The Giant Balloon!!

Last weekend our neighborhood had a promotional thing. They planned to have food and there was a spongebob bouncy house. Noone could enjoy it because of the rain until the last day (late Sunday afternoon). Since it was the end of the promotion, those in charge let Jack have one of the giant balloons. I had stayed home with Ben so when I saw Sam and Jack walking down the street with this giant thing, it was just hilarious to say the least.

Of course we had to tie it on our fence in the back yard for all to see (until it drooped the next day).

This video of Sam running around with the balloon just doesn't do it justice. It was pee-your-pants funny in person.

Bananas, Sandbox and Love

I know it's not a big deal for Ben to eat a banana, but since my first child was such a gagger, it's nice to be able to just give Ben food and see that he handle it okay. The smacking noises are super fantastic as well.

I was tired of fighting off Ben with the sandbox. So, I let him go at it until he started to eat the sand.

I'm not sure what I was doing, but I looked down and Jack and Ben were loving on each other. By the time I got the camera, it just looked too posey. Cute during the authentic moment.

Neighbors and Lawn Care

My neighbor, Mary, got a new bike seat and offered to take Ben for a spin. He enjoyed it at first, then started to cry - so it lasted all of two minutes. He looks so cute.

Below are pictures of Jack mowing with me. It was cold and drizzling and he stayed the course with me. He even came in the house to tell Sam, "I'm sorry I can't play with you and Ben right now but Mommy needs my help". So sweet.

My mowin' buddy. I love how the ear protection squeeze his cheeks.

Happy Mother's Day to me

Today was great. I had a card from the boys and a card from Sam. Sam cooked my favorite meal (blackberry chicken) with made-from-scratch brownies. Oh, and I also received a dozen roses. Mama's love flowers, especially roses.


So, Ben is super clingy and it's hard for anyone to get anything done. We've decided that he's going to have to have "independent" time in the evenings if we ever want to get dinner ready. During his independent time tonight, he was snuggling with Mickey. So chilled and laid back until he started biting his nose.

Yummy nose.

My beautiful roses.