Wordless Wednesday

California Pets

Last week for our play group we met at Chick-Fil-A. They brought in a company called California Pets that had some fun things for the kids to hold.
Ben absolutely loved it. He was in hysterics when it was time for us to leave. He would have stayed there all night. He was so good with the animals. He stood so still and was so gentile with all of them. As soon as we got there he ran up to the huge boa and grabbed his head. Apparently he wasn't afraid in the least bit. Sam really enjoyed it too. He pinched the boa's scales! What is it with boys. I guess I shouldn't say that, it's not just boys that like them. I also enjoyed holding the boa.

Play Date

When we moved here Ryan, a cute little two year old boy, lived 2 doors down from us. We quickly became great friends. A month after we moved here they moved a few miles away. We are so lucky they stayed close and now they have a huge backyard for the boys to play in. Jason is almost two. He lives right next door to us. The three boys never played together while Ryan was here but we all got together a few weeks ago for a play date. The boys had a great time together. I'm sure it will become a weekly thing! Thanks for the great day Ryan and Jason! Can't wait to see you again this week.

RyanJason

Ben

They wanted to be in here. I swear!!!!!

Hiking with Friends

The boys and I went on a little hike at our friend Alex's house. She lives on a ranch with horses, cows,2 huge dogs, and several acres of land to explore. All the other moms had little babies about Sam's age. Ben didn't seem to mind being the oldest. We were just a little slower than the rest. Ben was so busy looking at bugs and poking things with his stick to be in a big hurry.Sam just enjoyed the ride in his backpack.

Alex and her dogsWe stopped to have a little picnic before heading back. Sam had a nice little nap on the way back along with most of the other babies.Ben got to name one of the calves. He named it Huh. That is his response to most questions so after asking him 5 different ways of what he wanted to name it the answer was always the same "Huh" so that is its new name. Sorry Huh, I hope you will someday like your new name!

At the end of our hike Ben got to sit on a horse for the 1st time. He didn't want to leave after that. He still talks about getting to see the cows and the horses.Thanks for the invite Valarie and Noah!!!! We had a blast!!!!

Picnic in the Forest

In our neighborhood we have a little nature trail. We call it the forest. A few weeks ago Ben's friend Talon came for a playdate. We decided to have a picnic in the forest. The boys loved eating on the blanket under the trees and then playing with balls,rocks, sticks, and any other boy thing we could possibly find on the path. I love our little forest!

Bees!!!!!

Benjamin was stung by a bee for the first time last Wednesday. He was kicking a soccer ball in a field at park-day when his foot went on top of the ball and he fell down. His hand landed right on top of the bee.

It couldn't have happened on a worse day. That day I dropped off the car to get an oil change and some work done and then walked to the park. The car wasn't going to be ready until 12:30. At this point it was only 11:00. Our friends usually stay at the park until at least 12 but today everyone had to leave early. So Benjamin and I were left alone at the park, without a car, when he got stung.

I got the stinger out with a credit card and then walked a few blocks to a Taco Bell to get some ice and wait for Tom to come from work with some Benadryl and the camera. Lucky for us he didn't show any signs of being allergic. His finger swelled a little tiny bit but that was it. He cried until I got the stinger out and gave him some juice. What a trooper!!!

Ee-i-ee-i-oh

We went to Underwood Family Farm last week with our park-day group. This time was a lot more fun with Benjamin. He had a great time running around and looking at all the animals. He could say a lot of the sounds they make. His favorite part was pretending to drive a tractor and a bus. I couldn't get him off of them.

Piggy???!!!???

Ssshhh! He's sleeping!

Playing on the train.

Choo Choo! All Aboard!!!

Ben's new profession

Ahoy Matey!

We have a pirate park in Oxnard right by the beach. A few weeks ago my friend Kimberly and I did a play date with our boys. It was really hot but the boys didn't seem to mind too much. They had a great time.

They are only 5 days apart. We met in our Lamaze class.
Benjamin having fun on the swingsChase smiling for his mommy. Isn't he just too cute!!??!!

Kimberly is also my walking buddy. We try to walk 4-5 times a week.

Some weeks are better than others ;0)