We Love To Swing!

I've taken Dalin to the park before, but he was always asleep in the car seat. This time he was awake and big enough to do something. Doesn't he look so little in there.



Look at that big smile! He absolutely loved it. It was windy and he didn't care which says a lot because he absolutely hates the wind.



When he stopped he gave me this look. I could tell he liked it and wanted to keep swinging by this look.



So I started pushing again. Now he doesn't like his swing at home. It doesn't compare to the bigger ones at the park. I can't believe he is this big already!

Fire!

Brennden has wanted to be a firefighter for a while now. Over Spring Break he was able to tour the station.



Think he was excited?



He got to climb in all the different trucks and pretend to drive. I never knew there were that many different types of firetrucks.



While there we got to watch the ambulance and a brush fire truck leave the station. We also got to see guys come down the poles. Now I need to work on making Brennden a new fire fighter outfit. The one he has is falling apart.

Sillyness

One warm sunny day without wind, I decided to clean out Dustin's truck before switching to the new car seats. Brennden and Charity headed on out too.



They climbed onto the bed cover and camped out there for almost an hour.



I love Charity's facial expression here.



And Brennden, being Mr Photogenic, had to have his picture taken too.



They got blankets to lay on because the truck was dirty. I think it was probably a little hot.



When the sun got to her, Charity climbed inside to 'help' me.



Brennden didn't care to clean so he just put a blanket over his face to shield himself from the sun. And yes, he is in a long sleeved flannel shirt and Charity is also in a long sleeve shirt. It was cooler when we were out this morning.

Climbing Higher

Today me, Brennden, Charity, and my sister Candice went rock wall climbing at the Y. We have been before with Dustin but didn't take any pictures.



I made it further than last time but still didn't make it much further than this. I know, I'm a wuss. (I'm only 10 feet off the ground.)



Brennden still only makes it a foot off of the ground. Maybe one day he will go further. But he did try a bunch of times. He is trying to smile for the camera here. Funny boy.



Charity climbs the six foot wall. I don't even hold her I just have my hands there in case she falls. She climbs to the top of that one. When she gets bigger she will be the first in the family to make it to the top of the big one.



And of course she wanted to take another pic.

Playdough

I went out and bought some play dough for the kids. We haven't had any in a long time. They loved it! I had to make them put it away to eat dinner and then they went straight back to it right after.



I wanted to take pictures of them. Charity didn't want her picture taken. Unusual for her. Snot.



Right away she mixed all of her colors together. It bugs me to no end and I don't know why. That's half the reason I don't buy playdough. The other half is a no brainer, it gets everywhere. Thank goodness we don't have carpet for it to get smashed into.



Brennden wanted to make sure his colors stayed seperated. Everytime they got mixed even a little he would stop and seperate them.



He even had to make sure he used every cookie cutter there was.



During all this, Dalin was in his bed. He was supposed to be napping but apparently 10 minutes was good enough.



I was lucky to get a semi smile. He usually scowls at me when I get the camera out. He hates when it flashes. I call it his Dustin face because he looks just like Dustin when he is getting mad at one of the kids.

Best Bulldog

Every Friday at Brennden's school each teach picks a student from their class who is showing improvement. Last Friday was Brennden's day. I think the glasses have really helped him. He is now waiting his turn to talk and can sit still for more than a few seconds. His writing is also improving.

As you can tell, he was very excited to be the Best Bulldog for a week. He got to put that on his chair. He has been waiting so long for that. Brennden loves going to school and making new friends. Last week he gave a friend a picture that said "I Am A Child Of God." He wants to invite him to church too, but his friend has been sick and out of school. Maybe next week. I can't believe he is trying to convert friends already. Earlier this week I asked him how his day was. His response, "I kinda got sad and wanted to cry, but then Jesus hugged my heart and made it better." How sweet is that?!

I can't believe how fast he is growing. It seems like last month I was changing his diapers and reading him bedtime stories. Now he reads to me. His favorite books are Star Wars. I read those ones for him, but he tries to tell me stories by looking at the pictures. Before long he will be reading those on his own! Where does the time go?

Getting Bigger

Dalin went in for his 6 month shots yesterday. He did great! He weighs a whopping 15lbs 9 oz and is 27 in tall. I think back at Brennden at this age. He weighed 22lbs. Funny how different two kids can be. Dalin is trying to sit up now. He can no longer be in his bouncer because he just sits right up and folds in half and gets stuck. It's sad and funny at the same time. He is rolling around like crazy and even tries to crawl and his hands and toes. That's right, his toes. It's funny to watch. He folds almost in half with his butt straight up. Reminds me of an inch worm. We are also expecting teeth soon. He has all the signs and symptoms of teething. Funny side note; Dalin gleeks. Everyday he sends of stream of water in one direction or another. Ha ha.