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Santa

Dawn — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:51:04 +0000

We took the boys to The Henry Ford Museum to see Santa this year, as usual. It works out well because they wander with Mike and I wait in line. This year they did letters, too.

Preston’s Letter: I hope you have a good Christmas Santa. What I really want is a Lego train for Christmas. Merry Christmas

Matt’s Letter: I have been really good this year. What I really want for Christmas this year is a Razor Espark Electric scooter an Nascar unleashed for the PS3. MERRY CHRISTMAS

Jumping in

Dawn — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:56:10 +0000

I tried hard to come up with some pun-like title using leaf and leaves, but I couldn’t concentrate. A week or two ago, the weather was pretty nice and the leaves had really started to fall [from the one tree in our yard that loses them in the fall]. The boys wanted to be outside and decided to rake some leaves up.

Remembering how much I loved jumping in piles of leaves as a kid, I grabbed my camera and suggested they make a pile and jump in them. They were so excited! Of course, it took them forever to just move a few, so I took the rake and control. Soon we had a small pile and they jumped on in. They buried themselves, buried each other, threw armfuls into the air and generally had a blast playing. I couldn’t help but jump in and throw some leaves on them myself!

Unfortunately, I was fighting with the focus on my camera that day, so most of the shots weren’t as good as I had hoped, but I got a few good pictures and the memories are perfectly clear.

Sleeping over

Dawn — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 02:29:58 +0000

My boys aren’t home tonight. Today, my brother came to pick them up and take them back to his house for some boys night out shenanigans. Last weekend, they were at my MIL’s for overnight and a day at the lake. Prior to that, my mom’s house. And it’s not just over nights – they did an adventure with Miss Molly the other night and were gone for hours!

It’s so nice to have people that we love and trust taking the boys on adventures and sleepovers. Now that they are older, it’s not as big of a deal. I used to be so worried about them being away from me at night. What if they couldn’t sleep or had a bad dream? Would they remember to brush their teeth and pee?

Now, they apparently go to bed much easier away from home than they do at home! They go to bed on time, they brush their teeth, they use their manners.

Of course, I miss them and am so happy when they come home safely, but it’s kind of nice when they are away for a few hours or overnight! It’s not for any reason…I know they’re safe and happy, and we get some quiet down time. Tonight, we randomly went to dinner and then came home and watched tv together. Nothing fancy or exciting, just time together.

I’ll sleep better without them here, oddly, because they won’t be loud in their room(s) or waking me up because they need their covers fixed.

I’m not sure if this is what it was like before we had kids (don’t remember!), but since they’re only gone for a day at a time, I’m liking it!

joy in the rain

Dawn — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:45:35 +0000

P was having such a great time in the rain – a welcome break from the heat. (I wish I could’ve balanced the camera and the umbrella a little better so he wasn’t blurry!)

Rainy ride

Dawn — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:34:47 +0000

My favorite picture from this week.
After a super hot day (week), a ride in the rain was the perfect way to cool off.