Another Weekend Already...Woohoo!

We kicked off our weekend a bit early once again last weekend by getting things started on Friday. And suddenly it's already Thursday again and I'm just sitting down to computer...signs of all the fun we've been having...

Like movies and lollipops...

...beautiful long runs in the mornings...

...open gym at YMCA Sportsworld thanks to the Family Place...

...Mason's getting his forward roll now too...

...adventures at Target (can you tell we can't wait for Christmas??) ...

...fireplace s'mores with the A?C on...

...a little home fitness with Mommy...

...building fun at Lowes...

...a birthday party where we devoured our cupcakes like puppies... 

...and wore ourselves out on the bounce house...

We also tested out some experiments with the new science kits we built...

...watched church from the comfort of our own home in our pajamas (gotta love TC3)...

....added a few things to our Christmas wish lists, such as disco balls and remote control cars...

...took a rest from shopping in some adorableb each chairs... 

...and discovered a newfound love of helping Mommy clean... 

....gonna milk this for all it's worth while I can...

...they even dust base boards for lollipops or stickers on their charts :-).  Sorry folks, they're not for hire!

We also made a visit to our favorite ducks and turtles...

...check out how gorgeous the sunset was that night...

...I'm finally not complaining about the weather any more :-).

We also made sure to celebrate Veteran's Day with a visit to the parade... 

...our favorite was the old fashioned fire truck and the lollipops we caught, of course... 

We love our Veterans, especially the one we call Dad :-).

I had some time to get a little crafty with the boys...

...and we discovered the joy that is Candy Land as well... 

...I'm thinking we're ready for some other fun ones like Cootie and Don't Break the Ice too.  

With two extremely busy boys, our days are filled with things that make me want to pull my hair out (I try to focus on the positive here) and thing that make me giggle.  This was one of my favorite giggle moments this week...

...another perk of being a twin is having enough matching shoes for your hands AND your feet.  

I've also discovered a newfound love of napping with my boys...

...in my quest to hang onto naptime as long as possible, the only way I can get them to lay down long enough to fall asleep in the afternoons is to lay down with them.  Needless to say, most days I'm pretty sure I fall asleep before them.  They always fall asleep too :-)  I forgot how much I love a good power nap.  

Time to take advantage of the rest of my sacred quiet time while it lasts.  Happy Weekend...remember, we start early around here :-).

A Run, Office Shoes, Story Time, and Some Birthday Party Fun

We've had a very "go with the flow" kind of week and it's turned out surprisingly well...much to my surprise.  Love those pleasant surprises!

Tuesday night we took a walk downtown for some family time.  Colton surprised us by running most of the way back home, with a few stops to hide so he could just out to surprise Mason and I.   It was ADORABLE!  

I better find a race to sign him up for soon!  He's got some ENERGY!!

We finally got our new shoes for Abigail and Scott's wedding.  The boys say they make them look like they're going to work at the office...

...they also say they're going to make great dancing shoes.  Love it!!

Wednesday was a lovely day for produce and story time.  Our featured stories were...

...it was a "Mommy loves you" theme.  :-)

We got to hang out with a friend of ours who looks like she could be the boys sister.  Don't they look like they could be triplets???

Today was another fun birthday party day with a lion theme...

...fun huh??  I think if you ask the boys, their favorite thing was the blower thing...

too funny!  They've been playing with them ALL day!  

After the party, we had some time to kill and needed to burn off some energy so we took advantage of a dead end in town to ride around on our scooters... 

...it was fantastic and we will definitely be back for more scooter fun soon.   Glad we got that in before the rain started.  Looks like we'll be hunkering down for the rest of the day.

A Weekend Well Spent

I know I'm beginning to sound like a broken record, but we had another great weekend spent  packing in as much fun as possible.  We started the fun on Thursday with a morning stroller run to the park...

...we followed up that fun with a brunch with some friends.  The rest of the day was spent doing the usual Thursday stuff, groceries, nap time, chores, etc.  

Friday morning kicked off with a stop at the library for story time and some bubble chasing fun...  

