Before Decker got pneumonia the boys and I would play outside in the courtyard - doing fun things like playing in the water, making mud ball snowmen and puppy dogs, ride tractors and bikes, play with toys and explore for bugs, flowers, and yeckie things. Sometimes we venture out to the park for awhile to play and meet other people. I'll post some video clips below.
Here are some fun pictures.
This week we have been more focused on Decker's recovery from pneumonia and staying away from too many public places. Monday we did go to Target and the grocery store - besides that we pretty much have stayed home. Of course, Wednesday night we had Steak Nite - the boys and I went after 9 PM and helped Daddy clean up - until the mosquitoes began eating the boys. Today we went to the doctors for Decker's follow-up - everything was great - then to the hardware store for more sand (the cats were in the boys' sandbox - GROSS - that is all I will say about that), after lunch we worked on cleaning the sandbox. The boys were very helpful in scooping out the sand and dumping in the grassy area. Baily was extremely helpful with the garden hose - never never never leave a garden hose unattended when there is a Galinet boy nearby. I made the mistake of putting the garden hose down for a second while I retrieved Roxann's ball, which she kept placing in the mud and water, Baily picked up the hose and started spraying me. Of course, I laughed, screamed and ran - and of course he just continued to spray me where ever I went. Little monster. After that I turned the water off.
Bruce wanted me to take the boys to the bank today too - so we did that after I dried off. Very interesting taking two wild boys to a bank. Two of their favorite things to do there is playing with the coin sorter machine (because we use to sort coins - I don't do that anymore with the boys) and the other is the retractable devise use to block entry ways and create pathways. You know, the movable poles with a retractable band that you can pull out and attach it to another pole. The boys love to take out the band, stretch it out as far as they can and let it go flying back. Lovely. The only thing nice about this behavior is the quick service we get. Usually the boys get a fun toy when we go to the bank - they receive points for the monies they deposit and with these points they get a fun toy or something. I told the boys they had to sit in the chairs and wait like good boys (behave) if they wanted to receive their toy. If they were naughty we would just go home. Decker told me no - now was that a no we are not going home or no I am not going to behave. Well, at that time the bank teller came with some things for me so I turned by back to the boys to talk to the bank teller (all of about 10 seconds) then when I turned around there was Decker standing on the coffee table. The boys sure can add some spice to the day and I'm sure the bank staff enjoyed all the excitement to their day.
Aaaaah. The boys are napping now and I am just being lazy typing up this and that. Hope you enjoy the pics and videos.
