This, That, 'n' the Other.

Did you all have a good holiday weekend? They always go by too quickly, don't they? We're guilty of trying to cram too much in, getting too busy, and before we know it, the time is over and we've had a lot of fun, but not much of a chance to just do nothing. (That's something of a run-on and a little comma happy to boot!) The house is messy and we're all overtired and cranky. Anyway, here's a little hodge podge of what we've done the last few days...

Thought I'd throw out some pics of one of our favorite haunts, the Community Center. They have a neato pool (with zero depth entry!! Wonderful for Alex.) with a huge slide and a great little play ground (complete with tire swing and slide!) right in the water. The kids have a blast playing in the water! Unfortunately, they have something of an uptight rule that children under 5 must always be within arm's reach of an adult--I understand the reasoning, but it's not very realistic for one mom with 2 busy toddlers. The daytime lifeguards are pretty strict about enforcing it, so swimming is usually reserved for the times the adult-to-kid ratio is a little higher.

All that just to say, sorry! No pictures of the really cool pool and swimming kids, but here are some post-swimming pictures of the kids in the "Romp N Stomp", a fun indoor play area! :)













We made lots of use of the Romp N Stomp this winter--so great to have somewhere to run off energy when it's -40 outside! We mainly got the membership so I could work out (they have childcare available in the mornings!), but we've ALL been really enjoying it!

Hmmm, what else? OH! I know! Here's the latest creation of our budding architect/sculptor:





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That's better. Lol--see Alex wailing in the background? In his typical style, he was frustrated because his dad wouldn't let him knock over Abby's tower.

Today we popped over to my mom's for a little Memorial Day grilling action (thanks Beej!). She's got her yard and deck tricked out for the grandkids with a pool, Grandpa-made swing, sandbox, lots of colorful flowers, comfy furniture and a water feature with goldfish!

Alex delights in playing in the water and keeping the goldfish on their toes. He has a little "Jekyl and Hyde" to him...one part sweet and snuggly as can be, the other (larger) part full of mischief...don't think I have to tell you which one is showing up here...

Here's Abby enjoying Grandpa's swing...getting good swinging pic's is a little tricky! The swing has a loooooong arc...takes quite a while to get from one end to the other! I have to admit, it's pretty fun...

We rounded out our holiday festivities by heading out to Grandmama's for lots of Scrabble on the picnic table, more grilling, and a great deal of running, playing, digging, ball throwing and exploring. The kids were completely played out, dirty and exhausted! We chucked them in the tub, swished them around a little, then tossed them in their beds.

And now, I think I'll head to mine.

I hope you all had a lovely weekend!