Serious Handsome-ness

Look at what cute men I got to take to church with me last Sunday (which, by the way, I'd like to point out that I was by myself because Antonio was out of town). Ninja (6), Snooks (4), Gambit(4), Buzz (2), and Rocket (1). They were actually pretty good. I only had to leave Sacrament meeting once, and that was because Rocket needed a diaper change.

Camping

Immediately following our Reunion, we drove down the Oregon coast to Beverly Beach to camp for a few nights with Antonio's parents. It was our first attempt at camping with Rocket and he did great. It took about a week for me to recover from the trips (we accumulated a lot of laundry), but it was a wonderful week of spending time with family.

More Family Reunion

We spent day in the town of Long Beach and played at their local arcade. Rocket liked the little carousel, and the big boys enjoyed playing the arcade games. We tye dyed T-shirts, and made paper plate faces for our 'family' picture.

Beach Day

We had a family reunion with Mrs. Mom's at Long Beach, WA. This was Rocket's first time at the beach and he was not impressed at first. Eventually he got used to the feel of sand on his feet. He did NOT get used to the cold pacific water. We had a wonderful time playing on the beach, spending time with family, building sand castles, and driving the truck on the beach. Aunt Babs stayed bundled up in the wind, and cousin Buzz didn't want to wear any clothes.

Oaks Park Fun

Antonio's office sponsored an employee day at our local amusement park, Oaks Park. We had such a great time with the boys. The got to try roller skating for the first time and loved it! It was so funny to see them learn how to move on the skates, and even though we had many, many falls, at the end they both said they want to do it again.

We ended the day with some facepainting.

Money Makers

When Antonio and I were on our camping trip, the boys split their time between the two Grandparent households. While at Mammie's they set up a Lemonade and Cupcake stand to sell. Crazy kids made a ton of money! It helped that there were several garage sales nearby, and Mammie told her neighbors to come over. I think I'll send them out every weekend. And make them pay me taxes :-)

Ninja is getting old enough now to understand about "work" and earning money. He loves to ask what he can do to earn a little bit and dutifully saves all of his dollars in his wallet. He's always saving for a new lego set (the kid has a million legos already) and I love watching him learn to earn the money, save the money, and how to spend it wisely. He'll be a great businessman someday.

*Squee*

Playhouse fun.