Boys just wanna have fun

Crisp temperatures in the 80's led us to some outdoor fun this past weekend. Saturday, we checked out a place called Kiddie Acres, an amusement park catering to kids 10 and under. Since they had loved Funland in Rehoboth so much, we thought we'd give it a try. While it wasn't as large as Funland, it did have some cute rides, a train and the kids even played putt-putt. Morgan was starting to get a hang of putting but Dean was happy to place his ball 1 inch from the hole and putt it in. Every time. He was strutting around like he didn't need lessons : ) Morgan tried every ride, while Dean was scared of most. To think I had told Ed he was going to be our little dare devil...

 

 Sunday we checked out a fire truck Museum and the kids got to meet real fire fighters and climb on board the trucks.

In house news, the electricity and air conditioning were turned on. Hard woods and appliances were also installed. Still waiting on a date, but it's down to small stuff now. Hopefully we'll be in by November!

September is underway...

It's been busy here in the Pelaez household. The boys are adjusting to school, both of them started gymnastics - different classes but both LOVED their first class and were all into it. We've already been to one birthday party and have another one next weekend. The house is coming along (although they are still saying end of Oct) And Maria & Mark had twin boys Mack and Bo!

at Eisen's 2nd bday party

driveways and tile and light fixtures, oh my!

Mack & Bo

The boys have been going through their usual cycle of getting along and fighting, but check out this video of a particular bed time when they were buds. Moments like these make me feel like a proud mama. I hope these boys will always be friends.

Dean's 1st Day of School

Today was Dean's first day of school! He will be going every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30-2:30, so it's a full day. The whole family showed him off, taking him to his classroom, meeting his teacher and braving the playground. Dean seemed shy - our usual chatterbox was not talking at all but was interested in all the toys, especially the outdoor train table. When it was time to go, we gave him a hug but he was distracted by making Thomas drive up a bridge. I was expecting tears (from him), but Morgan proved to be the difficult one as he wanted to stay and play trains!

Afterwards, we dropped off Morgan at his school. When we walked in the door at our now quiet home, Ed put on Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sounds of Silence": ) I don't know what I'm going to do with myself for the next 5 hours! Oh yeah, laundry, work out, grocery shop, pay bills, blog posts...