Pool Blast

We are having soooo much fun now that the pools at the local parks are open for the summer. It is so refreshing to play in the cool water on a hot day. The pool we go to has a great mushroom-like waterfall in the middle that is really awesome! Haydn is quite the little dare devil! He can run in and out of the waterfall, crawl on his hands and knees and sit in the water up to his neck all with no fear. He frequently takes plunges under the water, because his body isn't big enough to withstand the water throwing him about in the deep parts, but it doesn't phase him AT ALL! I'll help him up and he'll immediately want back down and go back to what he was doing. I've even seen him fall under and get himself up before I could get there. It amazes everyone watching! Connor can stick his head under the water and keep his eyes open to see where he is going now too. My kids continue to be water babies! Sorry there are so many pics. I took over 200 at the pool today. The boys were being so cute I had to make myself put the camera down!

Big Bed Troubles

Haydn has been sleeping in his toddler bed these days. For the most part, I can count on a little trouble getting him to stay in bed but he eventually gets it. He's had some funny things happen though. Yesterday at about 4 am I heard frantic screaming from the boys room. I went to Haydn's bed and although I heard him clearly I couldn't find him ANYWHERE. Finally, after searching all over his bed and the room, I knelt down and found a foot. He apparently had fallen and rolled under the bed and was trapped. As soon as I pulled him out and laid him down he was out--seriously as quick as snapping my fingers he was out again. Then last night Connor came downstairs about an hour after I had put them to bed and said, "Mommy, Haydn is sleeping so funny you have to come see! He has his feet on the floor!" Here is what we found... I love finding both my boys in silly sleeping positions. They are both such wiggly sleepers.

Big Beds For Big Boys

Here come the big boy beds! Connor just turned 4 and is growing like a weed! We had talked about getting him a twin bed at the end of the summer when we actually have steady income but then found this awesome bed frame! Someone was going to throw this awesome race car bed out so we snatched it up and Connor is THRILLED! I love how you can put your child in a bigger bed and all the sudden the seem small again!
Since Connor moved out of the toddler bed I decided to see if Haydn is ready for it. He's already climbed out of his crib before and instead of waiting for him to do it again I thought I'd at least see if I could get him to stay in bed. Well so far so good, I'm happy to say. Last night I sat by his bed for about 5 min laying him back down every time he sat up. When that didn't work he just laid there and kicked his feet around and played with the rails until he fell asleep which took another 10 min. At nap time today I sat by the door and had to tell him to lay down about 5 times and then he fell asleep within about 10 min. Looks like he might be ready! I can't believe I have to take the crib down again! Last time I did that I cried, I guess we'll see what happens this time.
So here are some cute pics I took while they were napping soundly today...

Sprinklers

I've mentioned the sprinkler parks here before. Needless to say they are heavenly on a hot New England summer day! These pictures are from when we went as a family after Connor's birthday party. The boys just love it, especially if you will play in the water with them!

Connor's 4th Birthday (Fire Fighter Party)

Today is Connor's 4th Birthday!!! We had a blast! We started out the day with apple pancakes (Connor's breakfast of choice) and the got ready for his firefighter birthday party. He had all his friends over to help him celebrate. We played an awesome relay were the kids had to dress in a firefighter coat, hat and goggles then jump in their truck and run to a fire. They then put out the fire with their hoses and ran to a burning house to save a stuffed animal inside. Then they ran back to their team and the next person did the same thing. I worked hard and build some cool fire trucks and made a cool fire truck cake. Scott put together the burning house which looked awesome! All the kids had fun and Connor was king of the day and loving every minute of it. After the friends left we played with all the presents and opened more from Mommy, Daddy and grandparents. Then when Haydn woke up we went to the sprinkler park and then out to dinner. It was definitely fun-filled day! I can't believe 4 years has passed since the angel came into our home. Happy Birthday Connor! We love you tons!

Bubbles Bubbles.....Dada

Ah, the simple pleasures! I marvel sometimes at how easy it is to please little children. I love nothing more than to watch my boys faces of complete joy and their little laughs and happy squeals! Here's one such happy moment of my boys playing with bubbles...

By the way, Haydn calls most things "dada". We thought it was so funny when Connor would call bananas "BaMama", which is kinda close. Haydn calls it "BaDada".

Cool in the Pool

Oh my what a heat wave! The last 4 days have been dreadful as far as temperature is concerned! We've been staying cool though by spending a lot of time at the splash pads at the park or our new kiddy pool. Here's some fun photos of the kids playing in the pool with their friends. I wish I was little enough to play in there.

New trick

So, when Haydn climbed out of his crib and nearly broke his neck in the process I turned the crib around because the back is higher than the front. So far it's worked! This morning Connor comes into my room and this is the conversation...
Connor: "Mommy, I'm so proud of myself!"
Mommy: "Why Connor?"
Connor: "Because I got Haydn out of his bed all by myself! I watched you do it and I did it just like you!"
Mommy: "Oh really!"
In comes Haydn with the HUGEST smile and climbs right up onto our bed to tackle Scott and I with hugs!

Oh how I love having kids!

Comparing Crib Escapes

I talked about Haydn's escape from his crib before and I found it entertaining to compare it with Connor's. I thought everyone might enjoy it. It's amazing how different children can be. These crib escapes match their personalities perfectly. Connor is much more cautious about things he hasn't tried before or that look daunting. Haydn will watch others and then just go for it, NO FEAR.
Connor's planned perfect escape...

Haydn's daring dive...