Another Family Party

On August 14 we went to Grandma and Papa's house to celebrate all 6 of the August birthdays, including Dominic and Jude's. It was almost like Christmas.

Dominic with his new steer

Dominic opening another present

Jude checks out his new bag and pajamas

That afternoon we took a trip to the Hillsboro pool with Lisa, Melissa and all of the kiddos.

Lisa, Valerie and the boys

For some reason this one got cut off, but the boys loved playing with Josie in the fountains

Family Party

August 8 we had a little party to celebrate both Jude and Dominic's birthdays. Grandma and Grandpa and Aunt Tracy were here to help us celebrate.

Jude checks out his new Car's pencil.

Here they are excited about their new sleeping bags from G-ma and G-pa.

Daddy made them hide their eyes while he wheeled out their present from us...Can you guess what it is?

Here's a hint: Aunt Tracy got them helmets

They also got bubble bath

and Thomas Pez dispenser (actually this is James, his friend)

Jude, our cheeser

Trying out the sleeping bag.

Aunt Tracy makes them pose with all the presents she got them. He can't even hold them all!

Instead of cake we had brownies and homemade strawberry ice cream.

Their new bikes from us! A big hit!

We ordered their bikes from Toys R Us and when we received them, one of the boxes was damaged. So when Adam went to put it together, of course the bike was damaged as well. Thus we only had one bike to give to two boys. I was so excited to see their reaction when we wheeled out the bike and this is what we got...

Dominic Turns 4!

I woke Dominic up at 6:30 a.m. after being out late the night before at the TEC hoot, so that he could see his picture on TV. I don't think he was too thrilled. He didn't really have a reaction when he saw himself. The picture proves that he was still half asleep.

And here's the video of him watching it. Not too exciting!

Party hats!

By that evening, when Daddy got home, he was in a much better mood. We celebrated by having his favorite meal: hot dogs and cupcakes with sprinkles. He even got a new train from Jude and Cecilia. He is so proud of his Duncan.

And don't think that his parents forgot about him. Since he and Jude were getting the same thing we decided to wait and give them their presents together at the same time.

MOPS Picnic

Shortly after Jude was born I began attending a MOPS group in Parsons. It has been great for both me and the kids. We only meet during the school year, but over the summer we have a picnic. They had the train open for all of our preschoolers to ride on.

The boys rode every time around for about an hour and a half, despite the 1oo degree temperatures.

Oh, if only we had a train in our backyard...then I might get some things done around the house!

Car Show

Lately the boys have been playing "car show". They get all of their matchbox, hot wheels, etc out and line them up. Today Jude even built a platform out of blocks for the cast of "Cars". I overheard them say something about needing a snack at the car show. They went to the closet where they pretended to get out some "scooby dooby's". I asked them what those were and they said "fruit snacks, like we had at Grandma and Grandpa's house." I guess they wouldn't know who Scooby Doo was.

One of these times I will be quick enough to get a picture of their car show. By the time I get my camera out all of the cars have "driven" away. They said that they were racing but it looked more like a demolition derby to me!

Baby Love

I was busy doing things around the house and when I came through the living room this is what I found:

Dominic was just laying beside her with his arm around her watching TV.

And she was just so sweet. I know that they are going to be very protective of their little sister!

Of course Jude wanted to be apart of it, thus making for a perfect photo op. Little Cecilia was none the wiser and continued napping through all of this.

Jude's Firsts

This summer has been full of "firsts" for Jude. Aunt Tracy took him to see his first movie in the movie theater, Toy Story 3. Tracy had a full day of Buzz and Woody planned, complete with craft projects and Toy Story popcorn buckets!They were worn out from all the fun and fell asleep on the way home. And when they got home they told me about their favorite part of the movie; the train.

He also had his first visit to the dentist.

This was Dominic's 2nd time. They both did great, had NO cavities and even picked out bouncy balls from the treasure chest.