Alex’s library books – chosen completely by himself.
(He wanted four because that’s how old he is.)
LittleToadfrogs
Teague’s library book – chosen from a preselected few with cars. I tried to encourage him to take more than one but this is all he wanted.
Alex is finding our summer schedule a little more challenging in regards to earning stars. He jumps at a chance to “help”. I told him he could help me unload the dishwasher and left him in charge of the silverware as I took Teague to the bathroom. When I left the kitchen the counter shown in the picture above was empty. When I came back he had every single item out of the dishwasher and on the counter. Overachiever!
Evidently it’s cool to drink the water in the shower.
Another session of soccer completed. (And this time he loved it!)
Teague had a lot of fun “washing” his car with a squirt gun.
I bought Alex’s flip flops on sale at the end of last year. They have been in the bottom of his closet ever since and he will occasionally pull them out and want to wear them. He gets them on his feet and then can’t figure out how to walk in them. Tonight he wanted to try again. Teague saw them and wanted flip flops too. (Thankfully we had some hand-me-downs in his closet too.) The funny part is we got Teague’s on his feet and he had no problem walking in them and wore them all night. Alex switched shoes as soon as we took the picture.
Alex was so excited to see his friend Tristan at the pool today!
Teague took a spill yesterday on the concrete and his poor nose is showing it today.
Pool afternoon!
As we were putting on sunscreen for the pool, Teague held out his hands. He often puts on his own lotion after a bath so I put some in his hands. He immediately tried to rub it in his hair…
Then we had a talk about sunscreen vs. shampoo.
Someone loves brushing his teeth.
Just a little doctoring.
Stick ’em up.
Cautiously optimistic. Teague went the entire day without an accident – including an hour and a half outing.
It was definitely too cold for the pool today, but Alex was begging to go. We did wait till after nap, but the boys’ lips were blue by the time they closed at 4:30.
We’re going to give this a try and see what happens…
First day at the pool – and it was probably a little too cold to be there.
The TV stare.
There are bubbles in the air, in the air. (Sung to the tune of that song.)
I fought it since Christmas, but Alex has talked about “Sharky” consistently and when I accidentally made it back to Milwaukee with him (instead of leaving him at Gram’s house like I intended) Alex got a new lovey in his bed. This is one happy little boy.
We have recently learned the best way to wash Teague’s hair is to let him do it by himself. We give him directions and remind him to “rub his eyes” to keep the soap out and he seems happy with the arrangement. He also loves the cheers he gets at the end for not crying. (This boy is crazy independent compared to Alex at 2.)
Alex and Aunt Emmy hanging out in the tent.
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)
Teague playing “Where’s Teague?”
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)
Playing in the sand at Shelby Farms
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)
Playing in the sand at Shelby Farms
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)
Helping Pop in the yard.
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)
Helping Pop in the yard.
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)
Alex feeding the birds.
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)
Snack time!
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)
Alex got to ride in a Japanese fire truck today (at least 10 laps around) – Granny and Pop’s friends have the coolest toys!
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)
Teague was a little too scared to ride in the fire truck, but he sat in Pop’s lap and pretended to drive.
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)
Playing outside after church.
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)
Teague was quick to find the car at the playground.
(Photograph courtesy of Judy.)
Brothers.
Bedtime books with Gram.
Thumb sucker.
Last day of school!
Today it occurred to me that Alex is tall enough to see into our silverware drawer. Bingo! Now he can unload the silverware from the dishwasher. Mom loves the help and he loves earning a star.
Teague was amusing himself while I cooked dinner. Then I realized he was saying, “black beans” over and over. This boy loves his beans!
Alex loves his Crocs, but they do quite a number on his feet in the summer. Tonight I wouldn’t let him take his shoes off until he was ready to get in the shower. (If you know Alex you know this was quite a big deal. He is adamant about taking shoes off at the backdoor.) Then he had to take the shoes in the shower and wash them too.
Bedtime for Teague means books with Mom.
Alex is really starting to enjoy soccer (it only took 3 sessions of lessons).
Storytime at Yo Mama!
Brothers.
Take them to the playground and they are fascinated with the sewer drain.
Fun at the playground.
Alex wasn’t interested in having his picture taken today..
Teague wanted “meow” and even managed to snuggle with her for a few minutes.
As an explanation for why he was choosing the rabbit setting on his lawn mower, Alex told me, “I’m going to put it in rabbit because we don’t see any turtles in our yard.”