Our Four Princes: June 2010

Saturday, June 26, 2010

The Fair

Prince K and Prince L loved riding on the train ride, but it dawned on me that Prince K will soon be outgrowing rides like these.

Prince M played his first fair game ever and won himself a prize. But when the lady handed him his prize he tried to eat it!

Prince K and Prince L had a blast playing the fair games, and quickly spent all of mommy's money.

Prince L is a cowboy in training, he loved his pony ride!

Here is a picture of all 3 boys with their prizes from the day (minus their 2 blow-up toys, which were won after this picture was taken).

Our Uncle and Cousins Rock

Uncle brought his 4-wheeler over for us to ride on the other day. Prince K and Prince L were so excited. Prince L didn't want his turn to end...

...so he ran off with the helmet, and wore it to mow the lawn!

Prince K had fun driving his little cousins around in the fire jeep...

...and generally causing trouble. He is definitely the ring leader of the group.

Prince M spent the majority of the afternoon at the water table (when he wasn't napping). He loves having free roam of the lawn, but loves the water even more.

Sweet Baby

Our sweet little baby sure sleeps in some strange positions. Apparently he prefers to be jammed in the corner of his crib.

When he wakes up in the morning he starts exploring right away. His new favorite thing to do is smoosh his little face against the gate in the dining room. It is hard to get a good picture of his face though when it's smashed up against the mesh.

The Bat Boat

After getting a rather large box in the mail, the boys thought we needed to make a boat. Somehow our sweet little boat morphed into the Bat Boat.

Later, I tried taking a photo of all 3 of them together - this was the best shot. I really need to work on finding ways to get their attention and make them smile...

Art Project

Rainy days pass quickly when there is an art project in the schedule!

Weirdo

Why do boys always seem to have more fun if they are streaking???

Seasons Pass

This year we decided to get a seasons pass to the pool. We have many long, hot summer days to fill, and the boys all love water. Prince M will happily splash away for hours regardless of the water that ends up in his eyeballs.

Prince L is so tall this year that he can wade through the entire kiddie section on his own, a big change from last year when he needed his daddy to help him. He still prefers to run in and out of the water over and over rather than just swimming around.

Somehow both big boys manage to stick together and play some game that makes them both happy. Usually they are some kind of sea creature family.

Prince K is our little fish this year. He now can swim independently, and prefers to be underwater. He will sneak attack your toes if you're not careful!

Strawberries

Strawberries are in season!

Can you tell we are all excited?

Prince K was a champion strawberry picker this year, he filled his container up long before I did!

Prince L even did well, much to my surprise. He asked me with every pick "is this a good one, mommy?"

Prince M spent most of the time on Mama's back, but when we set him down for pictures he loved picking the berries and eating them!

...but it's not the same without you here picking with us, Daddy!

Slip 'N Slide

Last weekend was graduation weekend here. I took the kids to one of my cousins houses for her graduation party, and since it was warm and sunny they decided to get out the slip 'n slide! I can't believe we haven't gotten one of these for our boys yet, I now feel like they have been deprived. Prince L wasn't brave enough to do any actual "sliding," but he ran through the sprinkling water like nobody's business!

Prince M loved the water too, but was too small to be in the line of fire while his brothers were running around like wild men. So he sat and played with his cousin instead.

Prince K looks really happy, doesn't he?

Shopping, Anyone?

One of our most favorite places to visit when there are groceries to be bought, or the weather is gloomy, is our local mall. The boys will run up and down the hallways for hours! Prince M happily kicks his feet as he watches his big brothers running, which is a sure sign that he'll be chasing right after them as soon as he can walk!