4 Different Things to Share

1. Ever since we decided to sell our house, we put a bunch of Vincent's toys away, and we stopped buying him toys. Now that we aren't selling it anymore, we decided that he needs a few bigger kid toys. So, we went shopping, and came home with a water table, a t-ball set, and this lawn mower! 2. Tyler turned 4 months yesterday. Today, he went to his check up. Here are the stats:
Height: 25", weight - 15 lbs, 1 oz; both 50-75%. Not bad. I thought he was going to be off the chart big!

3. Tyler got Sophie when I was barely a couple of months pregnant from a couple of my mommy friends. We introduced him to Sophie over the weekend, and he has taken to her happily. Today, we found Sophie after Stella (our cat) got a hold of her. Poor Sophie.

4. Vincent will be starting a preschool summer camp next week. It's just for a few days, but it's 4 hours long, and he's being dropped off. It'll be the first time I've ever dropped him off anywhere. To prepare for it, we got him a backpack. He was very excited to try it out, and wanted me to take his picture.

Addicted

A new business opened up in our neighborhood - Old School Frozen Custard Oh man! We are addicted. To counter all the fat and calories, we walk there from our house, which is probably about a mile??? Probably less. But, getting there and back must add up to at least a mile. They have 3 flavors each day; there's always vanilla & chocolate, and then there's a flavor of the day. Yesterday, they had orange creamsicle. That's what I got. David got a "concrete" which is basically like a Dairy Queen Blizzard, only better.

We take the kids in the stroller.

Wading Pool

Volunteer Park wading pool opened last weekend. I actually thought it was this weekend. Nonetheless, when the boys got up from their afternoon nap, we took them there. We were out of the house in an impressive 30 minutes - sunblock slathered on both kids, bathing gear & all!

Vincent had a great time, and unlike last year, he actually ventured away from the edge of the pool today. He did it all on his own, and eventually did a little "swimming". Basically, he would put both hands down on the bottom, and float his whole body, belly down & head out of the water. He was so pleased with himself, and kept saying, "I'm floating!" We're proud of him for being so brave in the pool.

Cute

Some Pictures

Quick update:

-Sunday, Vincent finished his second year of Mandarin school at Sponge. We forgot the camera, so there are no pictures. Sorry, V.

-David's back at work. Check out what he's been working on! http://www.bing.com/

-We've gone to dinner at other people's houses 3 times in 4 days. Score! Yet, I've gone grocery shopping twice in 5 days, and we ordered from AmazonFresh. Hmmmm...not so good with the grocery list, huh?

-We've taken our house off the market. Long story.

Okay, here are the pictures!

The boys in our bed

Vincent gives Tyler a hugMy Fathers' Day gift to David, matching T-shirts for the boys that says, "My Dad Has Super Powers!" This is what Tyler does between 8pm & 9pm every night

We Caught It!

The ice cream truck, that is.

Today's David's last day off work for his paternity leave. Ever since the beginning of his leave, we have been hearing the ice cream truck drive by, but we are never prepared, and always miss it. Not today. It was parked down the street for some other people, so I ran out there with Tyler and stood in line while David and Vincent grabbed money (and keys to the house). We told Vincent he could pick whatever he wanted, but he seemed really confused by all the stickers on the truck. So, we picked for him...ice cream sandwich. David shared it with him, and I shared mine with Tyler. Since Tyler doesn't eat food, yet, I had to eat his portion.

This is how Vincent shared with David: After David took a couple of large bites, Vincent wanted no more of this sharing business. Instead, he pinched off the tiniest bit of cookie & offered it to David.
David kept asking Vincent for another bite...

And, he finally gave him a last bite.

Some Photos

June 2, 2009 - Upon returning from Leavenworth, we head to the park across the street for some water fun...Vincent get's nailed & is soaked... & Tyler goes on the swings for the first time.

June 5, 2009 - David and Vincent are about to pick the first strawberry from our garden.

June 7, 2009 - Vincent plays air guitar to music by Recess Monkeys at his school's end of the year picnic...

Here's a close up of David enjoying the music with Tyler (did you see him way in the back in the previous pic?). I think he looks hip.

June 11, 2009 - This is how Tyler reacted to being introduced to the ol' exersaucer today.