Good Days for playing in the water

We decided to buy a little pool for the boys......and I do mean all the boys. Daddy goes in most of the time that the boys do. With the 80 some degree days coming up, I might have to get in and play as well. It is between 24-30 inches deep and is like 13 feet I think. It has a little filter so that keeps it from getting gross which is REALLY NICE!!
Dan lays on the raft and then Corbin and Case dump him off it and laugh like there is no tomorrow. It is really cute to watch them play together. It is one of those times when you hope the fun will create memories that will carry forward a lifetime. We also borrowed our neighbors tag along bike. It is one of those with no front wheel that you connect to your bike and then he can sit on the seat and hold on to the handle bars and pedal. I think it makes Corbin feel like a big kid. He actually started riding his bike a bit, with the training wheels of course. He is kind of a chicken so we need to start working with him to learn to ride the bike with the training wheels off. We got a letter from the school today telling us Corbin's teacher and when classroom visits are so it was a quick reminder school is just around the corner. We are hoping to have some fun in there before school starts again, maybe a camping trip or something, a lot of weekends are booked so it will make it tight....... More to come, have a great day!!

Busy Summer Days

Having little ones with summer birthdays help to fill up the summer time. We enjoyed Corbin's birthday with some family time both at home and at Grandma's. We went to Chucky Cheese, Crazy Bounce and took cousin Koda, the zoo, and the beach!! We definitely have been busy. The house needs some attention though with how much we have been out and about!

Corbin told me he wanted a tractor cake for his birthday. That was the one big important item that I needed to make sure was carried out for his birthday. He was a bit of a stinker and told a couple folks, "This is just what I did not want!" I guess I should be mortified, but little kids say things and at the end of the day I would rather him grow to be a person that can say what he is thinking, rather then not speak it and be stressed out or taken advantage of.

The boys have stayed up late and this has caused them to be a bit grouchy, but they are starting to get back into a decent bedtime. Corbin got bunk beds and that made it so Case got the race car bed. This means we took the crib down. How strange it seems to not have a baby bed up! I guess my little Caser Racer is getting to be a big boy as well. He got up today and said, "I get up mama!" He was so dang funny that he was all proud of himself that he could get up and come on in my room with free rein to go where he pleased. A bit lately I hear him and Corbin bickering and then Case comes in and declares, "Corbin naughty mama, he not listening!" Corbin also tells Case to sit in the chair so apparently everyone in the house thinks they are the boss! These darn men, how long will it take for them to understand, if mama is not happy, no one is!! :-)

It is Birthday Time

Corbin turns 4 years old this Sunday. It is hard to fathom that this time has flown by as quickly as it has!!! We are probably doing Chucky Cheese, maybe a movie, and some crazy bounce time on Monday. Dan and I both have Monday off, we take a vacation day for each kids birthday since we have summer birthday's we figure we will spend their birthday with them for years to come!

The boys finished swimming lessons this week. They did OK, truthfully Corbin was ready for an older kid class but since he had not done anything I thought I would start with the parent - tot class. I need to see if I can get him in the older kid class, but I don't know if there are any openings. I checked the Holland Aquatic center but found that to be quite expensive I think.

I have been quite busy with classes and work. I finish a 12 week health class I have been taking at Zeeland Hospital this month so that will free up some time on Tuesday's and I only have another month left of aqua tone. Then the pool is closed for a week or two to clean. I will go to a balance ball class on Tuesday's and Thursday's thru August though. Trying to keep active and improve my overall health!!

Case is very cute and really naughty lately. He is into everything. I was in the shower the other morning and he came in the bathroom and put my pumice stone in the toilet. Thank goodness he does not flush. He has actually went the bathroom on the toilet a few times so I think he is real interested in it. We should try the potty training gig.....in all our spare time!!! :-)

More to come!!

Funnies.......

Corbin really listens to what I say....unfortunately! Today we were sitting on the couch together discussing something when all of a sudden he says to me, "What in the hades you think that is all about?" Totally something I would say!

Earlier today Corbin got up from his nap and his hair was all over the place. I said, "Corbin, your hair is just afright!" He looks at me and says, "Mom your hair is just a fried too!" Tonight we were driving home from Grand Haven and he is singing, "She thinks my tractor's sexy, it really turns around!" Too bad the words are it really turns her on! I think I like his version better.

Case is getting to be quite the bossy little dude these days. He points at me and tells me exactly what he wants. He is a bit of a stinker. He won't keep his shoes on in the car and gets mad when he don't get his way. We went to the bank this morning and he got a tootsie roll. After eating it, he tells me, "More tootsie roll!" I told him I did not have anymore and he was not a happy camper about that. He kept yelling from the back seat "More Tootsie Roll!!!!!"

These kids are so fun, but so exhausting all in the same breath. How does that work? One more day and it is time for work again, my how fast life goes!!!

Can't have just one....

In order to get one "nice" picture of the kids, you have to give them at least one for joking around, especially if Cousin Carsen is involved. I am starting to think you have to let this kid make his silly faces so he gets it out of his system. Little does he know when he graduates or gets married some of this "interesting poses" will show up in slide shows or on a board of pics. He is silly, Corbin needs to get his attitude out of the way quick, and if you can get Case's attention it is a feat in itself. They were a little antsy at the fireworks but did okay. They stayed up way late and were not so pleasant this afternoon, but each got in a 3-4 hour nap which helped them with a much needed attitude adjustment! I think we are going up to Grand Haven tonight to check out the boats going by and to walk the boardwalk. Just some nice family time and a little entertainment for the kids. :-)

Case*A*Nova

July 4th was a fun day. I did s0me work around the house, which always makes me feel good to get something accomplished. Then we went to my mom's for a family picnic. We ate, went for a walk, then off to see the Fireworks. We ran into my best friend and her family. Case and her little girl are only 6 months apart. (Even though Case makes her look like a little peanut!) Let's just say they got along quite well. I guess when I remembered 4th of July fireworks as kind of a romantic time for canoodling with your boy, this is not what I had in mind!! :-) I guess Case has that affect on the ladies. Daddy told him not to settle down with one just quite yet....lol. Little did he know this little lady was thinking the same thing!!! As us women think....So many men, so little time!"