We have some really great friends, the Stump Family, whose kids are our kids best friends! They have Coby who is 6, Kye who is 4, and Cameron who is 2. So we had a movie night together and watched "Monsters vs. Aliens." The kids all got cozy together with sleeping bags and pillows and popcorn in their jammies. It was a fun evening!
Cooper is close in age to Cameron Stump. They started wrestling together and totally had fun together! Cute 2 year olds!
The famous War poster
I don't know how to turn this around either, but look how real that looks! The little boy, the girl in pink and the bunny are all fake. But we all blend together! Pretty cool!
This janitor was sweeping up the trash. So the boys decided to play in it.
This man was washing the windows of an office building. It looks so real!
This is Cooper's all time favorite song. He does all the motions too. If you do the motions wrong, or forget to do the motions, then you are in trouble!
Here is a close up of the buggy
Jaxton is getting friendly with our horse
Cooper too
Mom & me in the back of the buggy
Grandma & Grandpa wanted to take the boys on an individual "date" to spend some quality time with them one on one. My mom asked Jaxton if he would like to go to the Dollar Store with her and pick out something fun. His response was, "That's not a date!" So my mom asked, "Well, then what is a date?" He responded, "Let's go to the mall!!" Jax loves the mall. I don't know why. But who else in our family absolutely loves the mall?.....right, his Daddy. Nate will go to the mall between appointments all the time, stop in at his favorite stores and check on deals. He shops more than I do! Well his son has inherited that knack! So they went to the mall. Here they are at the play-place in the mall, and then on the Merry-go-Around. Fun stuff!!
Jaxton was swimming the river
Cooper's turn: Cooper wanted to play basketball for his date. I told my parents how passionate he is about the game, and they found that out when they took him to the park. They took along our kiddie basketball hoop so he could actually play, but they parked it right at the edge of the real basketball court so he would feel as if he were playing on the real court. He loved it!! He has so much skill that he has simply taught himself. I know nothing about basketball, and I have not taught him any skills. I play with him a lot, but he is the one who makes his own drills and practices like crazy. I can't wait to put him in peewee basketball next summer!
Look at that wrist action! And his stance! He is only 2!!!
Shooting position
And he shoots! And he scores!
Yes, I am on the real court...
Here it is again, the shooting stance, ready for wrist action.
Dribble Dribble Dribble
Grandma went to the store and brought back more art projects for the kids to do. They always love her creative ideas.
Grandma & Grandpa were able to come to one of Jaxton's soccer practices. They loved watching him play. Sometimes, the coaches have a family member come be a partner and help pass the ball back and forth or help out with their son or daughter. So Grandpa was the chosen one to play with Jax this time. Jax felt so special to have his grandparents there to cheer him on. Thanks for coming!!
Playing a game one on one 
Grandpa Goalie again... 
Thanks for coming to visit, Grandma & Grandpa. We will miss you but we love you very very much!!!
I can't figure out why this picture is turned sideways. Can't seem to fix it. But regardless, here is Jaxton's castle. Pretty detailed! He loves building towers, castles, cities, garages, you name it. In this particular castle, there is a "bad guy" toy from McDonalds that is caged in the middle so he can't get out of the castle. What a creative little guy!
We decided to have a concrete patio instead of a wood deck because it was a lot less expensive, and I am so glad we did. Now the boys can ride their bikes and play on the concrete. We have no grass, just dirt and mud, which they love. They collect fun rocks and dig all the time. We even put out our sprinkler on the concrete and it worked just fine!! It will be a muddy, dirty, dusty summer to remember!!
My friend Summer and I took our kids and a couple that she babysits to Metea Park right by our house. It is a huge park with a sandy beach and swimming pond. We took sand toys, picnic lunch and floaties for their arms and had a blast! It is hard to take the kids to a pool, because if there is no kiddie pool, neither kid can swim or stay afloat, and I have to hold on to two boys at one time. Its just too tricky. So we have hardly ever gone to a pool this summer besides swimming lessons. This place was awesome because it was a beach. So they could go in to their ankles all the way up to their shoulders as they felt comfortable. And they loved it!! Jaxton went in to his shoulders and felt so brave. And Cooper wore his floaties and was walking around on hands and feet around the water. It was such a fun experience. Afterward, we put all the kiddos on the grass so they wouldn't get all sandy again while we cleaned up our stuff. They were so cute all sitting up there that we had to snap a photo. What a great day!!
