One hot summer!

This year we have a record breaking heat wave with 100+ temperatures all month of July.  The only way to be outside is with water, but even that gets tiring.  We have been going to indoor playgrounds, storytimes, and various activity places but we also do fun activities at home.  The boys decided we needed some cookies and suggested we make M&M cookies.  They frequently help with baking and cooking.  I'm determined to have 2 boys that love helping in the kitchen!

Playdoh is another indoor activity we love.  Ford really wanted a picture of his creation called "snowman", I guess he has wishful thinking of cooler temperatures.  We also have been building very elaborate train tracks lately.  These two boys are full of energy, but when they get into building with legos, blocks or trains, they can sit for a very long time.  It is fun to watch their imaginations take over and create train villages, spaceships, buildings, etc. 

We also had fun making homemade playdoh, then baking it and later painting it. 

We still are having our backyard fun, just with extra shade! 

The boys have really gotten into birthday celebrations.  They love planning parties and singing "Happy Birthday".  The morning of my birthday, they went in the playroom on their own and colored numerous sheets of paper and taped them all over the kitchen and lined the walls with toys for "decorations".  They also picked out cupcakes and sang to me about 20 times throughout the day.  It was the best birthday celebration I have ever had!