Boys at Play

Proof that they will play with ANYTHING...even a cardboard box!

Luke was really excited about the door that he could open and close

My sister sent us "Pete the Cat."  It is a children's book that we were introduced to on our vacation.  The boys love the books.  She sent us a CD with the book on it and she made a little game with Pete for us to play as well.

Believe it or not, we have actually had a day or two where we needed jackets at night or early in the morning!  So sad to see summer ending.

A typical day at the park with our best twins friends.  7 boys from left to right:  Charlie, Jack, Luke, Liam, Graham, Aiden, and Andy

We took a trip to the Children's museum on a rainy day to see the Curious George exhibit.  Luke is sitting like George. 

Aiden had a trip to Costco recently with Daddy.  Here he is being "extra helpful" while Daddy was taking a short break.

One night this week, the boys played so well with their cars and some chalk.  They drew roads on the driveway, made a wooden bridge, and had the best time.  It was fun to watch.

Lightening McQueen!!!

They were pretty filthy afterwards, but it was worth it.

These pictures provide a small glimpse of our week.  Most everything we do revolves around "Play" of some sort.  We visited the children's museum this past week for the first time in awhile and the boys loved it.  So many things to see and do.  Luke and Liam are definitely at an age where they need a lot less help in so many ways including when they play.  They are a lot more imaginative and do a lot of role play.  It is really neat to see and watch.  Aiden loves to play with cars, books, and anything ANYTHING electronic.  When John took a short business trip this week, Aiden cried real tears when I told him that Daddy took the ipad on his trip with him.  AJ loves to play on the ipad.  Liam loves outer space right now and loves to talk about astronauts and and the planets and stars.  Liam also loves airplanes, cars, and any type of animal.  Luke loves to help in the kitchen and cook with both real food and our pretend food.  He also loves his tools.  He loves to help John repair and install things around the house.  Whenever John mentions trying to repair something, the boys rush to get their tools, put on their hard hats, goggles, and measuring tape.  They are at a fun age and really interacting a lot together.