Phone Photo Dump

Since joining the world of modern technology last December (when I finally got a smart phone), I have taken a lot of photos on my phone. I rarely think to post photos from my phone on here but I need to because there are a lot of cute photos that never make it to the blog. So here is a completely random assortment of photos from the last few months.

Sometimes Caleb likes to practice wheelies, and I mean REAL wheelies...without the wheelie bar to catch him. It requires a ridiculous amount of balance in order to maintain a wheelie position without falling back. We stay safe with a helmet on and couch cushions all around.

Daddy decided to run outside in the rain holding Caleb. 

On day Benjamin woke up from his nap, walked over to the couch, and fell right back to sleep. So weird.

The boys on the shaky bridge at the playground. Benjamin was jumping and Caleb was holding on for dear life.

Enjoying a lunch at the park.

Caleb recently got new AFO's and a pair of KAFO's.

This is what the new AFO's did to Caleb's poor ankles the first day he wore them. I felt terrible about it. Obviously, we had to get the AFO's fixed.

Glenn and I in a photo together! That almost never happens.

We were all dressed up for a wedding.

Benjamin still gets out his Halloween costume from time to time.

Benjamin's ensemble of choice one day. Superman socks with mismatched shoes.

My two spikey-haired boys.

Caleb enjoying some pool time at friends house recently.

Benjamin enjoying the water.

Lounging in the sun.

Caleb put tape all over his face. I don't know why.

Caleb wanted to camouflage himself to look like our fence.

And that concludes this session of "phone photo dump".

Our "Staycation" Day Five

Today was the final day of "Our Staycation with Shaun the Sheep". Glenn took off work and joined us for some family fun. We decided to take the boys to the Fort Worth Stockyards. The boys have never been and it has been ages since I have been.

We checked out the steers first.

They were just chillin' in the sun.

With my boys.

Next we grabbed some lunch. Yummy barbeque.

Benjamin kept himself entertained by blowing up the utensil baggie and then trying to pop it.

Next, we stopped by the candy store.

Really?

Caleb with a candy mustache. He's also wearing a mustache shirt.

Benjamin picked out a small lollipop.

A vintage train runs right through the stockyards. Considering Benjamin's love of trains we had to get tickets to ride the train.

Feeling the track to see if the train is coming.

Lil' stinker.

Here comes the train.

This was a real train. A really big train. Benjamin was so excited.

Of course, Shaun the Sheep joined us.

After the train ride we headed over to the petting zoo.

The boys loved feeding the animals.

Caleb hugging a goat.

The best part of the petting zoo was watching Caleb get assaulted by a camel. Hysterical. 

This camel had no respect for people's personal space. He just got right in your face.

Benjamin wouldn't go anywhere near the camel.

One last picture before we headed home. I love that I am the only one looking at the camera.

Way too much fun for this little guy.

It really was a fun day. The boys had a blast and there was a ton of things for them to do. We didn't get to do everything so we will definitely be taking them back soon.

Fun at Granny and Paw-Paw's

(Before I get to our fun day with Granny and Paw-Paw, I wanted to mention my last post "Are we too sensitive?". As of this second, that post has received 782 hits, since Friday when I posted it. That boggles my mind. I know so many of you shared that post and it spread like crazy. I was not expecting that. I never intended for that post to get so much attention. I was just writing about something that had been on my mind for some time. Most of my posts get, on average, 50-75 views. Some posts get more, but rarely are they over 200 hits unless it is a big topic. I just really don't get a lot of traffic so it has been surreal to see that almost 800 people have read that recent post. It's crazy. I just want to say "thank you" again to all of you that contributed to the post by commenting to my question on Facebook. I couldn't have written that post without your input.)

Enough of that, let's get to the pictures!

We recently spent the day at Granny and Paw-Paw's house. The boys love going to see their great-grandparents. We haven't been out there since Christmas so the boys were very excited.

I took a ton of pictures...as usual.

The first thing they wanted to do was play with Nikki. They love Nikki.

Benjamin insisted we buy a toy for Nikki, so we did.

Benjamin was trying to pull up a stick for Nikki to play with.

Their next favorite thing to do is ride in the golf cart.

Apparently Nikki wanted to go for a ride too. She also wanted to give Caleb kisses.

Nikki is giving Caleb lots and lots of kisses.

Caleb trying to get away from all the dog kisses.

Nikki decides to just sit on Caleb.

Recline on Caleb.

Smooshing Caleb's face.

I was laughing so hard by this point I could barely breathe. I eventually stopped taking pictures and helped the boy out.

Riding on the golf cart with my little man.

We stopped to visit the goats.

I really want a goat. They are so cute.

We hitched the trailer to the golf cart so Paw-Paw could take them for a spin.

The boys loved this!

Benjamin found a wheelbarrow to play with.

Putting a pile of rocks on the wheelbarrow.

Trying to push the wheelbarrow.

Uh oh, it tipped over.

Trying to get it back up.

It's really heavy and awkward.

The stubborn wheelbarrow made Benjamin mad (look at that face!).

All smiles once he sits on the riding lawn mower.

As if we weren't having enough fun, Paw-Paw built a fire.

Benjamin loved the fire pit. He had more fun finding sticks, rocks, and leaves to throw into the fire.

Caleb kept a safer distance.

Seriously, Benjamin couldn't stop himself from throwing things into the fire. He's a little pyro.

After roasting some mellows on the fire, we took a short hike.

Caleb gets a free ride on daddy.

Benjamin navigates the tough terrain on his own.

We had a great time at Granny and Paw-Paw's!