Grandma & Grandpa N's house - Part 2, Saturday

Saturday was a fun day. It, of course, started off with some Saturday morning cartoons (Phineas and Ferb). Grandma cooked us a great breakfast and the boys ran around their house / yard / Grandpa's shop exploring all they could. Mid afternoon we took the boys to the fort and the beach. We thought we'd explore the fort and then just walk on the beach but they chose the beach. Then we expected they would just put their feet in the water and play in the sand. Wrong there too! They were completely soaked! The water was pretty cold but they didn't care. Last year, they were both scared of the ocean. This year they conquered it. It was so much fun watching them and it was especially great that it tired them both out. Cole was asleep and snoring before we really got out of the parking lot! We had a nice dinner and got the boys to bed really early - this time in separate beds. 

And, of course, I took LOTS of pictures (why do you think there are 3 posts to cover the weekend?!).

Grandpa supervising the work in his shop

Sweet builder boys

Measuring to see how long the board is

and then measuring Grandma too!

Eli's boat

Perry the Platypus fans

The goldfish is no longer in the pond so the boys played with their trucks in it.

Driving Grandpa's tractor - I'm sure Grandpa will put him to work for real one day!

Swinging with Grandpa

They had fun riding around the yard in Grandpa's trailer. 

Afternoon ice cream treat

All the boys

Ice cream - the messier, the yummier!

Headed to the beach

They were so excited

I think Tim was happy too that they loved it

Toes in the water.....toes in the sand.....

Beach running 

Family photo using the self timer on the camera

A little more wet

And a LOT more wet! (It really was super cold!)

I love the facial expressions I was able to capture on camera.

Running, jumping and splashing

Little beach bum in the making

Big ocean, two little boys

Mommy & Daddy self portrait

We managed to play in the sand a bit, making some sandcastles before Cole-zilla kicked them over.

Eli absolutely loved the water and the waves.

My sweet boys

Happy Wet Eli

Cole gathering seashells

Mommy & her boys

This pictures cracks me up - Cole was running away from the waves and watching them chase him.

Eli the fearless, standing his ground against the big waves. 

Love it!

Family photo

Play turned into throwing water on each other with cups

and then with buckets. 

Daddy even got in on the action.

He also helped Cole get Eli back. It was hilarious. 

Worn slam out - head drooped and snoring.

Tired boy too - sun, sand and water. A great combination to make tired boys!

A little evening tv together. 

Grandma & Grandpa N's house - Part 1, Friday

Friday afternoon, we picked the boys up early and loaded up the truck to head to Grandma & Grandpa's house for the weekend. We got the truck all loaded and when we went to start it, the battery was dead! A quick jump later, we were on our way! We were hoping the boys would nap on the drive down but no such luck - we had two super chatterboxes in the truck! Thankfully an in-ride movie gave us a slight break. We got there early enough to let the boys run around before dinner and get a good night's sleep. We needed it for our adventures on Saturday and Sunday!!

Happy to be headed to Grandma & Grandpa's

 Snuggled in Mommy's monster truck blanket. 

 Friday night we let the boys sleep together - so cute!

Eli's Monster Truck quilt - FINISHED!!

SO excited to have finished Eli's Monster Truck quilt this weekend. I love how it turned out and know Eli will love it on his bed. It will make a quick trip to be in a quilt show (yes really!!) and then live on his bed. (and it looks like I have a new hobby!!)

Front side had 12 flags from monster trucks he had gotten - I used them as the center of each quilt block

Back side - silver diamond plate fabric, checkerboard fabric down one side and strips of the fabric front the front.

Happy new quilt owner

Close ups of the machine quilting that put it together.

I chose swirls with some spikes - I love how its swirly and boyish all at the same time. 

Spikes

And I was sooooo psyched to find the tire fabric with colored rims. It all worked out perfectly! 

Weekend fun

Lots of fun this weekend with Grandma C here visiting us! Friday night I had to go to a "black tie optional" event at the Dental School (where I just finished a building there). It was their dedication and grand opening kicking off a celebration weekend. I got all dressed up and went to the fancy schmancy dinner. It was a nice evening and everyone seemed thrilled with the building. Tim stayed home with the boys until Grandma arrived and then he escaped for some quality time at Barnes & Noble. =)

Saturday morning, we did chores around the house while the boys wore Grandma out. We did a quick library trip after lunch and then rest time for everyone. I managed to get the binding on Eli's Monster truck quilt as well - so excited about that! Saturday night, Tim & I escaped to go to the movies. It has been forever since we've gone by ourselves to a grown up movie! We went to see 'The Hunger Games' and enjoyed it. We both read the book and agreed that it was a pretty good adaptation. It was really nice to have a break from bedtime routines. With two boys, Tim & I usually each have one to put down so not putting anyone to bed was a treat!

Sunday, we went to church and then more play time outside before lunch and Grandma heading home. We made an afternoon trip to the Y where Tim did a weight workout while I rode the Triathlon bike course. You see, even with all the work I've been doing and the lack of training, I kinda have a triathlon in a few weeks. =) I was ok with how my bike was so while I'm not super excited, I'm not dreading the race so that's good. Sunday night, our friends Kara & Brian came over with their kiddos for pizza dinner and outside play time. We wore everyone out on Sunday! Bedtime was very easy as neither Eli nor Cole had napped but had played their hearts out. They were asleep in record time! 

It was a super fun weekend and we got a few things accomplished which was nice! 

Grandma's boys

I snuck up on them to get this one since Cole didn't want to cooperate with me. 

Grandma loves her boys....and they love her!

Big Bro

Backyard races - lined up and 

off they go!

Cole declared himself the winner

The boys and Grandma made a pretend house with some wood we had. Each area was a different "room". Here Cole was sleeping in the bedroom. 

Monkey in the making

And so strong

Monkey already made

He likes to hang with no hands. I used to do tricks like that when I was little!

The lineup

Cole ran to give Grandma a goodbye hug and knocked her down. 

And of course, that led to a pile up

Love love love how happy everyone was and their expressions. 

Then they had to help Grandma up

Cole climbed into Tim's lap and fell asleep for a quick cat nap

Outside pizza picnic with Owen & Faye

More races - 1) look how BIG Eli is and 2) check out the intensity on his face. It cracks me up!

Sweet Faye with her flower Ninja headband.