Always Playing

If there is one thing I have learned about having boys, you can always find some way to play!!  These boys will make fun out of nothing and make fun out of things I would rather them not.  I am in awe everyday of the amount of energy and enthusiasm for life that these boys seem to have, and I do not!

We LOVED having our break with Daddy and were sad to see him back to school, no one more than me.  He plays much better with the boys than I do and seems to have almost as much fun as them.  He is also very good about making up games for them to play.  We went back to Nana and Papa's house for Memorial Day, and all of Kenney's siblings, except one, were there too.  Kyler had a BLAST with his cousins.  We went to the lake, had a 'camp out' in the backyard, went swimming in a horse trough, jumped on the trampoline, played in the dirt, etc.  I didn't take as many pictures as I should have, but there are a couple.

Kyler and Daddy got a kite to fly.  We figured we live in a place where the wind blows almost constantly, why not enjoy it every once in a while.

Kyler thought it was pretty cool, but his interest didn't last for too long.

This pretty much sums up Damon's feelings about the lake!!  He hated it.  The sand was really hard for him to get used to.  We don't have a yard right now, so every time we go outside he has shoes on and nothing ever touches his feet.  Well sand gets everywhere.  He didn't like it on his feet or his hands.  That kinda limits what you can do at the lake considering it was EVERYWHERE!  The water was completely out of the question.

He just hung-out on the chairs or someone's lap most of the day.  He was too stubborn to sleep and too afraid to do anything else!  I guess we need to let him go barefoot more often.  He is finally getting used to grass.  I guess sand will take some time too.  Poor guy!  He didn't even like the boat.  He went for a ride and hated the wind blowing in his face.  We couldn't do anything to make him happy.

Kyler played hard ALL day.  He finally gave out around 5 and just fell asleep in the chair.  He loved being able to play with the sand and dirt.  It was even better that he could throw it at Tyce, his cousin, and not get in trouble.  I thought the natural consequence of getting sand thrown in his face would keep him from throwing it, but it didn't seem to bother him or Tyce!

FINALLY, at the end of the day, literally, Damon started to play in the sand.  He would only scoop it up with the shovels at first, but once I even saw him touch it with his hands (on purpose).  I can't believe it took us all day to get to this point!!

Damon likes to play the iPad now.  I love it when he plays this motorcycle game because he thinks it is hilarious when he crashes.  I am already nervous about him learning to drive if crashing is this funny!  His laugh just cracks me up!!