Let's Go...

...fly a kite! That's right! Yesterday, we went to Walmart and in their clearance aisle, they had kites for 50 cents (yep, I'm the last of the big spenders). Since it has been cooling down in the evenings, we went to the park to see if we could get it to fly. After a couple of tries, A.J. was actually the one to get it flying! He had a great time with the kite, but the highlight of the park trip was petting the dogs. There were two Labrador retrievers playing and came up to the boys. Both boys are obsessed with dogs! Something tells me we will have a dog sooner than later!

Running and trying to get the kite to fly

Success!

Isaac cheering for A.J.

Both our boys love stuffed animals!

Lovin' on the stuffed animals

Weekend Getaway

This past weekend, we decided to escape the heat of the desert and take a long weekend vacation to San Diego. Of course, we had to go to Sea World (we have summer passes there, but I could go there everyday!)!!! We watched the dolphin show and A.J.'s favorite, the sea lion show. Last time we were there, Isaac was deathly afraid of the live Elmo. This time, we just got Isaac's picture with the picture board. Then we saw the real Elmo...at least Isaac gave him a hi-5! We rode the Sky Tower this time, which is basically a revolving room that gives you great views of the park and the city. We also went to the zoo's Wild Animal Park. It reminded me a little of Wildlife Prairie Park, but it was much bigger and had more animals from Africa. We saw lions, tigers, elephants, giraffes, monkeys, birds, and tons of other animals. We even fed the lorikeets! I did like this park better than the zoo. Then, back to Sea World we went...got our money's worth out of them passes! We stayed late and even watched the fireworks. It was a much needed escape!!!

The dolphin show

Isaac and Elmo

San Diego and the Coronado Bridge (view from the Sky Tower)

Mission Bay (view from the Sky Tower)

Closest--the dolphin tank

Far--the Shamu tank

The boys and Shamu

Wild Animal Park

Feeding the lorikeets

A.J. feeding the lorikeets (he did not want them on his arm)

Me and my boys at Wild Animal Park

Wild Animal Park

Riding the carousel (Isaac's first carousel ride)

Watching the fireworks

First Day of School

A.J. started his first day (of his second year) of preschool today. He seemed to have a great time. There were no first day jitters and I don't even think he noticed when I left...he was just excited to be doing something more organized after a long summer break!

Broom Ball

Today, we went to a birthday party for one of A.J.'s friends. They decided to play broom ball at the local ice skating rink. The kids had so much fun! A.J. was running all over the place, trying to get the ball and being aggressive...he only had a couple of wipe outs, but he thought that was funny. Hopefully, he will sleep good tonight! Isaac didn't know what to think, especially when he slipped and went face-first onto the ice! The 32-degree rink felt really good compared to the 110+ degree temps we have been having. After the party, the kids conked out in the van, so we decided to just drive. We ended up over in Glendale and saw the University of Phoenix Stadium, where the Arizona Cardinals play. We ended up eating at West Gate next the the stadium, and the kids had fun watching the water fountain.

Having fun playing broom ball

A.J. trying to steal the ball from the birthday boy

The first wipe out

Isaac never cried, but never smiled...he wasn't sure what to think

A.J.

The boys

The whole party!!!

The boys at the University of Phoenix Stadium

Watching the dancing waters

A Day in the Life...

I snapped a couple of pics this week that I thought were blog-worthy, so I'll post them real quick. In the first one, Isaac got a new stuffed puppy dog this week (the thing is huge...it's bigger than him)! Every night, we pick up all the toys, so I put puppy in the stuffed animal basket. The next thing I knew, there was Isaac, loving on his puppy in the basket! The second picture, A.J. wanted his picture taken, so the boys hopped on the couch, and I thought it was a cute pic!

Mr. Clean

Tonight, Isaac came up to me crying. I looked down at him and he had his hand stuck in the Clorox Wipes container...poor little man could not get his hand out for anything. Reminded me of the time I got my arm caught up the bubblegum machine, but that's another post...