Bryce went to his friend Dawson's birthday party this afternoon. It was held at a local gymnastics facility.
At first, Bryce was hesitant about going on all of the gymnastics equipment. Once he saw the rock wall, he joined in the party activities.
This was one of the favorite activities - jumping in the "cheese pit." It was so fun that the adults tried it too!
John had to work late this evening so I told the boys I would plan a special activity for them. Our activity was baking cupcakes! Landon had a great time putting the icing on his cupcake.
Bryce had a lot of fun during the whole process. He added all of the ingredients into the mixer and poured the batter into the pan. He did a great job putting on the icing all by himself!
Landon was covered in icing!
Notice all of the icing on Bryce's face before he even took a bite? Yes, he was sampling the icing! Each time I was distracted by Landon (which was a lot!) he took another lick.
Bryce asked me to put a candle on his cupcake so he could blow it out. We ended up lighting it and blowing it out several times. He said it was practice for his upcoming birthday.
Of course, what ever Bryce does, Landon needs to do also. He continuously yelled, "candle, candle, candle" until I put a candle on his cupcake. Watching him try to blow it out was hysterical! Eventually, he needed our assistance to blow out the flame.
This is Landon's favorite new indoor activity. He counts as he climbs up the steps (he says, "seven, eight, nine"). Then, when he gets to the top, he sits down and says, "ready, set, go!" When he slides down extra fast, he exclaims, "My gosh! Wow!"
Landon usually claps for himself after he goes down the slide.
Bryce doesn't want to miss out on all of the fun, so he usually joins Landon on the slide. He teaches Landon bad tricks by sliding down on his belly!
Bryce stopped to pose for the camera before sliding.
The boys played in the backyard this morning before it became too hot to be outside. Landon enjoyed mowing the yard....and the patio!
Bryce enjoyed hitting the baseball this morning while I caught the ball. Bryce doesn't have a lot of interest in sports, so when he does express enthusiasm for an activity, we do everything we can to encourage it.
This morning was hours of arts and crafts fun at our house. Landon had a great time making pictures with markers.
Bryce tried to teach Landon how to use scissors. Landon tried to imitate Bryce's actions, but instead used a two handed method of cutting.
Bryce really enjoys using playdough. As you can see, he incorporated trucks with the playdough. Cars and trucks seem to find their way into almost every activity in our house!
John and Bryce practiced hitting balls in the backyard this evening. Bryce recently began taking interest in hitting a ball with the bat.
Yeah! A great hit!
Lisa watched the boys for me this afternoon for a few hours. Bryce and Landon both had a great time playing at their cousins' house. They enjoyed being outside and splashing in a baby pool.
Landon enjoyed going down the slide into the water. Cousin Emily kept a close eye on him and kept him out of trouble.
Landon loved lying on the floor with Emily and looking at the clouds through the skylight.
Aaron and Bryce enjoyed playing a few games of Wii together.
We went to Hershey Park this evening with Molly, Wally and the Eckard Family. As always, the boys had a great time and enjoyed being on the rides with their cousins.
It was Landon's first time riding in the caboose with Bryce. He loved it!
Landon enjoyed riding a few rides with Molly.
Tonight was also Landon's first time on the motorcylce. Bryce enjoyed having his brother next to him!
Another first for Landon - the Frog Hopper. He smiled and giggled the entire time!
June was a busy month for us and we were consumed with house projects. We didn't make it to the pool as often as we wanted to and we are hoping to make up for it in July and August.
We enjoyed the last two evenings at the swimming pool. Bryce and Landon love the new water park feature at our pool.
Bryce loves going from one water attraction to another. You can see the look of pure joy on his face in this picture.
We saw our cousins, the Stefanos, at the pool. We both planned on eating dinner at the pool so we sat together. Bryce and Landon had a great time playing with their cousins!
Landon is a handful at the pool. He constantly runs away from us and wants to do only what he wants to do. In this picture, cousin Becky was helping us out by chasing Landon while John took pictures. He decided to wear a bowl on his head and pretend it was a hat. He is so silly and NAUGHTY!
Bryce invited our neighbors Christian and Andrew over to play this evening. They had a great time putting on shows as I filmed them. In this picture, they were pretending to be on a cooking show and made grilled cheese, using rice as their main ingredient. Too funny!
They boys next decided to make a movie. They held a wedding ceremony with Bryce as the groom and Andrew as the bride.
The boys were super heros in this movie. Our selection of larger size costumes is limited, so Christian wore one of my costumes and Andrew wore one of John's. The boys were hilarious together and I had a great time filming them.
Happy Independence Day! To celebrate the holiday, we invitied some friends over for a picnic.
Despite off and on rain showers, the kids had a great time playing together. They stayed outside and ran around when it drizzled instead of coming inside for shelter.
The kids enjoyed making crafts together.
We could see fireworks from our driveway, so everyone went outside to watch.
Our neighbor Sarah came over to play with the boys on Thursday afternoon. I asked her to come over so I could clean my house. I got more done in four hours on a weekday than I normally get done in a week while I am home with the boys!
The boys and I spent the afternoon at my parents' house visiting. They had a great time playing with their cousins. In this picture, they are "flying" with Aunt Lisa and Cousin Chris.
Aaron tried to teach Bryce how to play his violin. I think Bryce really enjoyed it.
Landon ran away from Megan each time she tried to hold him. This is the only picture I was able to get of the two of them together!
My mom made gobs this evening. Gobs, also known as whoppie pies, were a favorite in our house when we were growing up. The kids loved helping Molly make them! As you can see in this picture, they didn't give her much room to move!
Chris and Aaron helped me load the boys in the car. They entertained them while I finished getting ready to leave.
