Tie dye day and Spring Fling!

Today was tie dye shirt day and tonight the boys had their school Spring Fling. I absolutely LOVE Eli and Cole in their matching tie dye shirts. Little kids pull off fashion so effortlessly! After school, Grandma C arrived to spend the weekend with us (Tim & I have big race plans this weekend) so we had fun taking her to Spring Fling. The Spring Fling is an annual event at school and this year raised money for the Make a Wish Foundation. There were games, raffles, bake sale, brownie bake off (which I didn't win =( but got lots of compliments) and food / snacks. The boys had fun checking out the fire truck and police car and running around with their friends. Everyone was pooped out when we got home! 

LOVE the tie dye!

Ready to go with Grandma

Eli "driving" the fire truck

Hanging on the back 

We LOVE Ms. Denise - and not just b/c she had cotton candy. Eli & Cole both love her. She is Eli's teacher and there every morning when we arrive. Cole almost always gives her a big hug. 

Eli & Evan - our first time eating Sunset Slush. Yum!

A little dance party - Eli, Evan and Ryan. 

Cole had to have his own Sunset Slush. 

And some popcorn

Cotton Candy with Grandma

I'm not sure who bought it but Eli loved it

and the blue tongue he earned from eating it!

Cole and his buddy Jack had a little dance off and ended up just laying on the ground. 

Oh my, that sweet face!

Sensory station - Eli and his friend Priyanka were playing at the sensory table and that eventually turned into suds everywhere!

Cole enjoyed stacking cans

and then knocking them down

His facial expressions are hilarious! He is SUCH a ham. 

Eli had a little accident falling out of the fire truck

that required a little medical attention from a real fireman

topped off with a bandaid

Eli and McGruff

WackY TackY day

Yesterday was Crazy hair day and as Eli says that they have no hair, they weren't good participants. But today......WackY TackY day, we were there. Eli - two different colored socks, Angry Bird pajama shorts, inside out striped shirt. Cole - two different colored socks, striped pajama shorts, green shirt. Oh yeah, can't forget Eli's hip happ'n shades!

Pajama Day!

It's the start of Spring Fling week and there are themes every day. Today was pajama day! The boys love when they can wear their pj's to school and they were both very specific about which they were going to wear. Eli - Star Wars Legos, Cole - Cars, Lightning McQueen and Mater. Wish I could have pajama day!!

Family bike ride

In a perfect world, we'd do family bike rides every week. And in that perfect world, I'd take a ton of pictures because each and every one of them is different and fun. Eli might have more fun that Cole, Cole might be more into it than Eli, Tim & I may have more fun than either one of them. But what's most important to us is that we get the boys out and teach them to love life on two wheels (with no motor!). Today we went on a greenway ride because Eli didn't want the bumpiness and dust at Umstead; he said he wanted something smooth. So off we went to the Neuse River Greenway. 

 Mommy's set up - bike + Cole's trailer

 Suited up - love his choice of socks

 Daddy's bike loving boys

 Cole has the best life of all right now, riding and having snacks!

 Ready to go!

 I just love when I get shots of them pedaling together. 

 Family photo!

Hey cutie, you'd better get to pedaling!!

an Old Froggy Friend

It's so funny to see Eli and Cole still playing with this stuffed tree frog that Eli received when he was weeee little. On most days, froggy is used as a shoving weapon but these are some cute shots from the past few days. 

 Froggy pillow - aren't ALL kids adorable when they're sleeping?!

Froggy tv pillow - so cute!

Grandma & Grandpa N's house - Part 3, Sunday

Sunday morning, the boys slept late (for them) and got up about 6:45am. Some of our friends talk about their kids sleeping past 8am - nope, not here, ever. They played around outside for a bit and then we headed to the aquarium. Both boys were gonzo when we got there, running around trying to look at everything at once. We had fun watching the divers in the shark tank, watching them feed the otters, checking out all the animals and the touch tank. Looking forward to our next visit there when we will get to see penguins!! 

We had such great weekend and fun visiting Grandma & Grandpa N. I know they loved having us down but I'm sure things are MUCH more calm and quiet since we left. Thanks Grandma & Grandpa!

Sunday morning coffee & chat - Cole & Grandpa

Have to always say hi to Buddha. Cole said we couldn't push Buddha in the pond because he would make a "big huge splash". 

Hi Eli! When did you get so big?!

Daddy & his boys outside the aquarium

Looking at all the fish with Grandma & Grandpa

Cole the Turtle rider

Baby crocodile

Fun at the skate and sting ray touch tank. Cole was all brave until they got close to him. 

Cool looking fish

Lots of jellyfish

S-H-A-R-K!!

Watching the otters find their snacks

Yes, I'm that Mom remember - like colors so I can find them! And it definitely came in handy!

Eli & Mr. Froggy

Eli-Crab

Cole-Crab

Cole loved watching the divers. I think they were practicing b/c it wasn't a scheduled time.

He crawled along the tank as they floated along. It was so cute.

Big sea turtle

Eli picked out sharks for he & Cole at the gift shop - but we had to find Cole & Grandpa so we could give it to Cole. We lost them! 

And finally found them! Cole loved his shark. 

Love Grandma & Grandpa N! Thanks for a fun weekend!

Napping on the drive home - thankfully. Cole hugged on his shark.

And so did Eli. It was nice to have a quiet first hour of our drive - drastically different than Friday's excitement of going.