My kids are weird ...

They don't like s'mores ...

Bedtime Story

Hanging out in Ben's room reading a bedtime story to the boys. Thomas is currently Ben's favorite and Sam has rediscovered his love of trains. Pretty decent shot with an iPhone in low light conditions. "The best camera is the one that's with you."

Disgusting

Ben (our 21 month old) just walked up to me and said ... "I have poop. It's disgusting!" ... (He was right!)

Feeling HOT HOT HOT

After haircuts and dinner at Purple Cow, we suited the boys up for splashin'. It's been too stinkin' hot to get out of the house much lately to do anything other than go to the pool. I can't even remember the last day the kids got to play outside at school. It seems like it's been at least a month of days over 100.

The last time we went to the Village Fountain Ben was not enthusiastic, but after splash day twice a week at school, he's an old pro now.

Sam loves the fountain and he seems to love it even more when there are lots of people to share in the fun.

Splash, splash, splash!

Um, yeah, well all the kids were doing it!

Benny in action.

King Benny!

Off to Paciugo for some gelato. The boys don't want to share any more. Everyone has to have their own flavor.

Mmmm. Chocolate!

Love the look on his face ... complete joy! (Let's just agree to ignore his hair.)

As we get in the car at about 8:45 pm with the sun just setting it is still insanely hot.

Haircuts

Before ...

The lady that cuts the boys' hair is on vacation this week, but we just couldn't wait any longer to get their hair cut. We were supposed to go get their hair cut last weekend but poor Benny was sick. I suppose the good news is that their hair will grow out fast because I really don't like it when other people cut their hair! At least Benny's hair won't be in his eyes for a while!

After ...

Ben actually did very well with his haircut at first. He was happy to sit in my lap and watch TV. He was not so happy about the "jacket". Then the buzzers came out to trim his sideburns and he jerked his head right when they touched his face, so there was some "blending" to do.

Playing with Yiayia and Papou

Yiayia and Papou came to visit in June. Sam was soooo excited! Ben was cautious at first, but once he figured out how much fun Yiayia could be, he was excited too.

Eating at the little kids table.

Fist bumps for Yiayia.

And this is where the Thomas phase began for Ben. We have tons of trains around the house, but Ben didn't seem to notice until he had a Thomas of his own.

Playing with puzzles and learning his shapes and colors.

Chris and Nick went to the Ham-Com (the biggest Hamfest in Texas)

This is an antenna set up for the event next to a Plano water tower.

Mobile emergency transmission

Begali keys for Morse code

Begali Iambic paddle

Flex Radio firewire-based transceivers. Based out of Austin.

MFJ - based out of Starkville, MS.

Legos - our favorite!

Nothing like having other people playing with your toys to make them new again!

Ben thought the Sing-a-ma-jigs were hi-lar-i-ous!

So did Yiayia and Papou!

Yiayia's biggest fan

Legos - still our favorite! Lego train - even better!

It has been too too hot in Texas this summer and the boys had extra energy to burn off so we set up the bounce house in the living room.

Ben was not so sure at first, but after he saw how much fun Sam was having, he joined right in.

Splash Day

The boys have splash day every Tuesday and Friday at school. It's been a great motivator to get them out the door on time those days!