Sunday, May 3, 2009

Random Pics!

Thought I'd share some random photos over the past couple weeks. The boys and I managed to slip in a nigh at Wisconsin Dells with my mom, my sister, and my niece! We got an awesome deal on the room, $39.99, so we could hardly pass it up. It rained the entire weekend, both there and at home... so it was perfect for indoor swimming. We tried one outside activity and took a ride on the Wisconsin Dells Ducks! The kids loved it, even thought it was freezing!!! We brought blankets with for the ride. This "Duck" travels on both land and water and gives you a tour of the area. I so wished I could have got my camera out to take a picture of the most tender moment yet between the boys. Rylan was by the window and Cameron in the middle, I squeezed on the outside of the seat. We were wrapped up under a quilt and about half way through the tour, Rylan started falling asleep. He layed his head on Cameron and just snuggled right into him! Cameron looked over at me to see if I was looking and I just smiled at him and didn't say anything... He sort of raised his eyebrows, but didn't move (or move his brother off him)! Before long, Cameron was snuggling up to Rylan. It was SO cute! There are lots of nice exchanges between the boys but I'd still say not as many as I'd like. They do play without fighting about 80% of the time.... which is huge progress to me! Last summer I'd have rated it at a 30%. Cameron isn't highly affectionate with Rylan though, so this was huge! Almost like the moment I had waited all year to see! Here was my niece Eryn with the boys on the Duck. Before we left the station we had torearrange our seating. It goes fast at times so we didn't want to lose any kids out the open windows!
At the pool, we can always find fun there! All 3 kids love the water and played really nice together!
Brotherly Love, YES!!!!
Sunday when we left the weather cleared long enough for us to stop off at this little railroad. We'd been there once before and Cameron loves the place! It's a miniature railroad and the train wasn't running, but the owners were nice enough to let us look around. Tourist season and most activities in Wisconsin Dells don't start until Memorial Day Weekend.
More hands on looking and touching!
He's turning from cute, into handsome!
An Easter Egg Hunt at my mom and dad's!
My dad giving Rylan some encouragement during the hunt! It didn't take long for Rylan to catch on to finding goodies in the yard!
My mom and dad have this wood tiled floor they've wanted to replace for awhile. The tiles come loose the kids are always ripping parts of it up and putting it back together like a puzzle. Well, after Easter dinner we gave them tools and let them go at it! The next day the floor was getting replaced with laminate wood. The kids has a blast and made a good demolition team!

2 comments:

The Weinantz Family said...

Karla,

You are Lucky with the 80% that they don't fight. It has always been the other way at our house with our three boys. Mason, our oldest is grown and when he comes home, he still wrestles (not actually fight) with the other two boys, They love it. I guess it is just part of being a male.

I love the pictures, It's great that you take them so many places. They will always remember the time you spent with them. Precious Memories that you can all hold dear.

We can't wait to see you in June!

Anna

Magen said...

Hey there, just wanted to say hello again. I came across your blog on A.com. This is Magen from La Crosse we talked before, My boys are from Guatemala too. We should get the kids together sometime this summer. We come to Winona a lot to the great playground at the lake!