Davie Park

We have been loving spring break. Its been so much fun to spend a relaxed week with all three boys. Not 2 boys. Not one boy. ALL 3 boys. Together. I'm so excited for our camp-free summer.

Miles tackled the monkey bars immediately and came back shouting, "I did it! I did it!" He was so proud of himself.

Hilarious

Trish, Ella, and Jack came over this afternoon to check out our new jumpy slide. After seeing pictures of the fun we've been having, they are interesting in getting their own. I'd say their test run was successful. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from their visit.

Anyone wanna get shocked?!



Jack picked up a few dried up worms from our cul-de-sac. Yes, he attempted to snack on one.



LOVE these kiddos!

Monkey Joe's

On Tuesday, Carolyn & I took our boys to Monkey Joe's. MJ's is a HUGE facility full of massive inflatables and its definitely a treat (we usually only go if we're invited to a birthday party there). All 5 of them had a blast running and playing in the jumpies (aka amateur wrestle mania).



(Thanks for sending me these last 2 silly ones, Carolyn!)

After about 30 minutes, Noah and Griffin retreated to a little play area (probably too much stimulation in the jumpy room with so many older/big kids there).



Noah was so proud of himself for writing his name (he works so hard to keep up with Miles). I did notice that he switched hands while writing (one letter with the left, the other with the right), but he continues to favor his left hand. Check out Griffin writing with his left, too! Grandpa Bob & Grandma T -- you may have a couple more cuties in your club. :)

Plaza Fiesta

Our Monday trip to the Columbia zoo was rained out, so we checked out Plaza Fiesta with the Williams instead. We'd never been before and we were literally astonished at what we found. It is very random -- but definitely the mac-daddy of all climbing/sliding structures (6 stories high). Miles, Noah, Ella & Jack took off immediately and Griffin grabbed my hand, anxious to check it out, too. It was hours of active fun for $2. We loved it and were sweaty and exhausted when it was time to leave.





Love the best-friend hug.


Is Griff crying because he doesn't want a hug or because he is devastated that the playdate is over? :)


Trish - I forgot to tell you that Miles told me the other day that he had a girlfriend. When he asked me who it was, he named Ella. Looks like he's working the hard-to-get angle here.


The kids were definitely more interested in Trish's lollipops than posing for a picture for me. :) You can check out a few more pictures on Trish' blog here. FUN!

Happy Birthday, Mom (Beth/Gram)!

We love your adventurous spirit!
Seen here sporting my "infomercial snuggly" (gifted to me by the Fosters). I love it, but I think it was a one-time-thing for my mom. :)


We love your spontaneity!
Seen here scaling a "mountain of rocks" just for the fun of it.



We are lucky to have you in our lives and I'm so thankful to have inherited/learned some of these awesome traits directly from you. Happy Birthday -- we love you!
xo Brooke, Mike, Miles, Noah, Griffin (& Bodie)

Movie Day

Today's original agenda included a trip to Dan Nicholas Park with some friends. Unfortunately, the temperature in Salisbury this morning was 33 degrees. Yikes! We decided to hit the movie theater instead. Miles had seen a few movies in the theater before, Noah had seen one & this was Griffin's first. They all settled in with their popcorn & lemonade and didn't peep until the movie was over.




I still can't believe I took Griffin to see a PG movie about monsters. Miles wasn't allowed to eat popcorn until he was at least 3 1/2, let alone view something rated PG. I guess its true what they say: the youngest gets to experience everything so much earlier. (Mom & Dad, sorry if I ever gave you any grief about Lindsey getting a car so early. At this rate, I'll probably be handing Griffin one when he's 12 :).

P-A-I-N-T

We decided to get good & dirty before bath time tonight. I covered the table with a vinyl tablecloth and put out some paint, paper and toys. The boys had fun!



Miles, our realist, ignored all of the "fun painting toys" that I broke out and instead painted an airplane in the midst of clouds, and a car with fire shooting out of the back. After he was done, he hopped down from the table and was on to the next thing (the other boys kept painting until I hauled them off to the the bathtub).




Noah started out painting with some of the toys. He was really intrigued by it all, but quickly transitioned to finger painting (although he corrected me, saying, "mom, its called HAND painting."






Griffin had so much fun. I definitely would have kept his picture, had he not dumped his entire bowl of water on it. :)

Super Slide

Its hard to imagine a toy that our boys really need. Most days our house seems to be bursting at the seams with superheros, cars, trucks, blocks, games, puzzles -- basically, all of the traditional boy toys. Instead of bringing new toys into the house, Mike and I decided to give the boys a combined inflatable slide for their birthdays (the boys' birthdays fall within 8 weeks of each other). Needless to say, they have been LOVING it. As soon as it gets hot, it can also act as a water slide. We can't wait for summer. Come one, come all....party at the Brown's house! :)


(In case you're wondering -- yes, our older boys ALWAYS slip into a pair of comfy pjs when we're home.)




For some reason, I think Griffy looks like a penguin in this picture. :)




It's hard not to enjoy the fun, just watching watching the boys....but Mike and I had to get a little piece of the action.




PS Noah asked me to take a "super close-up" of him. Such a sweet, yet clumbsy guy. Doesn't he kind of look like he's wearing those fake Halloween teeth? :) Wonder if he'll knock out anymore teeth anytime soon? :)