Evan has recently started to color A LOT! He loves it! Hunter enjoys it too. Since last week it rained a lot we colored and colored and colored. The boys never got bored. It was great to see them sharing the books and crayons WITHOUT fighting! Could this be the beginning of a wonderful friendship - yup! My boys sure do love each other!
My boys are addicted to the swings! They would swing all day long if we were willing to let them. I love they way the smile and laugh as they enjoy the ride. Hunter still gets a kick out of the baby swings although he is really enjoying the big boy swings too! I am so happy that little things like a trip to the park really makes them happy. It is the simple things in life.
Evan got a beach ball sprinkler for his birthday and the boys have lots of fun with it! It is huge an sprays water everywhere!!! Quite a sight to see!
We recently took the boys to the Detroit Zoo and had a great time!!! We took the wagon and thank goodness it sat two because Hunter got tuckered out and needed to take several breaks. The boys LOVED the polar bear exhibit! Hunter would not venture into last year but this year he had so much fun! They also really enjoyed the butterfly house and bird exhibit. This did not surprise me at all. They have both always LOVED birds and butterflies! The penguins were a big hit too! We enjoyed the zoo so much that we are now members and can go back anytime for free!!! Yay!!! I see lots of trips to the zoo this summer!
I hope that Christian had a wonderful Father's Day! We started the day off with gifts - he got a handprint shirt that the boys made, a massage certificate, coffee and some sweets. Then we headed to Greenfield Village, the park and finished it off with some pool time. Busy but fun day! We visited my dad the day before so that Christian could have the entire day with just us!
One of Evan's bday gifts came in a really big Dixboro bag and the boys had a blast playing with the bag! The put it over their heads (paper, not plastic) and waddled all around the house laughing and giggling! It was great!
Evan got a basketball hoop for his birthday and absolutely LOVES it! So does Hunter! They will play and play and play with it. It is great entertainment! When Hunter hogs the ball Evan will start grabbing any toy and use it as a ball and make a basket! Evan has to stand on his tippy toes to get the ball, toy or sippy cup in the net. But, nonetheless, he makes a basket! Perhaps we have a future basketball player on our hands. We shall see!
These are just a few of the pics from Evan's birthday last weekend. We had a great time celebrating!!! Lots of fun!!!
Introducing Fishy Tail and Squid! Hunter recently got a fish tank in his room and picked out two fancy goldfish to put in it. He named them Fishy Tail and Squid. Fishy Tail is the black fish and Squid is the spotted one. Not sure where he got the names but they stuck and he is so proud of his new pets! He really wanted to get a Guinea Pig but with his Reactive Airway Disease and allergies that was not a good idea. So, we gave him the choice of Hermit Crabs, a Turtle or Fancy Goldfish and he picked the fish. Thank goodness because we already know how to take care of those! He is in love with his fish. He feeds them twice a day and say goodnight and blows them kisses at bedtime. He also shows his fish lots of things including bugs that he catches and places in his bug box. He is such a sweet young man! Fishy Tail and Squid have a great home and are some lucky fish!
Evan turned two today!!! Hard to believe that it has already been two years. Evan has changed so much in that time. He is 29 pounds and almost 37 inches! He has all his baby teeth. He climbs on EVERYTHING! He is beginning to talk more and more. He is a Schoeneman through and through. I am so happy that he is part of our family! Speaking of our family, it is time to start thinking about adding the final Schoeneman to our family. But, for right now I am enjoying my boys.
This past weekend we headed back to Waldenwoods for my cousin's wedding. It was so nice to be back where we got married. The resort is still as beautiful as it was the day we got married. Lots of memories! Libby's wedding was gorgeous! Evan had lots of fun exploring and was so well behaved! Hunter got to hang at home and have lots of fun with his Auntie Erin. Both boys were happy and that made us happy.
Summer time is bug hunting time! Hunter loves to hunt for just about any kind of bug. Typical boy! He is very proud of what he finds and shows them off to everyone. He is great at finding rolly pollys and worms. He will also find spiders but is not keen on picking those up! Smart kid! Evan will follow Hunter around turning rocks over to find bugs too.
We got some beautiful flowers this year at our local greenhouse, Blocks. Hunter picked most of them out and did a great job! He told me he wanted a "rainbow" flower and we actually found a hanging flower with multiple colors in it! Really neat and Hunter was thrilled! He loves to go to the plant store. Perhaps he has a green thumb like his Mommy!
The pool finally has a new liner and is all set for swimming! My boys are all thrilled about this since they appear to be little fish! Hunter could not wait to jump right in. Even Evan was excited! Hunter graduated to the next size up in a life jacket and Evan took over his old one. My boys sure are growing up fast!
Hunter had a very successful year of Preschool! He had a great time and learned a lot. We had lots of fun at his Moving On Celebration! Singing songs, getting a certificate, face paints and a pinata! WOW! Next year he will be going three days a week and then it is off to Kindergarten!
