Happy Birthday Grandma!

We went over to Grandma and Grandpa's house for a "surprise" birthday dinner for Grandma last weekend. Grandpa knew what we'd be eating but Grandma didn't and it was a pleasant surprise to have lobster and steaks and scallops. I also baked a flower cake that turned out really yummy!

After we had lunder the boys played outside on their scooters.

Their goal was to ride down the path, across the driveway and then fall once they reached the grass. No bushes were damaged during this fun, though some mulch had to be swept back in place.

It was a fun afternoon and the kids had a blast playing outside! Oh, and so did mommy and daddy, we took a few turns on Roo's scooter!

Happy 29th Grandma!

Transformers in a Museum?

For Veteran's Day we decided to take the kids to the Air & Space Museum at Dulles. The kids were super excited and told their friends that they were going to see airplanes and helicopters. We got there right when it opened and the museum was great. It was our first time at that location as well and it is really well laid out. After entering the museum and walking down the long ramp we took a potty break. Bug had a dry pull up and actually stayed dry the entire day!

The first display we looked at was the Space Shuttle Enterprise. It was really big. I was surprised it wasn't a little bigger but still, looking at it, it's amazing that it can make it into space, especially with all of the tiles on the outside.

After that we stopped at the SR-71 Blackbird, my favorite. The kids loved that it was part of the Transformers movie in addition to the Transformers display. It's really neat that they can learn about different airplanes through these sorts of toys. Looking at the display and seeing the Optimus Prime that I had as a kid is now in the Smithsonian is pretty cool too!

We looked at the fighter planes and helicopters as well. Roo loved the helicopters.

The kids were great about staying by us and Bug even let us push him in the stroller for a portion of the time. The displays have very short railings around them to keep people from touching them, I imagine they can't possibly get rid of all the jet fuel, and Bug went under the rail by the shuttle. We only had to tell him one time and he didn't do it again, which was great because it would have made for a very long day!

The last thing we did was go up into the control tower. You could see Dulles and way beyond from there. It's really high up! And it was a windy day so it was really disconcerting for me. The boys loved the view and watching the planes fly by as they landed. It was really cool to see the entire surrounding area including the mountains.

We had lunch at the McDonald's in the museum and then headed home. Since the boys were so awesome the entire day, we got them each a new Transformer.

We really enjoyed the museum and it will definitely be a place we take the kids again and again!

Swaddle Me

Recently Bug has been asking me to carry him like a baby. Not only that, he likes to lay his blankey out on the floor or bed and make it perfectly flat and then lay it in. He puts his legs straight out and arms on his tummy and then my job is to swaddle him in his blankey and carry him like a baby. To be honest, I love it! He's out little baby and they grow up so fast, so if he wants extra baby cuddle time, we'll take it while it lasts! Only problem we're running into is that tall Roo who is also much heavier than Bug also wants to be carried like a baby! Gotta love these kids!

Happy Birthday Party...A Sideways Picture Posting

We celebrated Bug's birthday on Saturday with family and a few of the kids friends. We lucked out and had great weather. The party was a bit smaller than we've had at previous birthday parties but it was the perfect size the boys had a blast. Bug's best friend L that he's known since they were born was there in addition to L's sister K who is Roo's best friend. Connor was also there and all of the kids had a blast playing together.

Before everyone arrived the boys had a riot of a good time driving their vehicles around in the back yard and crashing into each other and if you're Bug, into trees!

Once all the boys friends got there they played outside.

Eventually we had the kids eat dinner and then it was birthday cake time. Bug loved his blue airplane cake!

After the kids finished their cake it was present time. Bug loved all the Transformers he got and Roo was amazed every time Bug got another Transformer. Aunt Linda and Daddy spent a lot of time transforming! And Bug figured out the best technique for opening gift bags!

Bug also got other great gifts, like the InnoTab from Grandma and Grandpa, the space station from Grammy and Pop Pop, the very cool talking dinos from Uncle Matt and the balance bicycle and helmet from Mommy and Daddy.

But I think his favorite gift of all was the scooter he got from the Bloobs. He spent the rest of the evening riding his scooter around with his helmet on, only to take breaks to make sure nobody played with his new toys!

And how cute are Bug and L playing under the desk!

Oh, and did you notice that he wore his new Transformers pajamas the entire day!