...we're still on the lookout for a book heavy story time.  My boys just aren't into the songs and finger plays but they sure do LOVE books.  It's not easy to find in story times, including the one I lead.  They're not your typical kiddos so they typical story time doesn't really appeal to them...guess we'll just keep doing our own at home and keep venturing out every once in a while to see if their interests change.  

They did get a kick out of the toys they could play with after story time... 

...at "their" library after we left the other library.  Yes, I gave in and took them to their comfort zone :-)

Friday we tested out a little Pinterest-inspired painting project....

...four leaf clover stamps made out of toilet paper rolls.  It worked!!

We finished up Friday with a nap-time stroller run followed by adult beverages and mexican food at Rancho Chico...

YUM!

We did a little shopping at Target after dinner and found some pretty fun hats...

...I hope I can get them on clearance after St. Patricks Day.  Aren't they cute??

Saturday morning kicked off with one of our favorite activities...

...we built bird houses at Lowes.  The buckets were a hit.  So were the goggles... 

...love my little safety guys :-)  Future scientists??!!

The fun continued as we headed south to Jupiter for a Spring Training game.  I love that we live so close to all of that excitement.  The Cardinals/Nationals game did not disappoint. Our seats were FANTASTIC...

...we caught some baseballs from the players...

...we got in a good dose of star gazing...

...and even got to see the guy from my hometown pitch...

...always cool to see someone from your hometown doing something amazing.   Needless to say, the boys fell asleep in the car on the way home...

 They did finally wake up and we managed to squeeze in a yummy dinner at Duffys before heading out for our last event of the day, the movie in the park...

...Turbo was a cute movie and it was so fun to watch in under the stars in Memorial Park.  There was a great turnout.  I hope the city of Stuart took note of the interest in this kind of thing and continues to entertain us in this fashion.  It was a great family event.

The fun continued Sunday morning with a bike ride to visit the Nina and the Pinta in downtown Stuart.  The boys had fun checking out the ship...

 ...and I tried not to be a total worry wart, thinking they were going to fall off the ship...

....Needless to say, this scaredy-cat kept them close... 

I'm glad we made the effort to check them out while they were docked in our town...

 ...I recommend you check them out if they venture into your neck of the woods.  

Next up was a stop at the park to enjoy the gorgeous day some more.  The tire swing was a big hit on this visit...

...before we knew it, it was time to head back home on the bikes to get ready for the next part of our day, a birthday party for a friend.  The big hit at that party was the motorized four wheeler...

Trying to roll through the sandy soil and pine needles was sometimes a team effort... 

...and the boys didn't bat an eye at the color of the bike.  So cute!

After all that fun, you'd think a nap would have come easily but we had to coerce them into a nap with a little stroller ride...

...works every time.  We even got some time to sit at the coffee shop after our run and talk without interruption while they continued to nap.  I'd say that's a success.  

We finished our day with some snuggle time on the couch, complete with viking helmets...

It was hard to see the weekend end.  We had so much fun.

Today was back to the routine...play group, errands, etc.  We did manage to find some time for some fun at home though too, including bubbles compliments of the party yesterday...

...the boys played with friends and continued to resist arts and crafts.  This was all they managed to make during craft time...

...yet they were very excited about painting the birdhouses they built on Saturday...

...we couldn't leave any spots unpainted.  They definitely keep me guessing.  

I had some fun myself while they played.  I had an extremely successful target trip where I got all this for $35...

...gotta love sales, coupons, and clearance.  4 shirts for the boys, a bag of coffee, a big bag of organic chicken nuggets, bacon, eggs, tuna, 2 eye shadows, peanut butter, relish, tortilla chips, and craisins.  Not bad, if I say so myself.  I love trips like that.  I saved over 50%.  

I also got in a great P90X3 workout this morning as well as a nap-time run thanks to the lovely time change and my boys that want nothing to do with napping an hour earlier than normal in their minds.  I'd say the week is off to a great start.  Time to hit the hay and hopefully finish my book club book before we meet tomorrow night :-)