July 1st

Chase and Owen's actual birthday on July 1st was quiet and nice.  We enjoyed some popsicles on the portico.

 Not sure what is going on here . . . I guess a funny face in the making.

Seussical!

Chase and Owen attended their first musical last Friday with some friends and boy did we have a great time!  We went to Stages Theater in Hopkins.  I had told the boys a musical/play was like a movie, but with real people moving in front of you.  When the lights went down their eyes got big and when the music began their faces lit up.  We had talked about proper ettiquette at a show, but what 4 year old cares about that? My boys are so inquisitive and they kept asking questions.  Eventually we all ended up sitting together, which made things easier for the question asking.  :)  It was a beautiful and joy filled show.  The children and adult actors/singers were amazing and so entertaining.  After the musical we went to a park for lunch and some play and had a great time with our friends.

 Emma, Jacob, Owen, Chase, Callie and Luke

 Our kiddos getting ready for the show

 Chase and Owen at the show

 Dr. OwenSeuss

 Dr. ChaseSeuss

Dr. Seuss.  This was as close to him that the boys would get.  They really really wanted to meet him but were slightly afraid. 

Gardening and Cows on the Farm

There is nothing like the farm for fresh produce straight from the garden. Before dinner we headed out to find some potatoes and green beans. Chase and Owen had a blast helping Nana dig up potatoes and helping Papa pick beans and peas.  

Chase reaches down to pull the plant out.

Nana looks for some little potatoes and finds none.

Owen ventures over for a look and finds the first potato.

Owen digs and digs and digs!

 

Owen was so proud of his little potato that he dug up.

Running around the pea fence with Papa.

Chase heads over to help Nana again.

Papa picking peas.

Chase tries out the shovel and digs up some potatoes!

Chase and Papa

This potato plant was so big it took 3 people to pull it out!! Pull guys!

Chase has something to show for his hard work

The garden crew and their produce.

Lots of time was spent in the driveway playing with trucks and tractors in the dirt. The boys had a blast just playing in the gravel.

We ventured out to see the cows one night.  Earlier in the day we had gone to the creek to throw rocks and explore.  Again, we had a great time.  The boys ventured out into the water and saw the cows and threw sticks and were very much little boys.

Chase and the cows.  The boys kept wondering what we were going to do considering the cows had surrounded us.

That's my Chase!

Sweet Owen

Papa holds Chase

I just happened to capture this expression on Chase's face as a cow bellered!    Priceless.

What a beautiful sky

I love to see my two little boys by each other, learning about life and having new experiences.