Puddle

This morning I was taking a few things out to the car. I noticed puddles on the carport and the cooler temperatures. I remembered it had rained last night and was thankful for that. As I was putting my things in the car, Austin came out and said, "Mom, you've got to see this!" My first thought was that he'd found some amazing worm or something. But, when I got to him, he showed me this puddle.

He said, "doesn't it look like a persons face?" Honestly, yes it does! I had not taken time to notice it, but Austin took time to enjoy the puddles and see that this one has an eye, nose, mouth, and even some crazy bangs. He even said that this "person" has a big collar."

I'm so glad that sometimes my boys make me slow down and see things in a different way!

Summer Fun

The other day, I checked my e-mail and found a message from a girl in our Sunday School class asking anyone in our class if they were interested in swimming (they were watching their neighbors house and had pool privileges). We said we were interested, and got ready to swim.

We had so much fun. The diving board was close to a ladder, so Adam was able to jump and swim to the ladder. Another thing he did was have a floaty just beyond his jump range and he would swim to that. Both boys played and played!

Several hours after we got to the pool, I started to think, "Maybe I should start thinking about supper." I decided that I would start to clean up toys and gather my things, supper needed to be made, and I knew the boys were getting hungry. When I mentioned that I was getting ready to head out, Rebecca said, "Why not stay, eat with us." They boys were eager to agree that this was a good idea. "Okay, we will stay."

I was truly amazed how she pulled a meal together in such a short time, really no time at all! After we ate, I'm not sure how Jay found out that Austin loved military things, but he went and got his things.

Austin put on his maroon beret, and his dog tags. Jay even taught him the proper way to salute. He loved his camo, and saw all of his patches. Jay showed him pictures of different places he went. He talked about staying in a tent, etc.

They live on a cul-de-sac, and it was a beautiful evening. We decided that it was a great time to go play and ride bikes. Jay and Mike were able to instruct the boys how to ride a 3 wheeler down the hill, brake and turn. They would spin out. I just hope they never try this once they get their driver's license.

Then they decided they would play street hockey.

My boys have never played hockey before, but had a wonderful time. Sometimes, there was not a ball available, so they would take an apple that had fallen from the neighbors tree and use that.


Yes, it did get messy at times, but they had fun!

As we were leaving, Adam was saying how tired he was. We came home and it wasn't long until I was asking where Adam was. He had put himself to bed! I guess swimming and playing hard will do that to a little boy.)

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Since we are getting ready to move, I am trying to clean out my freezers. This evening, Adam happened to look in the freezer and found some bread that I had stuck in there for them to feed the ducks. Adam got very excited, and asked Mike if it would be a good night to feed the ducks. They decided that it was not only a good night to do that, but it was a great night to ride their bikes to do this. This is a favorite activity for the boys, but riding bikes to do it makes it so much better!

One thing I love about the relaxed schedule. We can visit with friends and do random fun things at a drop of the hat. School will be starting soon, so we have to enjoy these times while we can.

I Almost Used This...

...for my August header. It is a wonderful picture. I love the expressions on my boys faces. I even got permission from the photographer. However, I decided against it.

Here is my reasoning: When I started this blog I named it Moments With My Boys and there is something that I like about getting a picture of my boys in a random moment, or in a seasonal activity, to use for my header. I have the above picture hanging on my wall. I enjoy it every day. However, this past weekend, when we went to Riven Rock to play on a hot Sunday afternoon, I got this picture...

In this picture, I can see the fun the boys are having--being soggy, loving the water, and enjoying their cousins.

As much as I love both pictures, one belongs on my wall, and one belongs on my blog.