Fu-u-un!

Whew! Yesterday was a long, but FU-U-UN! day. Grant, Tootie, Grandma Sue, Auntie Julie, Cousin Emily and Emily's cousin Zachary went to Como Zoo and Como Town amusement park for a day of fu-u-un!

And fu-u-un we had! I took so many pictures I think I may have developed a case of trigger finger!

There were just so many cute shots to be taken. The sad part is, I haven't had any time to upload or edit them yet so you are going to have enjoy some of these shots of Grant from the other afternoon.

I have to say, this kid does some fu-un-ny stuff!

The other day he felt the need to dress in all black so he could be a bad guy. Oh, and see his treasure trail all laid out on the coffee table?

I'm tellin you fu-un-ny!

Look at Tootie eying up all those coins!

This was also the same day that I took pictures of Tootie in the blue and white striped shirt.

Both kids were being very cooperative and actually smiling and letting me snap photos.

Until the fu-un-ny faces came out, that is!

Grant kept saying...

"Hey, take one like this!"

"How 'bout this one Mom!"

"Wait, this one would be cool!"

And cool it was!

Cool, until he tipped forward on his chair and nailed his face on his McQueen table, that is!

So, that is the real story. Tootie didn't really sock him in the nose.

Although, I know she really wanted to!

But it was kinda really fu-u-un leading you to believe that was the case.

A whole lotta nothin'!

Tootie had a banana muffin for a treat, you guys get lotsa posts this week for a treat!

I am on "vacation" all week since our daycare provider is out of town on a vacation of her own.

I have been so excited to have a week off with nothing I have to do except spend quality time with the loves of my life...Grant and Audrey. We have plans to go to Como Zoo tomorrow and then Tootie is spending the night with Grandma Sue and Grandpa Oscar on Wed so that Grant and I can make our annual trip to the fair to watch the demolition derby.

I am a big fan of demolition derbies. So much that I even drove in one about ten years ago. You'd know that, and 24 other random things about me if you had read this post.

So far this week we have done a whole bunch of nothin'...well except for lots of playing and lots of picture taking! And lucky me, during nap/quiet time I have had time to work on some fun posts.

Yesterday we emptied out the toy box/tubs and I let the kids leave the toys strewn about the entire day. They loved it because they got to play with toys that have been buried in the bottom of the toy box for months and didn't once have to hear me say, "Will you please pick up your toys when you are done playing with them."

Okay, so maybe I don't usually ask quite that nicely!

The pictures in this post aren't actually from yesterday... they were taken on Sat when we cleaned in the morning and then pretty much just played the afternoon away. I could really get used to this whole staying home thing!

Spending all of this down time with the kids really makes me realize what sweet and funny kids I do have.

Oh yeah, not to mention they are pretty darn cute too!

But then again, I am a little biased.

Have I ever mentioned that I love that my kids both have my blue eyes.

In case you haven't noticed, you know!

I had always said I wanted a little girl with blonde curly hair and brown eyes (like Dukes) but now that I have one with blue eyes, I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Oh...check this one out in sepia! Doesn't it just pull at your heartstrings?

And look at how smart this little girl is. She insists (and I use that term loosely!) on using markers like her big brother and she has figured out how to get the covers back on tightly by pushing down on the table. What a little genius!

Sometimes I wonder how little miss sweetheart can go from this...

...to this is 2.2 seconds!

It's mostly due to the "mine" factor.

You know...everything is mine!

Her brother took the rocking horse from her and...you guessed it!

It was hers!

And talk about ticked off!

Let me tell you...you do not want to make this little girl angry.

Just ask Grant!

Splish Splash

When summer finally arrived (temperature wise, that is!) a few weeks ago, it came time to have a pool weekend! Since I am lazy and hate putting the pool up, waiting for the water to warm up and then emptying and putting it away, we usually designate a weekend or two during the summer when we set up the pool for whole weekend and pretend we are at the beach!

Tootie was too young to remember it last year, but this year she had a blast! Can you guess what these glasses are from?

Nope, not Ms. Potato Head!

They are from these goofy swimming dolls. Yes, they actually swim when they are in the water! Legs kicking, arms paddling...the whole bit! We've had them in the tub but actually letting them go and swim around the pool was pretty entertaining!

Even Trixie got in on the fun!

I think the cat had more fun walking on the edge of the pool and then perching on the edge to watch the dolls swim and to get a drink.

We set up the little picnic table and had snacks. And guess who was pretty fired up about the snacks?!?

Not my little Tootie. Nope. No Way. Couldn't be her!

Is it acceptable to feed you kids this for lunch???

Okay, so the Diet Dew was mine and the salsa and chips were intended to be mine.

That is until this little vulture go her grubby little fingers into them!

Grant always likes to invite someone over to play in the pool with him so my Aunt Kala and her son Evan came over to join in the fun.

This picture CRACKS me up! Is he constipated or trying to smile for the picture? I'd like to say the latter, but one can never be too sure!

Between dips in the pool, the kids did laps around the driveway while eating freezie pops.

There's nothing better than feeling the wind in your hair while enjoying a sweet icy treat!

The boys wanted to throw Tootie in the back but there was NO WAY she would have stayed seated so she got to ride shotgun with the seat belt on!

That's okay cause Even thought that sitting in the back was pretty cool!

Next, out came the remote controlled boat. Grant was really getting into zooming that little boat all around the pool.

Look who else was enjoying the show.