Water play

This weather is really making me pretty adventuress with these boys. Last week we went outside to have a little water play. I was a little sad that W missed out on the fun but he was pretty crabby that day and a nap was much needed. I re-purposed our old baby bath since neither of the boys use it now it has just been taking up space in the garage. I thought if fit the bill for a simple water activity. I through down some towels so B wouldn't get so muddy and through some toys in. 

At first we brought out our Playmobile Noah's Arc then a fly swatter. He enjoyed both but nothing beat just plain ol' splashing since it is a "no" during bath time. At first he was a little puzzled at the fact that I said nothing when he first did it. I explained that is was okay out here and he took full advantage! 

Look at that proud face in the last picture. He definitely felt successful about all that splashing.

lots of field trips

As I mom of two pretty young boys I often have very little motivation to leave the house. But ironically that is the only thing that seems to be working for us to keep the day running smoothly. B seems to be getting a bit stir crazy at home and which honestly frazzles me A LOT. So yesterday when B woke up on a the wrong side of the bed my lovely husband was kind enough to recommend I keep the car and "go somewhere instead of going insane" HA! Well he was right and the day went smoothly. The boys had fun and I felt motivated enough to clean and cook as soon as we got home and the boys went down for a nap. 

Sometimes it's good to be spontaneous ( I am trying to be more so). So until teething and emotions level out a bit. My days will be a little more lax and hopefully a lot more fun for all of us. 

banging on pots and pans

Saturday's are the most challenging days of the week for us. Usually by bedtime the house is a mess and I am to the end of my rope.  That day was especially stressful as B a was a bit under the weather. I decided that instead of getting upset I gave them something new to explore and keep them entertained while I cleaned up the living room and the kitchen. Out came a few kitchen items such as wooden spoons, spatulas, whisk, muffin tins.etc. and it worked!B loved banging on all the pots and  pretending to stir food and eat it while W found his new all time favorite toy. A whisk. He could not put it down. It was so great to see them both exploring and by the time they lost interest both rooms were clean and it was time to read a few books before bed. I often forget of the sheer value of exploration of everyday items. I will definitely be pulling out more whisks on tough days :)

Field trip to Bush Park

Yesterday was gorgeous so we decided to take a field trip to Bush Park to see if we could find some bees. (to look at from afar... I think I should have thought about my fear of bees before planning this theme. The real thing I want to teach them is they are scary and it really hurts when they sting) but that's another lesson all together. We mainly spent our time on the playground where we made a few new friends and Bear tried to play with the big kids. He became quite attached to the play car/train set up. Once on he pretty much collected dirt and rocks into piles and observed the rest of the kids. He took a few tumble before mastering getting off the ramp of the crocked house. It was so hard to watch him want to do it on his own but I know that it is the best way to learn but of coarse mama was near by.  We did go for a walk to look for bees after all and were successful but it was short lived because Bear saw a little boy getting off his tricycle and thought it was his turn so he ran over and tried to climb on.:) It just so happens that a tricycle is what I was thinking this almost 2 year old needed for his birthday but shhhh... don't tell him. 

As always Wolf loved it too. He slept on mama most of the time and did not peek his eyes open until right before getting in the car. 

We had a great time and came home just in time for nap time.