Wild Water Adventure

It has been hot this past week! And what better way to cool off then spending time at a water park. This time we drove all the way to Wild Water Adventure in Clovis. It is about 20min past the one we went to in Fresno but definitely worth the extra drive. There were a lot more for the kids to do with 4/5 young kid friendly areas including a wave pool and slides. At first Nathan didn't want to go on any of the slides but after about an hour he realized that the slides were fun and ended up trying out all of them. Brady was more interested in just playing in the water or on the pirate ship, and eating. That kid is a bottomless pit when it comes to food. I didn't take very many pictures because I sometimes I feel like I miss out on really enjoying our time when I am only focused on getting pictures. I did pull out my phone towards the end of the day and snapped a few shots of the boys.

Brady sitting down once again for more snacks. I don't know what I was thinking but I didn't pack any snacks. I figured they would be good with lunch and playing in the water. One gentlemen heard the boys asking for snacks and came over with a whole container of snacks for the boys. I was a little embarrassed about how unprepared it made me look but was grateful for the kind gesture.

 Here I was asking Brady to smile for me. and this is the new response I get now when I ask to take a picture. Usually he says "no" and then refuses to look at me or smile. I love how you can tell in this picture that he is trying really hard not to smile. Little Stinker!

                                                    Just hanging out in the water.

                            Nathan having fun in one of the play areas.

                                              He really enjoyed this rope course.

                                     Getting a little help from the lifeguard.

2 years old

It is hard to believe that it has already been two years since Brady was born. Sometimes I still feel like it was just yesterday that we were bringing him home from the Hospital. We celebrated his birthday on the 21st with my parents. He opened some presents and then we had ice cream cake.


I have never really understood the phrase the terrible twos until now. Not only does he fight taking any naps but he is constantly throwing tantrums all day. I spent all day trying to get a happy picture for his birthday, but with one battle after another all day I finally took this picture at 7pm. Ha ha, It must be so difficult to be 2 and not always get everything you want.

 Once Papa and Grandma arrived he started warming up a little and by the time I brought the cake out he was all smiles.

This little boy is all personality. He still loves to tease Nathan. They spend a lot of time wrestling with each other laughing and having fun until one of them gets hurt. Brady loves the outdoors and when it isn't too hot you can find us in the backyard. He also loves puzzles and likes having books read to him. He can be really stubborn and is great at finding solutions to his problems. We sure love all that he adds to our family.

First day of School

Nathan started his first day of Kindergarten on Thursday August 14th. He was ready and excited for school to start. The first week and a half the kindergarteners got out at 12:10. I think mostly just to get them use to go to school everyday. This week they started on their regular schedule which has him in school until 1:30. I was actually pretty excited to learn that the kindergarteners get out 1 hour earlier then everyone else. Brady has been enjoying our very short walk to go pick up Nathan everyday since the elementary school is right next to our court. the other bonus for living so close is that I don't have to get up early to get him ready on time. With school starting at 7:55 we can basically walk out the front door just after 7:50 and slowly walk to where he lines up for class.

                                                Brady had to be a part of the picture too!

                                                        All set and ready to go!

                              In line waiting for his teacher Mrs. Torres to walk them to class.

 Brady anxiously waiting for them to open the gates so we can pick up Nathan. He sure missed Nathan that first day.

So far Nathan seems to be enjoying school and assures me that he already has 3 friends, haha! They play soccer during recess and that is about as much information as I can get him to share. I have a feeling that I have 13 more years of him not wanting to answer my questions about school.

Cousin Fun

Thursday Jeremy and family drove over to check out our new place. My mom stayed at the house with Brady and Lydia, while Jeremy, Cameo and I took Logan and Nathan to see the new Planes movie. Nathan has been asking for months to see the  Fire and Rescue movie and of course he love it.

After the movie and made my Spicy Romano Pasta for dinner and we visited for a while until it was time for everyone to head back to my parents.

The following day I drove over to Gilroy so we could join my parents and Jeremy's family at Gilroy Gardens. It really is the perfect little place for young kids. Nathan, Logan, and Brady all had a blast riding the rides, but the biggest hit of the day was the new splash zone. They would have played in there for hours.
 
Here comes the picture overload:
           I was so glad Cameo was willing to ride all the spinning rides, since it makes me a little dizzy just watching them.

 

                            Look how excited Lydia was on this ride, so cute!

                    These fish were Brady's favorite, he had to ride a couple times in a row.

 

                                                           Ready to ride the Train!

 Brady thought he wanted to go on this spinning ride but as soon as it started and they really started spinning he wanted off and pretty much cried the entire time.

 These water slides were the best, Logan and Nathan did them over and over.