Cousin Bonanza

My sister left today after an awesome long weekend of cousin time. The big guy was at camp Thursday and Friday, so Noodle got to enjoy taking the reins as the oldest. She handled it like a champ, leading the two little guys around like the boss that she is.

Also, LOOK AT MY BABY NEPHEW:

The cuteness. He is like this ALL THE TIME. For those of you wondering whether to have a 2nd baby, this one is the perfect convincer. I don't think he cried the whole time he was here. OK, just when he was hungry, and then he happily chowed down a bottle and went to sleep. He's 10 months old and adorable.
His brother is pretty cute too. Here he is after catching his first fish:

ECSTASY.
And the best moment of the weekend:

Water fight in the backyard, followed by 4 kiddos in a tub. Cousin bonanza complete.

Best Friends

6 months after Christmas and he is still going strong with the vacuums. BOTH of them.

Troublesome Truck, Part XIXXIII

Evenings in the driveway = lots of ways for a small Truck to make trouble:

And this:

And, yes, this:

(that's Grandma in the wagon).

Back when it was warm

So, now it's Thursday, and I just spent 2 hours freezing my tail off at a baseball game where it was windy and 58 degrees. BRR. But last weekend, last GLORIOUS MARVELOUS weekend, was Memorial Day Weekend, and it was 90. To recap, there were many meals capped off with ice cream:

There was a lot of time spent with the hose:

And the water guns:

And of course, since we have a two-year-old, there was a lot of "No, No, No, dat's MY [fill in the blank]":

And finally, a trip to the zoo on Monday:

[wherein Noodle rode a camel - oh yes, she is terrified of dogs and cats, but she rode a REAL LIVE CAMEL, and she did it not only without mom and dad, but with a little girl she met 5 seconds ago in line].

We also went to Topeka for a soccer game on Friday night; to the neighborhood pool RIGHT when it opened for the season at 10 AM Saturday; back to the neighborhood pool on Sunday morning, yes, at 10 AM; and we had 2 cookouts in our backyard. Busy but fun weekend! Missing those warm temperatures now...

Movin on up

Mother's Day is moving up the list and just might be making a run at replacing Thanksgiving as my favorite holiday. Because there are things like this:

And this:

Nice and fun every day! Really?? Moi?
And finally, at the end of the day, while stuffing myself with sushi and teppanyaki, this:

It's just about the best day ever.

Rad Like Dad

Look what kind of shirt gets purchased when mom goes out of town:

Also, this is the face Truck makes when I say "smile":

Fore!

Truck is ready to golf. We signed his big sister up for a league this summer and so of course, he is into it too. He likes to hit the balls and run around yelling "I WHACK it, I WHACK it!"