Grandma & Grandpa Hutchinson came to Fort Wayne to visit us!! We had a lot of fun having them stay at our new house! Thank goodness it is finally done! One day while they were here, we went to Shipshewana, a famous Amish town. We thought it would be fun to take a buggy ride and had a great time with our Amish guide. It was fun for the boys to ride and be pulled by a real horse. They thought that was awesome. We went shopping in the Amish stores and ate lunch at an Amish restaurant with family style Amish food. We also got to see a live auction. It was a fun filled day!
Here is our buggy, our guide, and me and the boys:
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
Who needs grass when dirt is so entertaining? Our whole yard is dirt, and boys find so much to do in it! They go rock collecting, bug searching, and dig for pennies in it. They mix it with water to create mud and "go to work" out there. This particular day, our sand box (which is empty- why buy sand when you have acres of dirt?) filled up with water overnight. The boys began using cups to get out water and dump it places. Then they began dumping it on each other and themselves, till they were muddy messes!! But oh so much fun!! They were laughing and playing, that I decided to let them enjoy themselves; they needed a bath anyways.
Here is Jaxton drenched in muddy water
Muddy Boys!
This summer, Jaxton was on a "Little Kickers" Soccer team for 3 and 4 year olds. He absolutely loved it! He did 1 session with his good friend Hallie, but loved it so much that we signed him up for a second session. He would always ask me what day it was because he knew that on Mondays and Wednesdays we would be going to soccer after dinner. It was super fun watching him play and learn. He really did learn a lot doing soccer all summer long. I am impressed with his foot skills too!
