Sunset

Sunset, originally uploaded by leslie_capron.

We're back. Back from lovely, warm, mellow Hawaii. Ten days of flip flops, bathing suits, and the beach. It was a nice get away. I won't say it was relaxing... our boys were up at 6:30 everyday and needed to be out the door and in the pool by 7:00  (every morning I was nervous that the lovely people at the Marriott were going to ask us to move because we were so noisy in the morning! )  There was no sleeping in, or napping, or lounging lazily by the pool, but there was awesome fun at the beach, in the pool and on the go.   

I am looking forward to our next Hawaiian vacation already.  Here are pictures from the trip. I've got a few more to upload - they're on Eric's computer - the hotel internet connection was seriously on Hawaiian time and attempts to post drove me insane. I will get them up this week.

[For those following my vegan cleanse adventure, the cleanse ended with the pepperoni pizza I ate the day before we left and hit its nadir with the loco moco I ate about day 6 of the trip. And I'm back on the caffeine.]

Water and Sticks = Boy Heaven

Water and Sticks = Boy Heaven, originally uploaded by leslie_capron.

Today we went to check on the duckies.   The boys loved their sticks and making big splashes in the little creek that runs through the park.

Afternoons like this are just about perfect.

My Little Monkey

Untitled from Leslie Capron on Vimeo.

Andrew is really singing a lot these days. This is one of his favorites. Another favorite? Those shoes. We bought Andrew some "crocs" at Target a few weeks ago and he's been wearing them ever since (on his hands, on his feet...)! Yesterday we bought him true Crocs (same color). These will be perfect for him in Hawaii.

Fourth of July

Fourth of July, originally uploaded by leslie_capron.

Happy Fourth! We celebrated the birth of our nation with some quality time at the park, good naps and hittin' the hay early. This year we weren't awake long enough for fireworks! We had planned on going down to the high school again this year and watch the "stars that go boom", but we decided that this year we didn't want to stake a place several hours early to get a good spot on the hot football field with two rambunctious (and very mobile) kids. Our alternate plan was to show up right before the show started at 9 PM and watch from the bleachers, but by 8:30 Owen was already asleep, and we were enjoying the peace.  Ok that's our excuse for staying in! (You may recognize this as the reason we stayed in on New Years.)

But to be honest, today the Fifth, I have a pang of regret.  Andrew's getting old enough to remember the activities we do now, and now is the time to be earnest in our family traditions. I think fireworks on the Fourth of July is a very basic shared tradition that we need to show up for. Next year we'll participate - then let the kids sleep in.

Favorite New Game

I'm so torn here - they are having fun together, yet my ears are bleeding....

Favorite new game from Leslie Capron on Vimeo.

They like to do this a lot.  It works for Andrew because its loud, it works for Owen because he can do it just like Andrew.