feels like summer

we decided to give the blow up pool another try today. i filled it with buckets of warm water from the bathroom so the kids would actually swim in it. they definitely seemed to like it better that way. no mud box today! the water was so nice i was tempted to jump in with them. we had such a great day. they played and i got to read my book.

an artist

dahlia decided to express her artistic freedom this morning. who needs paper when you can just paint your face and legs?

are they growing?

mason has been wanting to plant flowers so yesterday we took the kids to pick out some seeds at the local nursery. we also got some basil and thyme. we would love to start a garden with the kids, but we have deer. they eat everything. every time we plant stuff it is gone in a couple of days. mason loved planting the flower seeds. as soon as he was done watering them his poked his head over the rim of the pot and asked "are they growing?"

he then helped us put the herbs in little pots to keep inside by the kitchen window. he was very careful not to crush them while filling in the soil and watering. dahlia was so excited by the whole process. we will just have to watch her to make sure she doesn't dig up the flower seeds before they sprout.

diaper box races

on your marks. get set. go. this morning we had diaper box races. mason and miles won the first race. the second race was a tie, and dahlia and i won the third. we are thinking tonight we might have to have a rematch.

school carnival

christina and i took the kids to zena's school fair today. they had lots of fun. i was so glad the weather was nice. last year it was so hot we were miserable. this year it was perfect. dahlia is too young to play any of the games so she hung out with me and watched. mason and zena played together the whole time. there were lots of game booths including catapult the frog and tic tac toe bean bag toss. the kids play for stamps on a card and then turn the cards in for prizes at the end. we skipped the line to cash in our prizes and bought mason and zena each a book at the bookstore instead. the line was soooo long and we were exhausted. they also had a large blow up obstacle course that they loved. it was cute to see mason join in. he is usually afraid of the large blow up bounce houses and obstacle courses.

after the fair we went to chili's for dinner. it was so good. we were starving. i had a huge salad and we all shared some onion rings. mmmm. poor mason was so tired. he was trying to sleep in his chair at the restaurant. of course they both fell asleep on the car ride home.

ice cream

time for ice cream cones already. yay.

the mud box

it has been crazy hot this week so we decided to blow up the little pool for the backyard. i thought it would be so fun for the kids to swim while i sat by the pool and read my book. ha.

they decided it would be way more fun to take the water from the pool and pour it into the dirt making a big mud pile. ugh. this was such a messy project. i really don't like them getting that dirty. i try to be mellow, but it drives me crazy. dahlia loves to put the mud in her mouth. i have to constantly be watching because the moment i turn my head she is drinking the muddy water. what is wrong with her? yuck. doesn't she know it tastes disgusting.

i ended up giving them early bathes because they had dirt all over them. oh my. swimming used to be the clean activity. we did have a fun evening grilling hamburgers for dinner. yum. it feels like summer already. what happened to spring?