Thank Goodness for Daddys!!!

being the mother of boys has proved to be both a wonderful and also eye-opening experience! growing up, it was just my sister and i and while we were the best of playmates and had our share of "adventures", not many involved mud, worms, or the need to change clothes three times a day. in view of that, i have come to appreciate more and more my most wonderful husband who, at the end of a long day, somehow musters up the energy for bike rides, painting model cars, fishing...you name it. he is an amazing daddy and without him, i'm afraid my boys might live relatively boring lives!;) here is a sampling of the fun activites ben david and james have been up to lately...

FIRST CATCH!! (it's there...i promise:)

(ben david actually caught about 7 all by himself!) he was insistent on casting his on rod. ben kept explaining he could do that when he was bigger, to which ben david would reply: "daddy, i'm all bigger now!!"

james hooked one, with a little help:)

and yes...ben even rigged up the johnny jump up for the boys the other night. quite the hilarious scene!!

painting model trains (and some skin in the process)

eating a WHOLE piece of watermelon

(or a "big daddy" piece, as ben david would say)

fun in the sprinkler ball (thanks case, stella and ru!)

sadly, james was terrified of this after ben intentionally had him lean over the ball and get squirted in the face!!

baseball time...must wear a hat just like dad!

model race cars...thanks nana!!