Monday at Home

After such a busy and fun weekend away, Mommy needed a day with the boys to just hang out!  We spent Monday together doing lots of regular yet special things.  We went for a 3 mile double stroller run in the morning before it got too hot . . . except it was crazy humid and hot by 11:00.  We'll have to do that earlier next time.  As we were heading back to the house, Lincoln waved at a neighbor and her dog.  His sweet little hand sticking out of the stroller almost brought a tear to this Mommy's eye.  That sweet little hand conveys so much joy, friendliness, and compassion.  That sweet little hand will be in Kindergarten next month and develop so many new skills.  That sweet little hand still wants to hold his Mommy's hand.  That sweet little hand will grow into a man, husband, and father one day.  That sweet little hand is only mine for so long, and it needs to be cherished.

After almost flat out crying in the middle of the street, we were distracted by the recycle truck that was turning in our alley.  Beau has a major obsession with trash trucks these days, and it made his day that we followed the recycle truck down our alley to watch them at work.  I'm not sure what the recycle truck workers thought about us stalking them, but the boys were in heaven!  The loved the arm that grabbed the recycle bin and lifted it up to empty it into the back, and they loved the compactor part that smashed the recycled items to make room for the next recycle can.  Maybe they will grow up to be engineers who design the next recycle solution.   

We cooled down from our run and had a little lunch, then we made peanut butter pretzel chocolate truffles.  Uh, no one liked them but Mommy.  We delivered some to Nana at work then headed to the pool to swim in the afternoon.  Unfortunately, it started lighting when we arrived and the pool had to shut down for 30 minutes.  We had a tater tot snack while we waited, but the storm came anyway.   

The short drive home in the rain was enough to lull these two guys to sleep.  This may be the first time they have fallen asleep in the car at the same time.  Apparently, we had been playing hard! 

Even though swimming in the afternoon was a bust, we had a reading lesson with Lincoln at home.  He's getting pretty good!  The boys played while Lincoln's dinner request of beef fajita/tacos were being cooked up!  It was delicious and a great idea by Lincoln.   

We had a little more rain in the evening, and we passed the time playing at home and reading more books.  It was a super fun Monday at home with the little guys!  Back to reality on Tuesday though!