wheel-a-thon

As usual, I'm behind on blogging the events of our exciting life...
A couple of weekends ago, we participated in the Wheel-a-Thon benefiting the Stillwater Children's Museum. Drew alternated between his scooter, bicycle, tricycle, & wagon (David's great idea to bring all of our wheeled devices :-) Ben mostly rode in the wagon. There were several interactive stops along the path around Boomer Lake like decorating your wheeled vehicle, playing with gravity using ramps, & painting with magnets.

The boys grandparents & cousin, Davis, were in town for the weekend so Davis got to ride along with the boys.

Drew's speed clocked in at a whoppin' 7 mph.


All three boys loved this station where they raced matchbox cars down these ramps.

galveston

A couple of weeks ago we went down to Texas to celebrate my grandma's 80th birthday (of which I failed to take any pics!!!). One of the days we went down to Galveston with my parents. The temp was in the low 80s so we didn't spend much time in the water. Benjamin absolutely hated it. He went in a little with David one time and then would cry any time he got near it. He really enjoyed playing in the sand with Papa & taking walks with Nana. Drew loved it all - the water, sand, & flying a kite.

Drew wanted to ride with Papa in his truck on the way down to the beach. He also wore Nana's straw hat the whole way down!

We had to run through Col. Bubbies. The boys got outfitted in real Army surplus hats.

bear pajamas

On May 12th, Benjamin turned 20 months. This age is special to me because Drew was 20 months old when Benjamin was born. I love to see how Benjamin is becoming his own little boy (all the while wearing Drew's hand-me-downs). Some of the clothes bring back memories of their own. Here's a couple pics comparing Drew in his birthday bear pajamas that Benjamin now wears.

Drew at his 2nd birthday party in the bear PJs.

Drew age 3 & Ben age 20 mos. (wearing the bear PJs).

the ditch

So the ditch is good for something... playing in the water after a good rain. It's been quite a rainy week here, but we've tried to get outside as much as the weather permitted. Otherwise, the boys & I go crazy.

Benjamin especially loved the side ditch that runs between the duplexes down from ours. It's a shallow drainage ditch that connects to the bigger one behind the houses. He got pretty soaked. Drew liked throwing things in the water as it flowed down the street. Something about boys, sticks, & rocks.