The Garage Guys

Sam just loves to be in the garage with his Dad -- doing anything.

Today they were changing the oil in the car.

Yes, Ma'am

Here's a little conversation Sam and I had at dinner tonight:

Sam: Is Zak a man?
Mom: No, he's a little boy.
Sam: Am I a man?
Mom: No, you're a little boy too.
Sam: Are you a man?
Mom: No, I'm not a man. What am I?
Sam: You're a ma'am.

You can't make this stuff up!

Winding Down

You know there is that special time before bed for kids -- a time to settle down, do something quiet, preparing themselves for a good night's rest.

Well that's not what usually happens around here when their Dad is home to "help out" before bed time!

Take a look...

Zak's Snack Attack

Yummy Cheerios after some swimming in the pool.

Yum, these are good!

So yummy, I'm going to lick the plate!

Fire Fighter Picnic

It was our third year at the annual Fire Fighter Picnic. The weather was hot and the food was plentiful! We met up with friends and headed for the games.

Dad teaching Sam the finer points of golf.

Sam's a pretty good little pitcher -- only the occasional wild pitch!

Zak excelled with the corn popper!

Sam and his buddies, Ben and Andrew.

Clowning around with Ben -- and Sam is eating another hot dog!

Food and friends!

Great water show from the fire boat!

Lounging in the Pool

Now that's it's cooled down to the 90's -- the boys were able to spend a little time outside in the pool. Zak wasn't thrilled with Sam's splashing -- but he'll just have to get used to it!

Zak wasn't sure he liked Sam watering his head!

Content and cool!

Zak loves to be shot with the water gun!

The Heat Is On!

It is hot here -- really hot. Today it was 105 degrees and tomorrow is supposed to be 107 degrees. It is unbearable in our house, so the boys and I decided to stay out and about as long as we could -- we even gave up Zak's naps -- we were that desperate!

After breakfast on the back deck -- it was probably 80 degrees -- but it still felt better outside -- we headed for Cafe Sip-N-Play.

Zak loved climbing all over everything.

Sam built a house.

Playing with fun toys.

The train table was a favorite.

Then it was on to Target (just trying to go places that had air conditioning!). Sam received a gift card for his birthday, so he decided it was time to use it. He bought a new Lego set and the Veggie Tales Jonah DVD.




We headed home for lunch and stayed there for two hours -- but that's all we could take. We headed back to Cafe Sip-N-Play for a while and then it was off to the mall to walk around, buy Sam some more sleeveless t-shirts and dinner.

Sam loves the ice cream truck -- a little funny since he doesn't eat ice cream!

Zak was happy in his stroller.