Bass Pro Fun

While we were in Texas for Christmas we made a stop at Bass Pro Shops.  They have some really fun things for kids to do during the holiday season and it is free (yay!).  The boys had a great time and got to do some things that they had never done before ... fire a toy gun and shoot a bow & arrow!

what's in there?

and she's had enough fun at outdoor world...

he thought this was the coolest thing ever.  10K for a 4 wheeler!!!!

the boys loved the race track

Fire Station Open House!!

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sticking out the tongue helps! 

her first time wearing a dress!!!

My dad picked a wonderful weekend to come and visit us!  The weather was perfect and we took advantage of it every single day he was here.  One of the super-fun things we decided to do was to go to the fire department for their fall open house.  The boys had a fantastic time.  They got to ride up on top of a fire truck and even use the fire hose.  A good time was had by all!!

Fall Fun!

I am so far behind on blogging that it is not even funny!  I think I have about 20 posts that I want to do, hopefully I will get around to them VERY soon!  Anyway, this past weekend we took the kiddos to a local fall festival.  It is fairly small compared to the other festivals around but there is plenty to occupy a 2 and 3 year-old.  We waited until after the boys woke up from their naps to head out and only had about an hour and a half to play, but it was perfect!  The weather was beautiful, the crowds (if there were any earlier) were totally gone and the boys pretty much had free reign of the entire place!

the hay maze was a huge hit!!

he ran around it for at least 20 minutes and would have kept going all day! 

he LOVED riding the horse!!!  I might have to find a place for him to do this again...soon! 

he was so proud to be up there

he loved it too but it is hard to tell from the pics.  His faces crack me up! 

woah there horsey!  

thanks for the ride! 

I was walking behind them when out of nowhere Owen planted a big kiss on Daddy.  So glad I caught this sweet moment!

Farm Trip

Have I mentioned that we have been having the nicest August weather-wise ever?!?!  I don't ever remember August being this nice here, but this year we have really lucked out.  The boys and I enjoyed several outdoor picnics last week.  One day we went out to the farm with some friends of ours and let the  kids run and play and see all the animals they cared to see.  Big Brother was really interested in poop this particular day.  The entire drive to the farm he asked me if different animals went poop and what it looked like.  We spent part of our time at the farm in search of cow, horse, chicken and sheep poop.  Ahhh the fun of little boys!

he loves riding the tractors! 

little brother and his friend Miss G, they were so cute and held hands and walked around the farm.  :)

Our Trip to the Aquarium

Last weekend we took the boys to the National Aquarium in Baltimore.  We hadn't been out there in quite a long time and we knew that they would really enjoy it.  One of the nice things about the aquarium is that there is also a dolphin show that you can attend.  The boys really seemed to enjoy watching the dolphins jump out of the water and splash some of the audience members.  You can spend as much or as little time as you like checking out all of the different fish and birds that they have there.  We didn't actually get to spend as much time there as we would have liked (our dolphin show was at a bad time) and we were ready for lunch and figured we wouldn't be back.  Anyway -- we had a great time and enjoyed spending a fun day together!

he loved the bubble tubes!

I love watching them -- they were in awe

he found Nemo! 

be still my heart - I love these men!!!

this was a mandatory shot as I have a photograph of me pregnant with each child and this fish.