Water and Ninjas

My youngest loves water.  He looks at the sky and tries to convince me it is water.  He likes to drink water, play in water, throw water, and see all types of water.  In the boys room, there is a poster of jets landing on an aircraft carrier.  Baby Joe doesn't notice the planes.  He sees the water (ocean) first.  This will be a fun summer at the beach.  I imagine lots of wave chasing.  Here, he is thrilled to help his daddy water the garden. Very intense in his work.

My oldest likes to spend time outside training to be a Ninja.  I think this is inspired by the Legos he has been creating lately.  Baseball starts for him tomorrow night. The coach has him at first base; a position that requires a lot of focus. This will be good for him, and his mother.  I will learn (hopefully) to let the coach do the coaching.  We look forward to cheering him and his team on as a family.  I am thinking lots of picnics at the ball field for the next two months.  Here are some training shots, for being a Ninja not baseball.

               To little Joe's defense, he is in mid sentence, thus the strange expression.

Prankster

Things get a little crazy around here in the evenings. Silly boys run around giggling trying to expel the last bit of energy before they are put to bed.  The fun does not always end once they are asleep.  The dogs take advantage of the undivided attention they receive while Joe and I talk about the days events or parenting concerns over a nice pile of dishes to wash and dry.  Gabby has a few tricks up her sleeves to show off.  Her latest is "the Spurgeon sandwich".  Both dogs will be lying in their beds, when she gets the idea to pull one on Spurge.  She takes her bed and tosses it on top of him playing a funny little joke. She does this all by herself while we laugh and take pictures.  What is so funny is that Spurgeon lets her do it.  Either he does not care at all or he feels sorry for her and humors her by playing along.  The pictures are bad.  I failed to make sure my settings were right.  I was more focused on capturing the sandwich.  We love you, Bugs! Spurgeon is a good boy. He puts up with a lot.