Yay for a long 4th of July weekend!

We had a spontaneous early morning water playdate in the backyard with Jack's good pal Devin from Kindergarten. His Mom Karen and I were co-Room Mothers this year and she's become a great friend. Our two boys are two peas in a pod. And two smart little peas at that.

Dueling Slip-N-Sliders.

Left: Water balloon fights reminded these two Moms how long it takes to fill and tie water balloons and just how quickly two 5-yr-old boys can use 'em up. Right: This crazy contraption "The Waterpillar" from Grandmama provided lots of laughter... mostly from me and Karen.

And as I do on almost all water play days, I pulled out the floor mats from my car. Hey, it's a win-win... tons o' suds and spray gun hoses for the boys, and shiny clean mats for Mama!

On Sunday, July 4th, we headed to Marble Falls for a long-awaited trip to see Grandmama. Davis swept the back porch while Jack assembled a new game from family friend/neighbor Mr. Schwab. Brother looks on, amazed at Jack's engineering skills.

It's called "Ladder Golf" and the boys loved it. You throw the two balls connected by strings and score points for looping them around the different PVC-pipe rungs. Jack threw from about four feet while Davis preferred more of a direct placement approach.

Check out GMM's Beeeautiful backyard. What I would give for a yard like this!! (Or is that "What I wouldn't give for a yard like this!"... hmmm, help me out here peeps.)

They played out back, ate popcorn from Mom's beloved popcorn machine, and Mom, Grandmama and I finished this 1000-piece puzzle. Isn't it glorious with Jack's multi-colored Lady Liberty looking on?

It's getting much easier to take the boys places and they really get along wonderfully most of the time. Jack cracks up at Davis' funny new words and Davis cracks up at just about anything Jack does.

Happy Fourth of July!!!

Okay, so maybe 4th of July was when we decided they wouldn't wear matching clothes any more, not Easter...
(I just couldn't resist.)