Memaw and Pappy's boys

We met Memaw and Pappy in Maryland yesterday to deliver the fellas. They have the boys this week! Pappy has called us a few times, but for those of you who try to talk to them on the phone you know how it goes...."Hi Daddy...love you...bye!" I guess they are just having too much fun!

Into the Lions Den

We went to the zoo on Friday. It was our last hurrah together and Nate took the day off. Ethan woke up in one bad mood!! It was one of those moods where nothing we did could make him happy! BUT, Link was ready to go and was super excited! When we walked up to the panda, we noticed he was eating bamboo. He stopped and started walking to the next pile of bamboo.Lincoln immediately got out of the stroller and started walking like the panda.
Once he got his bamboo, he turned his back to us and Link was ready to move on.
He had to stop and pet this one, though.
Ethan continued his moodiness. He started huffing and puffing. When we got close to the lions, I told him if he didn't get rid of his attitude I was throwing him in with the lions. I got a smidge of a smile out of him.
Lincoln did not get my humor and once he saw the lion he said, "Mommy frow E-han in now!"

Zumba

I have two funny stories from Lincoln. Both are about Zumba. On Monday, I was getting ready Zumba and Lincoln said, "Go shake your booty for a little bit and then come check on me."
Tonight, as I was getting ready for Zumba again, he said, "If you have any trouble at your dance class, just call me on your phone!"
That boy is a character!!!

Check on me.

Every night before bed, Lincoln asks me if I am going to check on him....NOT DADDY!!! Today at nap, he said, "Only Mommy, Memaw, Pappy, and E-han can check on me.....and do it in five minutes!" Demanding little boy!
Memaw and Pappy took the fellas to the playground and to the pool today.
They have also been enjoying the deck this weekend. Memaw and Pappy leave tomorrow, but I think that it will be much easier than usual. The boys are going to stay with them for a week starting next Sunday. I can't believe this is my last week of summer with them. BOO!!!

Daddy's not gonna believe this

Bob and Nate were hanging a shelf in our closet when Marsha and I took the boys to the pool. Ethan never even put his floatie on today! He practiced swimming the whole time.
After a good half hour, Ethan started asking for Daddy and once said, "Daddy's not gonna believe this."
He's really swimming now. Its just for short distances, but he's swimming!!!
Both boys want their goggles on, but neither one will put them over their eyes!

He is just a stinker! I big ole stinker!

Buddies

It's a rare thing for a mom to find a friend AND for their kids to become friends!!! I lucked out!

Ethan's girl

Ethan starts Kindergarten in a few weeks and unfortunately we don't live in the same district that I work in. His school gets out at 1:20 every Monday....which I think is bizarre. So, I went on sittercity.com and posted a job for Monday afternoons. Nate and I picked one and today she came over to meet the boys. While Ethan was waiting for her, he asked if it was going to be just him or him and Lincoln. I told him she was just for him and he got the biggest smile. Then he said, "Yes....I don't have to listen to that pirate talk!!"