I have 2 toddlers.

That's my excuse for not writing on here more often lately.

Two toddlers with loads and loads of energy. And minds that seem permanently set on "destruct." On the upside, my children are never, ever boring:)

Also, it's summer so we are outside as much as possible, limiting computer time. Life continues to be beautiful here, but a small piece of me is perpetually mourning the passage of summer. I have no idea how we are going to survive the winter.

The long, Minnesota winter.

Inside.

With 2 toddlers.

I think I will just need to get used to bundling my kids up on a daily basis (that should only take an hour or two) so I can go out in the frigid weather watching them burn off some energy.

Enough talk of that! It was in the upper 90s here today so here are some pictures of the kids trying to stay cool!

Too Much

Elena was lucky enough to get a Sprite at the baseball game we attended the other night. Not wanting her to drink the entire can, I drank some and told her she had to share with Sam, who was desperately trying to get at the pop. Her response?

"Don't give Sam too much; just give him a little....The too much is for me."

Fighting over girls already

We spent a weekend at the lake house with Seth's family. The three little boys (Sam, Ian and RJ) all had fun playing together. At one point, Sam and RJ were fighting over a Barbie doll. I caught a picture just as Sam won the battle. In RJ's defense, Sam does have a 7-month advantage....

...but it wasn't long before RJ found his own doll to play with.

Here's a video of "the three amigos" - as we like to call them - doing a slightly more masculine activity.