Snacks

Christopher's favorite summer time snacks have been popsicles and popcorn...

4th of July fun!

(Sorry, the pictures loaded out of order for some reason)
We had a great 4th of July this year and a busy one! They had a 4th of July celebration down by Evergreen lake. First, Christopher got to try his hand at fishing for the first time. They stocked the lake the day before and they supply kid-size poles, so the kids have a decent chance at catching something. We met up with friends there and got to spend the day together.
Looking like a true fisherman, hat and all...
This was just before fishing, waiting to get our instructions...
The kids (Eli left, Kai middle) were checking out the fish that Kai caught...
Having a snack in a lawn chair by the band, in the field by the lake...
Dancing to the music...
This was the fish Christopher caught. We were "catch and release" people...
Christopher and his friend, Kai, perched on a rock...
Christopher and Eli trying to keep their balance on top of the same rock...
Having a popcorn snack in the back of the car while waiting for it to get dark enough for the fireworks to start. This was the first year he actually enjoyed them and only covered his ears about half the time...
Little hard to see, but this is Christopher in the bouncy castle (part of the kids activities they had down by the lake, as well) and he LOVED it!!

Hope you had a good (and safe) 4th of July, too!

Drawing

Every day at preschool, the kids are asked to draw their "play plan," which is meant to be a depiction of what they plan to do that day during play time. Christopher's plan was to play his guitar that day...

Summer b-ball

Christopher was playing a little basketball on the deck the other evening. Summer evenings are so great...

Rumples visit - 2011

Aunt Val, Uncle Luke, Caity and Clark came to visit again earlier this month and we had such a great, great time! We look forward to their yearly visit so much and just hate it when it's over. The kids had a great time together. Well, mostly. Christopher and Clark fought like long-lost brothers. Three year old boys can be so tough! Sometimes, it was kind of funny (arguing over silly things, like who could correctly identify their own father - "That's my dad!" "Well...that's my dad!" Both were correct, but somehow it was a point of contention).

Playing in the sand box (did not include the pic of Christopher and Clark throwing sand at each other)...

A jam session on the deck...
Hanging out at the playground one day...
Pajama-jama time...
Uncle Luke reading a story to everyone off his (very cool) Nook...
Entranced by a movie...
Sprinkled donut morning. Always a good decision...
One day, we got to picnic at the water park with Aunt Michelle, Isaiah and Ayla, too. It was a Chipotle picnic and worked out pretty well...
The boys goofing around at the water park...

Cooling off his little piggies...

He started to lose his britches from that water spray...

The obligatory cookie making night. Caity's turn to stir the batter. Everyone had to sample the chocolate chips and M&M's, just to be sure they were to everyone's satisfaction...
A cousin squeeze...
Already looking forward to next year's visit! We love you!

Soccer

Chris just started taking weekly soccer classes with his friend, Kai (orange shirt, below) and he seems to really like it! He got a little offended when he was told repeatedly not to use his hands to pick up the ball ("But I WANT to use my hands!"), but I think he'll get the hang of it...

This is his soccer class. The kid in the black cowboy hat did actually wear the hat the entire time he played soccer. I'm still not sure how he kept it on.

Heading for the goal...

Score!

Taking a break at the end. He was tired!

First day of preschool - June 1, 2011

Well...he did it. He started preschool. He was very excited. He chose his own outfit and really wanted to wear his Yankees shirt. And he's very happy with his new Spiderman lunch box. First day of drop off went well. Chris didn't shed a single tear. Mom, on the other hand, essentially cried all day and counted the minutes until it was time to pick him up. By the second day, he gave Mom the old "Time to go already? But I'm still playing/coloring/etc." routine. Good for him!!

It took him a couple minutes to warm up enough to the idea of preschool to get off his chair and join the rest of the class, but he did. And I know he had a great time!