Daddy's Birthday

This weekend Patrick celebrated his birthday.  Which really means that the whole month of March we get to celebrate Patrick's birthday.  We love to celebrate with an excessive amount of yummy food and a lot of fun.

The boys made this sign for Daddy's birthday and were so excited to give their dad special presents that they had picked out themselves.  Hunter got Patrick a Star Wars Darth Vader and Son book for them to read together and Cameron got Patrick a basketball.  They could barely contain their excitement for Patrick's birthday.

Patrick decided that he wanted to take the boys to the Lego movie on Saturday to start the festivities.

Hunter outside the theater.  I think the boys sang Everything is Awesome the rest of the weekend.

They loved the movie and loved being with dad.

The boys have been begging to go swimming for months now.  Cameron loves wearing his swimsuit and Patrick has been wanting to take the boys to swim at Grandma and Grandpa's house so we went over on Saturday night to let them put their feet in.  The water was pretty cold and we didn't expect them to get very wet but within minutes they were both in the pool and splashing around.

 

 They were both doing cannonballs and loved swimming in the pool.  They now want to know when we can go again.

We spent Sunday relaxing, playing, and having fun to celebrate Patrick's birthday.  It was an amazing weekend.  I love Patrick so much and love celebrating with him.  I know that very few people are as awesome as Patrick is, very few marriages are as happy and connected as ours, and very few families are as loving and fun as ours.  I am so grateful to be married to my best friend, he is my support and the love of my life.

Zoo Day

We went to the zoo again this week and had a great time.  Because we are able to go so often we find so many fun and different things each time and are able to explore so many different areas at the zoo.

 The boys love the Bear's exhibit and are always finding new areas where they can play.
 We also found this fun little dig area.  The boys had a great time digging and sifting through the dirt and mulch with their cute cousins.

 

 I think these little guys could play and dig forever.

 Riding the tractor in farm country.

 We found these little ruins last time at the zoo and the boys loved climbing all over them.
I love taking these guys to the zoo and they love exploring and watching all of the animals. 

Playing at the Park

Oh how we love the park.  The weather here is absolutely amazing (ha ha we would be freezing if we still lived in Utah instead of spending every moment of every day outside soaking up our vitamin D).

 

 If you'll notice from their faces the boys love the park.  They love meeting new friends and pretending.  We are often pretending to be super heroes or rocketing to another planet.  I love their imaginations.

 This is how we get to and from the park.  The boys love taking turns pulling each other.

I cannot say enough how much I love where we live and the amazing parks that are close near our home.

Crafty Fun

Hand Puppets

We painted some paper bags and decided to make puppets.

Cameron loved picking out what he wanted for his guy and spent 15 minutes covering his puppet with stickers.

Hunter wanted to make a crazy alien with tentacles.  Both of the puppets had to have mustaches. 

We had a little puppet show and the boys loved their little puppets.

 Ice Balloons

The boys love experiments so we decided to freeze water balloons and have some fun.

The boys were amazed at the ice balloons.

We started by adding a lot of salt to the ice to watch the ice melt in different formations.

 The salt made it melt in crazy formations and it was pretty cool.
Then we added some colored water just for fun.

 

 The boys spent nearly an hour just playing around with the ice and water.  Then we decided to smash it on the sidewalk.  The ice was a big hit and I am thinking will be a great idea for this summer.

Finger Painting

We decided to make some homemade finger paints for the boys to create masterpieces.  I love doing projects with the boys because they are both so unique and different in their approach. 

Within moments Cameron is dumping all of the colors together and dumping them directly on the paper.  He is dancing on the paper and goes through about four or five sheets before Hunter has even begun.

 

Hunter on the other hand wants to create the exact color he is looking for before he begins.  He uses a couple of fingers to begin and after 20 minutes finally gets his hands dirty.  He is very concerned about creating a picture he will like.

Either way they approach this project they boys love creating and playing together and I love watching them explore.

Hanging with Dad

We have been having so much fun with daddy lately. 

On Monday for FHE we decided to pull out the telescope to explore the skies.

 Hunter loved this experience and is asking all of the time to look through the telescope again.

 We found some baby lambs and sheep and the boys loved watching them jump and play.

Dad came home and spent some story time with the boys.  The boys love reading and cuddling up with them while they explore books is our favorite part. 

Patrick is a fabulous father and I absolutely love watching him interact with our little guys.  They love their dad so much.