Afternoon at the Pool

I don't think these boys know how much I love going to the pool, or the lake, or just being outside.

So today I surprised them by taking them to the pool!

Then... I got a couple other surprises...

The twins. Minus life vests.

I was watching them jump off the diving board when the youngest jumped in and started swimming to the wrong side of the pool for the ladder. The lifeguard whistled at him and pointed to go to the other ladder. So he turned around... but I think it was too much swimming because he stopped. He was tired. He couldn't make it.

So the lifeguard blew the whistle twice and she jumped in after him. She took him to the side of the pool. Luckily, I was right there and I went over to him and asked if he was OK. He shook his head... He was OK.

We went straight over to the lifeguard desk at the front and got a life vest for him.

As soon as we got the life vest on and I let him run free to the diving board again, I saw his twin brother get pulled out of the pool by a different lifeguard! What is going on today?!?!

So, I walked straight back to the lifeguard desk and asked for another life vest same size as the previous.

BRING ON THAT POOL NOW!!

The boys had so much fun, they were tired before it was even time to leave.  :-)  

Mission accomplished.

Please be Mud

"Please be mud... Please be mud..."

Was all I could think when I saw the brown stuff at the bottom of the washing machine.

It was NOT mud.

There's really not much to say about this.  :-/ 

Dunkin Donuts this morning

In continuation with yesterday's conversation in the car... With the TWINS...

I took them to Dunkin' Donuts this morning for "first day of summer break" donuts...

And they see this:

A beer mug Father's Day cake.

And they say, "Let's get that alcohol cake for dad!"

Oh boy... I promise... their dad is NOT an alcoholic.  :-)  lol... 

Baseball, Beer, and B**bs

Today was a beautiful, warm, spring day. Blue skies, the sun was shining, and I think it was a high of around 85 degrees.

We all made the trip to the middle stepsons baseball game this evening. We just sat and enjoyed... the boys played catch a bit... I almost fell asleep there at the end... BUT, that's not the point.

On the way home, one of the boys asked about the Henry's Hard Soda billboard sign that he saw, and I mentioned that when it says "hard" on the label, that means it has alcohol in it. "It does?? Oh gross!" 

But that began a conversation pattern between the twins... "beer this" ... "beer that" ...

And then some topic sparked up between The Bigs about mascara and using melons for b**bs.

I seriously had to STOP all conversation in the car and ask:

"WHY are the twins talking about BEER and The Bigs talking about B**BS???"  (Oh yes, I said the word.)  And the car just up-roared with laughter!!

I continued with, "this is just going to be life with boys, isn't it??"

And they continued to laugh...

You get this image, because I'm not posting b**bs!!

Chargers Galore!

I'm tired of my charger being used. I'm tired of the boys whining that they don't have a charger.

So, it is time.

Time for assigned chargers.

Rules:

1. Do not use electronic while it is charging... It will charge faster.
2. No electronics in the bedroom anymore. (These chargers are not placed in bedrooms and cannot be moved.)

PERIOD.

Five.Individual.Chargers.DONE.

Friday FTW!

Had the boys last night... And still have clean rooms today!

Friday - For The Win! Woohoo!

Clean!! YAY!!

Our Week is Over!

Our 10-day stretch with the boys is officially over.  What a week it turned out to be!

Honestly, I thought I would turn out to be very exhausted at the end of the stretch with the boys. Instead, I ended up relaxed, rested, and enjoyed every minute of it.

Does that mean something is wrong with me? I think that means something is just not "right" with me.  I wasn't completely exhausted after 10-days straight of living "full time" with five boys.

Yes. I'm not normal. I will finally admit it.

And for the record, Phil passed out yesterday (Sunday) on the couch for at least an hour.  :-)  lol...

The, not normal, me.  :-)