair get any more red?

Running free!

Not free

Boys loved the porcupine.  Boys loved pretending to be porcupines.  Did you know they run backward to scare off their predators?

Crazy big croc

Bear hunting

Catching a ride

Oliver's rules: Sit on something once, it belongs to you and no one else. FOREVER.

I was holding Oliver.  Lion thought he looked tasty.

Watch Ian's face.  Oh my gosh.

Everything's a Gun

Apparently i laugh a lot more than i thought.  Shortly after writing that last entry, i took note of other LOL moments that evening and a couple to mention today.  Here's just a few things that gave me the giggles....

- Oliver repeatedly trying with all his might to throw a lego tire that was stuck on his finger

- Our little fierce kitty trying to climb our big tree, and sliding back down with claws outstretched

- Oliver's overly excited(with a tint of crazy) expression watching me pitch a whiffle ball to joey

- Joey's eruption of laughter as he darted back and forth in the back yard, long red ribbon trailing behind him while same fierce kitty chases

- Oliver's serious face with eyes squeezed shut as he pretends to sleep on command

- Me wearing my meant for home wear only fuzzy pink socks under my flip-flops going in to pick up joey from camp.  I get a pass on this one, i wasn't feeling too hot, and i meant to take them off before going in, i forgot!  Didn't realize it til we were driving away.

- The flash of Oliver's bare bottom as he bolts with lightening speed down the hallway, having just escaped from the bath.  Yes i left him in there alone for 30 seconds, yes i know babies can drown in two inches of water.  

Two things i've noticed.  I laugh whenever they laugh.  And i laugh more often when my husband is home. :-)

LOL

I had the thought last week that despite all the crazy shenanigans that go on in my house daily, i find it rare that something is funny enough to make me laugh out loud.  Maybe if i wasn't so mentally exhausted and pulled in multiple directions i would be laughing all the time.....  Just two nights ago, something happened with the boys and joe started laughing and i said to him, "I'm so thankful that you know how to laugh when i want to cry."  This is 30 minutes after he comes home from work, and of course i've already been with them for 9 hours.
Anyway, i thought it would be a good idea to jot down on here anytime that i get a good laugh, just for fun.
So yesterday Ian and Oliver and i go to pick up joey from his little half day nature camp he's going to, i check the phone for the time and say, "Oh, we're earlier than i thought."  Ian asks, "Are we laaate?"  I say, "No, we're early."  Ian:  "What does THAT mean mommy?"
Me: "Hahahahahhahahhahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahaha!"
Just thinking maybe i say the word "late" a substantial amount of times more than "early"?  In my defense i had dropped him off and picked him up on time every day this week, apparently i just don't point it out as often as i do the other.  


Want to know what's not funny?  Our oldest throwing up three times last night.  Oh my goodness, awful.  No camp today.


Time is so short these days and my heart is full and heavy with another issue(not personal, don't worry!) so blogging is becoming less and less of a priority.  I'm realizing i'll just have to write quick notes here and there, instead of having the pressure to sit down and write a big long update.  Although my mind seems to always be writing new entries throughout the day and especially when i lay down to sleep at night, so it's kind of annoying to have all these topics on the back burner of my brain all the time.


NTS- The boys call Oliver "Goo Goo"  I don't know why, it's just his name


Alright, i'll leave one picture.

Interview with my almost 6 six year old

Baby feeding the other baby

What the kids do when we're out riding bikes in the cul-de-sac but not actually riding bikes....

What Joey does outside

What Ian does outside