Strawberry Pickin'

We took both boys to the strawberry patch for the first time.  Sam loved picking the berries, but he hates the taste of strawberries.  He was a great little helper, because he was very picky about the berries he put in his basket!  Sam told me, "I am only going to put perfect, round, and bright red strawberries in my basket Mom, so you will have plenty to eat!"  Ben on the other hand probably ate more berries than we took home!  He would put one berry in his basket and then would eat at least five!  He was excited to be in a field full of strawberries!  Ben said, "These are great!"   I am glad we only had to pay for the ones in our basket---if they weighed Ben before and after, our bill would have definitely been higher!

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Summer time fun at Gram and Pap's house!  

Just Relaxing

When school got out, I made a promise to myself to just relax!  It seems like during the school year we are constantly on the go....on the go all day, everyday!  

For the majority of the past three weeks, Matt has worked, but the boys and I have stayed around the house.  Sometimes we get up early and sometimes we sleep in!  It even depends on our mood to whether we decide to get out of our pajamas or not!  We have played inside the house with dinosaurs as well as built many houses with legos.  We have also drug out the paints, bubbles, play-dough and anything else Ben can find and drag out!!   We have even been blessed with several great summer days without high temperatures.  On those days, we have played outside for hours and had picnic lunches in the backyard.  

I love summer and I can not tell you how blessed I feel to have 10 weeks to spend with them and to do whatever we want to do whenever we want to do it!  I love not having plans!!

Dinosaur Train

If you watch PBS Kids, you know the famous show...Dinosaur Train!  The boy love watching this show, so when we found out they were bringing the "Dinosaur Train" to French Link Indiana, we bought tickets and took the boys.  For weeks, they were excited and Sam counted down each and everyday! 

Matt and I sat across from the boys and enjoyed watching the sweet looks on their faces!  As soon as we loaded the train, they found their window seats and enjoyed watching the scenery. 

Ben found some fossils!

Sam discovered a variety of dinosaur bones!

When the train stopped, Sam started asking when we could ride it again!