The boys

 We take yearly pictures of the boys together and then once by themselves on their birthday.  I have a display of these pictures in our back hallway and it is fun to see how they change each year.  Here are some pictures from our latest professional shoot.        (aka Target)   :)

 

Playing in the rain

We finally had a break from the scorching sun with a few days of rain.  This afternoon we were outside experimenting with a new sidewalk chalk painting craft when the rain started coming down.  Marco had been asking to play in the rain and today he got his chance. Marco said that he thought the rain had stopped so Hector told them to look up at the sky as the rain fell on their face.  They soon realized that it was in fact still coming down.Marco wiping a rain drop from his eye as Joaquin laughs.    Hector decided that it would be the perfect time to mow the yard.  It was getting quite long and he finished just in time before the downpour came.  

Noodle Fun

We love noodles at our house.  Our garden has finally gone out of control and the basil plant is huge.  With all the leaves I picked, we made a delicious pesto pasta.  Here are a few pics of the boys slurping their noodles.  I think this was Joaquin’s first time to figure out how to do this, because as you can see it made him very excited.

     I forgot to add that we also had blueberries as a side dish.  Next time I will remember to put the bib on him.      

New summer dos

I finally did it. I cut off all the curls. But it was a necessity as the weather was getting warmer. Now I just hope that they will come back as the hair grows out. I did this once before to Marco’s hair right before Joaquin was born. They really like it, but I think it will only be for the summer. I like the crazy curls, so I will be ready to see them back by the fall.

No, this isn’t a relative of the chupacabra. It is all the hair I cut off their heads!

Here is the last picture I have of them with super short hair. (well actually Joaquin didn’t have much hair until he was a year old) Marco is almost 2 1/2 and Joaquin is 2 months

Goat milking…. what??!!

On Friday we played hooky from swim lessons and decided to go to Nash Farm in Grapevine. They were having a pioneer day, complete with goat milking. The boys had a lot of fun playing on the tractors and walking through the mini corn field.

Hula’s got talent?

Because summertime TV viewing is limited to mostly game-show style programs, we have watched a few episodes of America’s Got Talent. One night last week there was a group of girls doing tricks with hula hoops. At the time, Marco didn’t seem to express much interest in the show but the next morning he quietly got the hula hoops from the garage and started practicing. After asking him what he was doing, he replied, “ I’m gonna get on America’s Got Talent like those girls last night. I just need to learn a few moves.”

Quin got bored with it fairly quickly but he still wouldn’t put the hoop down. I think he was afraid Marco would take it and not give it back.

Sunglasses and inventions

Lately Marco has been very interested in inventions. After I explained what an invention was, he promptly asked, “ok, now will you help me make one?” I told him that his invention would be his project, and he needed to think of an idea. So this is what he came up with….

LASER GLASSES! He can now shoot “bad guys” while also protecting his eyes from the laser rays. He used almost an entire roll of scotch tape, but he thought of it all by himself.

The side view is my favorite. :)

Laser glasses in action.

Of course Joaquin wanted some glasses so I gave him my granny glasses. Granny glasses + crazy hair = too funny

He just cracks me up!