We Love MUD!

Mud brings hours of entertainment to our household the past few weeks. Charlie and Sam are "workers and we need to make mud". We've given up on preserving our flowers and plants in a small portion of our garden...it is now the mud zone.

Our New Sandbox

Charlie helped Pa build a sandbox on Saturday. He loved using his tool belt and helping hammer the nails. The new box looks great.

Franconia Iron Pour

We had a great time watching the iron pour at Franconia this past weekend. Watching the people working with the molten iron was amazing!
Charlie and Sam enjoyed the sculpture garden at Franconia. Charlie loved this sculpture and kept running up it and sliding back down. He can't wait to go back.

1, 2 Blast Off

Charlie and Sam had fun making rockets last night at the neighborhood ice cream social. Charlie made a rocket that shot 80 feet into the air! Sam also made a rocket he could throw. The entire way home in the wagon Sam kept saying "1, 2 bast-off". When we got home the boys ran around the backyard giggling and yelling blast off.

Who turned 40?

Charlie worked hard to make multiple cards for his Pa's special day.
I hear multiple times a day about how strong and how tall "my pa" is..."if pa were here he could open this cause he's soooo stwong". Charlie was sure Pa could throw the twigs he was collecting 60 feet in the air to go over a very tall tree in the Peace Gardens. He was able to hit the bottom branches!
We spent the morning relaxing and playing at the Peace Gardens. The boys can't get enough of the fountains.

A Few Favorite Summer Activities

The boys love to swim. We've used our backyard pool a few times a week and try to make it to a lake or pool at the Minneapolis parks every week. I'm so glad the boys enjoy the water.

Eating snack is always fun after a long day of swimming.
We love the new fossil dig at the Minnesota Zoo.
Charlie discovered the joys of making and digging in mud. He can do this for hours. Luckily he loves to swim so he can clean up before he comes inside.

Love this photo

I was just looking through old photos and found this one of Charlie. I just love it so I had to share. This was taken a month before Charlie turned 3.