Just Another Typical Day

I am enjoying summer vacation with my boys so far. Here we are making faces at the camera on the ipod (that we inherited from Heather).

Ephraim trying to raise one eyebrow while I capture it.

 

 Look at that upper tooth coming in!

At the park, Gabriel is such a great climber. He is so proud that he beat an 8-year-old to the top, twice! Ephraim is there at the bottom of this photo. He made it most of the way up and back too. He only climbed down prematurely to try to catch up to brother who had already moved on.

Gabriel found one of our cats napping on my bed and decided to read her the dinosaur book. So sweet! He loved that when he pointed at each dinosaur, she batted at the pages and was "attacking" the dinosaurs.

Fun Summer Days

I took the kids to the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield after Gabriel's last day of school last Friday. They loved it! Of course, what kid wouldn't love it being surrounded by so much candy!

 

 

 Fresh carrots from our garden!

Fingerpainting only lasts a short time on the paper. This time Ephraim happily painted tiger stripes on himself!!

 

The two new kittens are working out perfectly. The boys love having them around and I think it's a great learning opportunity. Ephraim is so sweet and loving. Gabriel is anxious to get them to sleep next to him. Both kids are finding new ways to play with and pet the cats. I missed having a cat around. Of course, there are a few downsides--like how helpful cats can be while trying to get something done like file old paperwork! :)

Date with the Charming Gabriel

My little Man of the House is almost 6 years old (in about 4 weeks). We get to go on a short date every Wednesday. This time I brought my camera and tried to take lots of pictures of my little charmer.

Cool in mom's sunglasses.

 Zombies together

 He won't make a straight face or smile for the camera.

 So I'll stick out my tongue too!

Hey, Little Star, How Are You Doing?

Yesterday, Monday, was a tough day, for some reason. Mondays are sometimes hard. Gabriel had a meltdown after school. We snuggled and he tearfully told me he hates school because kids tell on him all the time. Poor guy. Only two more days left of school. We decided to make it a party day. We stayed home from daycare and played together. Then we made cake with frosting (I had just bought it for Gabriel's birthday party next month, but I'll get new stuff). It was great! Happy boys!

The animal shelter across the street was having a Free Adoption day on Saturday. So since my Saturday was a complete disaster and disappointment, I went over just to see what they had. Heh. Famous last words! These two kitties (perhaps sisters?) were waiting for me. We picked them up today and they have been purring every since. Gabriel's smile couldn't be wider!

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Ephraim has been singing a lot lately. He let me capture a few songs. My favorite is his version of Twinkle, Twinkle. "Twinkle, Twinkle, little star. How are you doing? I'm fine."