Forts seem to be the theme!

Last night it was a fort to sleep in, today it was a fort to play in! What fun! The boys had a great time playing with their friends, Andrew and Amanda, in their awesome fort made of old boxes. This fort came complete with front door, beds, a backyard and a dining table! Yes! They ate dinner in there too! It looks more like a fortress to me!

He NEEDED a fort!

Justin is one who will not go to bed unless Travis is going to bed too! Not because he doesn't want to miss out on anything but because Travis is his security. He feels safe in his room when his brother is in there sleeping too. So when Travis had a sleepover at a friends house last night, I knew Justin was going to ask for something. It started with,"Will you sleep with me for the whole night in my bed?" Well, that wasn't going to happen! He immediately moved onto to NEEDING a fort in my room. I suggested he just sleep with me. Jeff was gone and so I figured that was pretty special but he wasn't buying it. He needed the fort! So I built him one the best I could considering there was no furniture to attach the sheets too. He suggested I just nail them into the wall! HA! He was perfectly happy snuggling into bed on the floor next to his mommy and under the safety of his fort!

Splash Park!

Today we went to Morse Park in Elk Grove. It is a great park! There are areas for big kids, little kids and all the in-betweens. There is even a great little splash park with dumping coconut buckets, water spraying fish, and a palm tree that is sure to get the kids wet. We were lucky enough to be able to tag along with a friend of ours and her kids. The boys all had a great time running around the park, jumping, climbing and even getting wet! Thanks Shelby for introducing us to something new!

The boys!

They boys and cute little Avary!

Ryan climbing the big rope!

What fun!

Travis being blasted!

Holding on for dear life!

Travis, Justin and Jackson getting a little exercise!

Ryan getting wet!

Locked Out....AGAIN!!

Seriously, you'd think we would learn! AGAIN, Ryan locked me out of the house today! For those of you not familiar, Ryan locked me out of the house once before and that incident ended with the sledge hammering of my door by the fire department!!

This time wasn't nearly as exciting, but still we were locked out. We had all been outside swimming when Ryan decided he was all done, so he went inside to watch a movie. Apparently, he was unable to open the sliding door when he wanted to come back outside so he thought it was locked and started pushing buttons. Well, it wasn't locked but he managed to get it locked and was unable to unlock it! Luckily, Jeff was home working in the office so after a phone call to his office (which he didn't answer!), I went and knocked on his window. He let us in and all was well! I suppose we need to always have an alternate entrance into the house when Ryan is inside and we are not!

Ryan inside and the rest of us locked outside!

Lovin' Summer

I love summer break! I love having the kids at home, I love that they get to spend quality time with their friends, I love hanging out by the pool. Although it is not always sunshine and happiness when they are home all the time, for the most part it is wonderful! Today was just another reminder of why we LOVE summer.

My boys and their best friends, Andrew and Amanda, enjoying a treat poolside!

Justin just relaxing!

Amanda and Andrew soaking up the sun!

Travis and Ryan serious about their Push-ups!

Sprinkler Fun!

Because we have the pool, is not very often we the we play in the sprinklers, but today Ryan was being such a good helper while I was doing yard work that I thought maybe he would like to cool off in the sprinklers. Honestly, it was my way of allowing him some fun but still allowing me to get the yard work done. He was hesitant at first and didn't want to get wet, but once Justin showed him how it was done there was no stopping him. He loved it!! It didn't take long until Travis joined in on the fun too.

Ryan jumping through the sprinkler. He had a blast!

Cutie pie!

Justin doing "butterfly stroke" through the sprinkler!

The boys!

Justin having fun!

Jeff and I even joined in and played in the sprinkler! Thankfully there isn't any pictures of that! Needless to say, this didn't allow me to get any yard work done. I was too busy watching the kids have fun!

Slip and Slide Fun!

The kids had a great time Slip-n-Sliding with their friends!

Travis with his rockstar moves!

The whole gang!