Reece time

Went to get Zach out of bed this morning and found him in puke. Poor guy just couldn't keep anything down today. This was all pretty new to him, who has only had one or two throw ups in his life thus far. One adorable thing is that after he was up and moving, I sneezed and he said, 'bless you.' I've never heard him say that before. Precious.

The other good thing is that he took a 4 hour nap.

So, Reece and I went hunting for monarch eggs on milkweed.
He is a great helper and was careful in handling and in not stepping on possible milkweed in the big field. I think this picture from my phone is just precious of my sweet little (but oh so big, too big!) boy...After that, I realized that we should just make a date of it and went for yogurt. He scored some cookies and cream, and it was a much needed relief after being in the scorching sun.Man, summer is going to be killer!

We decided it was hot enough for water activities in the backyard.
Thanks to that sandbox and slide a moving neighbor provided, we've found more reason to hang out back there. I'm loving that. Plus, we wanted to lay low for Zach, assuming he'd be up any time.

Reece didn't slide much, but we threw wet squeezable balls at each other. He taunted and he giggled.These last two I took while holding my camera straight down and not even looking. They might be my favs, b/c of that smile. I can't get that kind of smile from him looking in my lens much anymore. He likes some face to face interaction. Don't we all!Loved my special time with Reece today. And praying sweet Zach gets better soon (and without infecting us all!)

Water Boys

Friday morning was at Kir's. She ran an errand, while the boys played in the water (and I sneaked a few).

Zach was a cutie pie, but didn't last long.But, loved getting a couple of the bigs. They had fun together today.

Back yard slide

Zach got a new pool, so he could hang out while the big boys used the slip-n-slide. Tried it out in the backyard tonight. Seems he likes it, eh?Frankly, it was time for me to check out the slip-n-slide. Reece needed some encouragement and so what if I didn't have my swim suit on. (yikes, swimsuit) Yes, definitely, this seemed like a better and much more convenient idea.D returned from a run to find us giggling and all wet in the backyard. Good times. Good times.

Later, I hopped in the shower, and after my discovery, wrote this on facebook: just found a cheese puff in my bra after slipping-n-sliding with Reece in my clothes. #lovebeingamom
Amen to that.

first slip-n-slide

It's fair to say Zach enjoyed his first slip-n-slide experience.

Hold on to your floppy hats, there are a lot of pics.Reece sliding, Zach drinking the water.
Too cute drinking that water.Neighbors joined and we had even more fun...