The Best Week of Summer

Here we are only one week into summer and I already feel like we are having the best summer ever! Every day this week has been packed with fun activities for me and the kids and we have had a blast! I think we are all completely exhausted, but that happy exhausted you get when you play all day! Here are the highlights of our week:

DINOSAUR PARK: My mom decided that she's going to take the boys on a fun outing once a week all summer. Luckily I get to tag along on the fun. This week we went to Dinosaur Park and Chase LOVED it. He has a few books on dinosaurs and he's seen their skeletons at the Natural History Museum and this just piqued his interest even more. He wanted to know all about every dinosaur we saw. Both boys liked digging in their little "archaeological site" and then Chase really loved the dinosaur themed playground attached. Ever since we've been talking about what happened to the dinosaurs. I didn't actually have a good answer for him, so we asked my geologist cousin Kelly who gave Chase a great explanation and now he can give an adorable explanation it to anyone who asks! 

 

SWIMMING: We've been swimming every day this week! We have been going up to my parent's house after naps and swimming for an hour or two. A couple of times we were joined by other little friends in the neighborhood, which Chase loved. On the other days my mom played with Hudson while I gave Chase swimming lessons. Chase continues to amaze me with how fast he learns! He's doing a great job streamlining through the pool and after the second day figured out how to float on his back. He's making quick progress and he loves swimming lesson time (partly because it is the only time he's allowed out of his life jacket). Hudson is as happy as can be in the water. Ben came with us on his day off and loved playing with our happy little water babies! 

PARKS: We went to the park twice this week. These boys love slides and swings (well mostly just Hudson, swings kind of freak Chase out), but what they really really love is digging in the sand! They are so happy if they each have a shovel and a bucket!

 DONUT DAY: Friday was National Donut Day and Krispy Kreme was giving away a free donut to anyone who came in. Given Chase's intense love for donuts we had to go! Both boys loved watching all the donuts being made while we waited in line and couldn't wait to get home to eat them. Ben and I both have a major sweet-tooth and our boys definitely do too!

 YARD WORK: Our yard is pretty simple. It's mostly just grass with one little flower bed. Chase is so into yard work though. He loves to help mow the lawn. I took the boys on a walk while Ben started mowing the lawn and Chase kept telling me we needed to get home "so he could help daddy!" He takes lawn care very seriously.