I’m not sure what my boys’ fascination with paper bags is, but they played with two different sizes today. First was the grocery sized ones that they had made in to masks at Nana & Papa’s house.
Later in the day they had fun with the environmentally friendly yard waste bags. They were so big, all you could see was their little feet as they waddled around the driveway.
Last night we were at our friends’ house and Nolan got a little excited and bounced off their couch onto their circular coffee table. Unfortunately, circular tables still have hard edges and he ended up with a swollen & colorful eye when he woke up this morning.
Now both boys have had black eyes this year, so the score is settled. No need to have any more.
I wanted to get one last “foursome” family photo before the baby comes. We set up the tripod in the middle of the street and snapped away. (One of the benefits to living on a quiet, rarely traveled street.) I can’t believe we’ll be adding another baby to the mix in a few short weeks.
I’m so glad these two have each other. They really are good buds, in addition to being brothers. They spent a little time “reading” together tonight.
I made the boys orange rolls (a 1st day tradition I started last year with Nolan)
and we took the token front step and church sign photos. Shuttling between dropping Nolan off and getting Lincoln to ECFE is going to be a bit crazy, but I think we can make it work. I’m looking forward to seeing how much they both grow this year.
We took my parents to a Twins game (our first, their second, and Tony’s ???.) We told my dad we would get him tickets back in June for Father’s Day and 9/7 (their 36th anniversary) was the first game we could get 5 tickets together in the section we were interested in. The Twins won, which is always nice when you go to a sporting event, and we all had a good time. I was appreciative of the extra leg room (compared to what you got at the Metrodome) and the close proximity of the bathrooms (since I’m 8 1/4 months preggo.) We got ice cream sundaes in Twins caps and brought them home for the kids. They ate their cereal out of them this morning – and tried them out on their heads.
It’s State Fair time!
Once again, we loaded into the suburban and hit the fairgrounds with the kids and our friend, Michelle. It was chilly this year! we all needed extra layers and the boys each donned their stocking caps. Just a few days earlier, people were still dressed in summer clothes.
We hit our favorite cookie spot early on so we could enjoy them throughout our tour. We also made a stop at the Miracle of Birth building. This year, our visit to the building had a particularly “special” meaning, since we are going to experience our own miracle of birth in a few short weeks!
The other memorable stop during our visit was to the giant slide. Nolan and Lincoln loved the ride – Lincoln even asked to go again.
