There is a trolley that runs through our little downtown and every time we are out and about downtown the boys love to point out the trolley and wave to it. So, my friend and I decided the other day to take our boys and ride the trolley. I'm calling it a trolley, but actually it's just a bus that is made to look like a trolley. But the boys didn't notice. :) It was only $1 per person to ride and the driver played a recording on the ride that described some of the older buildings downtown and their history. We didn't listen to too much of that because we were otherwise occupied, but it was still a fun little trip. Jackson was pretty much good as gold on the ride, but Emmett was a total squirmy worm. He sat still on my lap for about five minutes and then wanted to get down and run up and down the aisle. I wouldn't let him do that, so there was quite a bit of wrestling between the two of us. He is SO active!!
Here are the boys before we left. I'm not sure why Emmett is pointing... I think maybe I asked him where the trolley was. Or we tried to get everyone to yell, "Trolley!" and E just pointed.
Trying to keep Jackson in the picture...
My sweet, good boy sitting nicely on the trolley...
Capturing one of Emmett's rare still moments. Notice he doesn't look too happy! :)
We actually had a busy, productive weekend for once! It's been hard for me to blog lately because we haven't been doing much of anything, but after this weekend I actually have some things to talk about! On Saturday Phil and I spent almost the entire day (9-5) cleaning out and organizing our garage. We have been meaning to do this for the entire two years we've lived here and finally got around to it. We knew it was going to be an overwhelming job and it was hard to get started, but we feel so much better now that it's done! We threw away and gave away a whole bunch of stuff, moved some things around, hung some things up on the wall, and I went through about 20 plastic bins of teaching stuff that had been taking up one huge wall in the garage. I still have about 8 plastic bins of books that I'm saving for the boys when they get older, but I think getting rid of about 12 bins full of stuff is pretty good! I threw a bunch of things away, but I did set aside a few things that I'm going to donate to a school. Right now I don't plan on ever going back to teaching, and even if I did I'd probably want to buy new things anyway. Here are a few pics of the "new" garage... it may not look that great to you, but trust me... it's a huge difference to us! This is Phil's "supply" wall...
This is the wall that used to have all of my teaching bins against it. Now they're in a small corner. We still have a few things to get rid of over here... like boxes of teaching posters against the fridge and a garbage can that needs emptying. :)
And the boys now have parking spots for their vehicles...
On Sunday I had planned on just relaxing since Phil and I were pretty dead after Saturday, but Phil suggested that we go to Medford. I never pass up an opportunity to visit civilization, so off we went! We decided to do some fun things with the boys this time instead of our usual routine of visiting every store we don't have in our town. We planned on going to a train park and a little splash park. We went to the splash park first and the boys had so much fun there that we stayed longer and nixed the train park. It was almost 100 degrees in Medford, so the water at the splash park felt really nice. Emmett loved it from the get-go, but Jackson, of course, took a little while to warm up to the water.
Here's Jackson sitting back and watching while Emmett runs into the water...
We're there five minutes andddd..... Emmett's completely soaked!
We took a playground break for a few minutes, but boy, it was HOT!
Maybe he got hot running on the playground, maybe he was there long enough to see other kids having fun. Whatever it was, after our playground break Jackson got brave and started running into the water area. He never got fully wet, but he did have a blast running through the mist of the fountains and trying to touch the water.
Love the faces in these next pictures...
Emmett hears an airplane overhead...
It was a fun time! Here are two short videos of the water fun...
For those who don't know... I'm three months pregnant with our third (and final) baby!!
The belly is poppin' out early this time for sure! I just had an appointment with my midwife this morning and we heard a good, strong heartbeat. Yay! Phil and I are really excited, but at times we do get a little terrified of having three under four! AAGGHH! But we know lots of people that have done it and are still alive, so it should be okay. :) I'm due February 22, which will give us some distraction from the monotonous winter months. :) I'm feeling pretty good now - just exhausted. I did have a few weeks of here-and-there nausea, which I didn't have with either previous pregnancy. It really stinks! My hat is off to those ladies who have severe nausea for long periods of time. Awful! I'm really thinking pink this time, but of course I'll be thankful for whatever God has given us. Three boys will be cah-razy, but fun for sure!! We are really looking forward to our "complete" family of five!
This little boy so badly wants to be just like his older brother! Unfortunately, he's not quite tall enough yet. This doesn't look very comfortable, does it?
He may be cute, but let me tell you - this child has a temper!!! He's been having to go in time-out lately because of some crazy screaming fits he throws when he doesn't get his way. He especially hates having to come in from outside when he's not ready. He's usually pretty happy, though, and has started giving us these eyes-squeezed-shut-all-teeth-showing super smiles. They're the best! Here are two videos of Emmett doing a few of his "tricks". We just love his little "Uh-oh!" and gyrating dance moves. And please excuse my annoying high-pitched voice.
Emmett loves to put on hats. This one is his favorite.
The boys also love when Phil mows the grass. It was a nice, warm evening the other night so we were all outside while Phil was mowing and the boys were following him all over the yard. They sure love their Dad.
After walking in all of that freshly-mowed grass, the boys had some green, green feet. They absolutely love going barefoot and their feet get so dirty, but they take a bath every night so I guess it doesn't matter that much. Aren't these a perfect example of summertime fun little boy feet?
Phil just woke up and was sitting on the couch with Jackson without a shirt on. Jackson turned to him and said, "Dad, you have a hairy t-shirt." :)
