Chicago

We took a trip to Chicago last weekend, and Matty turned 4 years old!

Zach with Ainsley, Kailyn and Lily.

Matty had fun taking pictures with Ainsley!

Getting ready to board the train to the city.

So happy we ended up at Navy Pier!

Getting excited to board the giant ferris wheel...

...hope it's our turn soon!

We went up really high...

...and saw awesome views of the city.

Matty had fun watching the boats drive by.

Zach taking a break in the heat.

The fountain was so refreshing!

They loved splashing around and cooling off.

Finally riding the water taxi back to the train station...

...our first mate loved the ride!

Worlds of Fun

We visited Worlds of Fun on Sunday, and the boys had a blast!  It was Zach's first trip there, and he loved it.  With the help of his Nike shoes, he measured very close to the 36 inch mark, so he could go on some rides that I thought were too 'big' for him.  The weather was great and they both did great!

Eating donuts on our way into the park...yum!

The carousel was so much fun!

We rode the train 2 times!  Choo choo.

He loved the Snoopy rocket ride after it took off.

Planet Snoopy rocks!

Zach's favorite ride was the Snoopy Nascars.

We had to ride this many times!

The boys rode on the airplane all by themselves!

Standing in line for the old fashioned car was well worth it!

Hanging Out

We Love Tractors

Mother's Day

We had a great Mother's Day...I am so lucky to be the Mom of these sweet boys!

Happy (early) Birthday Matty!

We had an early birthday party for Matty this weekend.  He had such a great time playing with everyone, opening his amazing presents, and blowing out his candles.  It is hard to believe that our little guy will be turning 4 years old in a couple of weeks!

A rocket blaster!

He loves Dr Seuss books.

Bongo drums!

The tractor cake was incredible.

4 candles!

A real baseball bat...

...and glove!

A John Deere tractor of his very own!

Friends & Flowers

I just love dressing the boys in matching clothes!  They even appear to have the same facial expressions in the pics below.  They have turned into great friends, but they often fight over the same toy.  We are trying to teach them to share...this morning, it appeared to be working...they passed a little red helicopter back and forth and thought it was hilarious.

 We also went to the nursery today and let the boys pick out some new flowers for our pots.  I think they did a great job!

The rosebushes are always so beautiful in our yard!

Fun at the Farm

The boys attended another birthday party today at Deanna Rose.  The farm was so crowded, and I should have brought a stroller for Zach since he runs everywhere.  Luckily, we were able to hop on a horse-drawn hayride and relax for 15 minutes!  The boys had a great time running around, looking at some animals and eating pizza!

Their friend had a swing dedicated for his birthday.

Pushing them on the swing gave me a short break!

Of course, we had to stop at the little playground on the way to our car...

...Matty loves playing the drums there!