phases

we're all going through some phases right now.  its just dumb, these phases.  a week ago my baby was perfect, now he's crying every afternoon and evening for no reason.  its terrible.  my toddler is going though this wonderful phase where he is only good when i'm home.  great for me!  but bad for daddy, and any and all attempts at family time.  this last weekend was the worst.  he got about 3 timeouts before we could get out the door...kicking, not putting his shoes on, hitting, all that nonsense.  its the worst!

at least once we left the house we had fun!

george and i are going through our own phases too.  george is still adjusting to his new job.  its going fine but its just a transition period.  comparisons are still being made to the old job, etc.  i'm in a weird phase right now because i'm so happy to have a job and so happy to be home with my boys - its strange, i know.  right now i'm just trying to get through the stacks of paperwork i need to complete in order to work.  that's a phase unto itself!  

at least we have a good family phase going on.  every weekend we are doing fun things (although the boys apparently don't love football sunday!).  there is so much to do here, which is such a change from where we used to live!  its so great to get out and doing stuff together.  weekdays are actually pretty fun, since pinterest has been providing me with some exciting toddler activities lately!

here is a picture of our fort, with everyone enjoying it.

(headphones!)

(homemade play dough, i finally took the plunge)

(football last sunday!)

at least the rest of the our visit with my parents was fun.

squirt was obsessed with going on an airplane to see grandma and pop-mom the second they left.  since he was having a hard time putting into perspective when we would actually get to go on an airplane, we made a calendar as an art project (thank you pinterest!).

And...we out!

fisherman's fall festival

after a long and unexpected hiatus i am ready to give this a shot again.  i'm going to try a little different approach, as i have realized that my writing skills suck!  i'm thinking less narrative and more pictures.  that's what everyone wants anyway right???

we are loving our little life here in our new city.  being unemployed in the summertime has proven to be even more fun than i thought it would be.  today we went to the fisherman's fall festival with grandma and pop-mom.  the squirt-tot really enjoyed it and would have probably stayed all day if allowed.

we waited in line to get his face painted - for the first time ever!  when it was our turn, he refused to tell the lady what he wanted on his face!  he kept saying he didn't want a picture, he wanted paint.  finally we convinced him to get a shark.  the lady suggested he get it on his arm, which was the right choice because he couldn't sit still for more than 3 seconds.

we did an art project - painting sea scallop shells.

lunch consisted of carbs...of course.

the best part was probably the bounce house.  he had a great time.  when it was his time to be done, he seemed a little confused.  he decided he needed to exit the same way he got in, so he climbed up the bouncy slide and back down the bouncy climbing wall.  the volunteers seemed very confused by it!

this week we've also been to the locks, the aquarium, and the market.

we're excited to see what the rest of the weekend holds for us!  

by the by, there's a new addition to this craziness...enjoy.