Fun Times With My Boys

Ricky got an amazing opportunity to go on an eleven day trip to Israel to tour Jerusalem and other important biblical cities and sites. I was very excited for him to have that experience but it also meant that I was home with the boys. During the week we kept up with the normal routine of school, karate, meals, homework, etc. and the weekend we tried to squeeze in as much fun and relaxing as possible. This was the longest that Ricky and I have been separated and we sure missed him! I am grateful for the time and special memories made with the boys.

 We spent an afternoon at Sky Zone. The boys did a great job playing together and unfortunately since my ankle is still healing, I couldn't jump with them - bummer. 

 Lincoln was really brave at the foam pit and jumped right in. Logan on the other hand had to slowly work up the courage to actually jump in.  He would bounce to the end, sit on the orange padding and then do a scoot like motion into the pit. It wasn't until about his 25th try did he actually jump. Once he did he was so proud of himself and would only do it if he could see that I was watching. It was adorable. 

 One evening activity was at Peter Piper Pizza. Lincoln has all of a sudden decided that he doesn't like pizza but we still had a great time. 

 Lincoln hit the 500 ticket jackpot on his first try. 

Two minutes after Lincoln hit jackpot, Logan hit the 100 ticket max jackpot on the game right next to him. Lucky day for these boys!

 I let the boys help pick places for dinner when we go out and of course Lincoln picked Red Robin. 

 Logan kepis us busy with selfies while we waited for our food. What's a selfie session without a few funny faces!?

Lincoln was extra excited because they brought him an extra big bowl of mac-n-cheese. He was proud to show it off but I was proud that he actually ate all of it. 

 Lincoln at karate. He won't be a high yellow belt for much longer!

 We spent a day last weekend at the children's museum. This is a wonderful place for the boys to play inside where it's cool and get some good energy out. We ended up being there for three hours which is the longest they've ever made it. 

 The hot dog exhibit is new and Logan loved it. He was quite the little hot dog maker and sales man. 

I was hoping they would take a short rest in the reading area long enough for me to get through a book with them but no such luck. They sat for a minute to rest their legs and then they were off again. 

 Lincoln made a helmet from office copy paper and tape. 

We've had a lot of game time too. Logan has taking a liking to games but he has a fierce competitive spirit so we are working through the fact that sometimes you win and sometimes you lose and you have to be okay with that fact. We'll get there but I'm glad he has the drive to win.

This is the cute face you get when a four year old eats candied dirt cake. 

 The boys had a character fair at their school which included an ice cream and an opportunity to do different actives that demonstrate or develop certain positive character traits. It was quite a zoo but the boys had fun. 

 Eating their ice cream before the actives. 

Lincoln had to be trustworthy and tell brother how to get through the obstacle course.

Not sure Logan was really trustworthy as he excitedly claimed that he could see through the blind fold at the end of the course. Pretty funny but I think they got the idea.