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Monday, January 27, 2014

Lots of Sunshine, A Strawberry Fest, Some Art and Other Fun

 The gorgeous weather has been hanging around here in Stuart and made for one heck of an end to the work week and a INCREDIBLE weekend.  We got in several visits to the park... 



...and lots of time poolside too, in boots and slippers nonetheless, it's a rare treat... 


We got a little crafty too, first at a play date...  
  


...which sparked more requests for a painting project at home which resulted in a pinterest-inspired activity that got 2 thumbs up from the boys...


We also hit up the family place at the library where the boys toy of chose was this tunnel where they pretended they were bears in a cave...


...they are SO creative.  Love it!

We also discovered a few more bathrooms around town...


...it's an exciting life, I tell ya!  Haha

Oh, and Mickey and I even got in a date night on Wednesday night with a little outing to see Gaelic Storm at the Lyric theater...


...it was fabulous as usual.  So was the beer and wings afterwards at B. Merry!  We don't get to go out alone enough.  It was fun!


Saturday found us at D and D farms for the Strawberry fest.  We got in touch with our country sides and checked out the farm animals...




...and the tractors too... 


The boys had their first see-saw ride... 


...another perk of being a twin is that you have a perfectly balanced partner on the seesaw.  Good times!

These expert pickers also managed to pick a few strawberries...



They did great!  And they are already almost all gone.  YUM!  

We couldn't get enough of the great weather, so after we wrapped things up at the farm, we headed down to Jupiter to visit the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary.  I did a bad job of taking pictures there but the tortoises, the deer and the swamp were some of our favorites...


...we also liked the black bear and the panther.  Cool stuff!

After that exciting day, you'd think nap time would have come easily but I had to put the sleep machine to use again after we had no luck with naps in the beds...


...I'd say we were successful.  

We kicked off Sunday with some yoga before running a couple of errands and heading to the beach to soak up some more of the gorgeous weather.... 


...we ended our day with some more time poolside which included lots of play time followed by a yummy rib dinner.  It was the perfect end to the weekend!


...oh and by the way, those yellow trucks that keep popping up in all the pictures are a prize for them BOTH going poop on the potty.  I know, I know...too much information, but it's a big part of our reality these days.  We're making progress here folks...day number 3 of no accidents...fingers crossed this streak continues.  :-)  


Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Florida Winter Fun

I hate to rub it in for those of you who live in cold climates, but for those of us here in South Florida, we've had some FABULOUS weather that begged us to spend the majority of our weekend outside.  It was glorious.  (If it helps to soften the blow, we did enjoy all this while still tackling potty training, which takes an incredible amount of patience, something that does NOT come naturally to me.  I feel like I spend 2/3 of my day in a bathroom...with two little boys...who touch EVERYTHING...GROSS!  I'm pretty sure I get splashed or sprayed with pee at least 3 times a day.  It's fun stuff I tell you...But I digress.)  Here's a glimpse into some of the shenanigans we were up to...

On Saturday, after a couple of errands, we found an open field and had some fun...


...we even shot off some rockets while we were there... 


...apparently the wind was not in our favor and we returned home in need of some new rockets for our launcher.  See that rocket hanging from the power lines... 


...and yes, it's still there :-)   

The boys had fun enjoying the wide open space with fresh air and sunshine...  


We worked up an appetite after all that play time and rode our bikes for some fro yo... 


...the boys had been begging for ice cream, which surprised us since they've never liked ice cream, so we decided to splurge.  I should have skipped ordering for myself since it turns out they still don't like ice cream...oh well, more for me.  Yum!  :-)  

Sunday found us outside again, first of all with me on a bundled up 13 mile run with my running buddy.  It was so fun to run her first half marathon distance with here.  We then spent the rest of the morning in another wide open field, this time with a football...


...they boys had fun checking out the clouds a bit...
 

...and rolling around with Daddy... 


Some friends joined us for a bit and we explored the rest of the park a bit more too...



Mickey's up to his beer brewing again.  Sunday was bottling day... 


...I'm excited to try his new chocolate porter.  YUM!

Sunday night found us at a  friend's birthday party at the bowling alley.   Too bad the lighting was not conducive to iphone photos... 


The boys tore it up on the lanes and then refueled before hitting up the games... 


I like Colton's approach to ski ball.  First he tried throwing it overhand...


...then he moved in for closer action....


...when that didn't work, he decided to climb up on the game ... 


...then must have decided walking it up was the way to go... 


Success!!  Haha!

Monday was back to the routine with play group for the boys and errands for me. Check out the adorable craft they made... 


Today found us back outside again, thank goodness.  This weather is impossible to resist!  After story time, where the featured stories were...


...Aunt Sheryl let the boys check out here sunroof....


Cool dudes!!

With no other plans on the agenda, we headed to the beach for some fun in the sun and a picnic... 


...It took some convincing to get Mason to take a photo with me.  Colton thought he'd look better with a stick mustache in his photo...too cute!

If you're lucky enough to be at the beach, you're lucky enough, right? 


...especially when most of the rest of the county is freezing.  Would you believe this is the first time I braved the beach by myself with the boys.  We will definitely be doing more of this in the near future.  We had a great time and it was good for my soul.