I don't have any brains!

We were playing on the new trampoline on MLK day.  I had the day off.
The kids wanted to play Zombies.  So, that means one of us is a zombie so he goes around with his arms out, slowly walking towards the non-zombies and saying "Me eat brains".  You know, like zombies do.
Well, I was the designated zombie and I started walking towards Dylan.  I knew my lines well enough, so I started in on them, "Me eat brains."
Dylan starts running away and says, "No, I don't have any brains. "
Blake, Michelle and I, of course, broke character, so we could laugh.

Then when Dylan was the zombie, he started "eating" Michelle's knee.  Apparently, some are gifted with brains in their knees.  Go figure.

Aquaman's Wet Underwear Gets a Thumbs Down

For regular readers of the blog, you know we try to stick to a pretty detailed night time schedule with the boys.  One of the questions we ask Dylan daily is if he was able to keep his underwear dry that day.  So last week, during this routine I asked Dylan, "Buddy, did you keep your underwear dry today?"  
He quickly responded, "Yes."
I then gave him "the look" as he had a small accident earlier that day.
I followed-up my look with, "Well, buddy it was wet today, remember, how did your underwear get wet then?"
He gets this real innocent / confused look and says, "Well I didn't, Dad.  I guess it was magical."

The boys like to play a game where they ask us what the name of a super hero is "when he takes off his costume"  We were playing this game the other day and Blake asked,"Dad, what's Aquaman's name when he takes off his costume?"
I ask you, what well adjusted father actually knows the name of Aquaman's secret identify?  I know most of them, but apparently need to brush up on some.
I responded with, "Hmm, I don't know buddy. That's good one."
He immediately responded with, "Well ask Google.  Google will know."
Not sure about you, but I know when I was five I didn't think to ask Google for answers.  Faith in Google, is that a thing?

Michelle and I created a way to get the boys (mainly Dylan) to be reverent during prayers.  Of course, like most parents, we've given the guidance of bowing your head, closing your eyes, folding your arms, etc.   So at the end of each prayer, depending upon how well they've done we give them a thumbs down, a thumbs up or if they are really good two thumbs up.  This has gone on for a while (probably 6 months) so, we're fairly used to it.  However, when we have family or friends over, they ask a few questions when the thumbs pop out after we have a prayer over dinner.
So, last week, I went to get Dylan from his Sunbeam (Sunday School) class and maybe for the first time ever I was there before the teachers were done with their lesson.  I peaked through the window as the class was wrapping up and the prayer was beginning.  Dylan didn't see me as I watched him fold his arms, bow his head, and close his eyes.  Oh what a proud moment, right?  However, shortly after the prayer started, Dylan peaked his eyes through his folded arms and started squirming in his chair as he looked at his classmate.  I moved around to see through the window that his classmate didn't have her head down, arms folded, or eyes closed.  I looked back at Dylan, who's hand shot out with his thumb down.  He then quickly closed his eyes and bowed his head but kept his thumb down.  I, of course, laughed, Trying to be reverent while "letting her know she wasn't".  To the uninitiated, Dylan's actions made little sense, I can only imagine if others saw this little guy during a prayer trying to be reverent but with his hand out and thumb down.  Classic Dylan.

Easter Activities

Saturday morning, we went to Home Depot for the monthly project. We found out there was an Easter Egg hunt there, but we missed it by about 2 minutes. We came home, ate and then headed over to an Easter Egg hunt that our city was putting on. It was huge with so many people. It was very similar to the hunt we did last weekend at our HOA clubhouse, but on steroids. They also had a train, an Easter bunny, bounce houses, rock climbing wall, etc. There was also a place to jump rope, which the boys did. They didn't really want to do anything.

But they did want to do the Easter Egg Hunt. They brake up the kids into age groups because it is a free for all. They get each age group onto the soccer field.

They wait until all the kids are there and then they count down from 10 and  then everyone runs onto the field and collects as many as they possibly can...no limit.

There are a ton of eggs.


Dylan went first. Good thing he had his gloves?! It was a little cooler then it has been, but not cold...he didn't want to wear a sweatshirt though and apparently thought gloves would help make him the perfect temp? He had fun getting lots of eggs with those gloves.

Then we had to clear the field so they could put the next batch of eggs out for the next group of kids. They have trash bags full of eggs and poke a hole in the bag and dump them out as they drive on the golf cart. Then they use the leaf blower to spread them out a little more. Not sure the leaf blower was totally helpful, but it was fun to watch.

Then it was Blake's turn.




We had to coach them a little to just keep grabbing eggs and then once they were all done we would open them. Lots of kids got distracted by the candy inside.

They got a good stash.

Then we came home and colored some eggs.

After coloring some eggs, we watched Conference. What a fun day!

Fairy Tale Ball

Friday, the Kindergarten classes at Blake's school had a Fairy Tale Ball. This was to celebrate finishing their fairy tale course. How could fairy tale stuff possibly be helpful? Well, aside from learning what the definition is and having them be creative and write their own fairy tales, they also learned manners and how to be proper...like some fairy tales also include.

My mom made this dinosaur costume for my brother for Halloween years ago. Blake had the idea of using the dinosaur costume and using it as a dragon. I didn't spend anytime putting together a costume. Good thing my mom hung onto these costumes that she worked so hard on. He wore it the entire day...even during recess, PE and sitting in his chair with his big tail. He had a fun day.

Dylan really wanted me to play the Batman Lego game on Xbox with him. I don't love to play this game, but the boys love it and it is fun to do something that they really enjoy doing with them.

Preschool Easter Program

 Thursday Dylan had an Easter program at his preschool that the parents were able to attend. Several kids were gone, but it was still fun except Dylan didn't sing all the songs.





I got to hide the Easter Eggs and then the kids came out to find them.



He had so much fun.

After school, we had our friends Brexton and Macie and their baby brother Brian, over to play. After they left, the boys ate and then I went to dinner with some friends from church for a girls night out. It was fun. Cambria organized it all and her mother in law happened to be in town so I was able to meet her. There were 10 of us which was the perfect size.

More Fun

Tuesday afternoon, we watched Beckett and Kelsey while their mom was at her doctor appointment. Her appointment went long, so they came with us to pick up Blake from school and then we played on the playground until her mom was home.

Wednesday we went to the library. We had some rain in the morning so it was busy day at the library. Following the library we went to Costco. Dylan still had plenty of time to play and be silly and put together his own superhero costume.

Park with Friends

Monday Dylan and I met up with his friends Lacie and Sophie at the park. Sophie and her family were leaving a couple days later for their house hunting trip in Arizona. So sad to see them go, but we are trying to have fun while  they are still here.

Frozen Birthday Party

The party on Saturday was for a family in our ward who recently were baptized. They are originally from Brazil and they are fun. I didn't know that the mom has some crazy good party decorating skills. I didn't get many pictures of the decorations, but it was impressive.

The boys playing with Beckett and Anthony (the birthday girl's brother).

Pretty cool looking cake right? She actually had a friend do it so I was picking her brain on how she did it. People are pretty creative. Happy Birthday Sophia!

Easter Egg Hunt

This morning our HOA had an Easter Egg hunt. They don't try to even hide the eggs, but the kids still love it.


And we saw another Superman there.


After getting our allotted eggs, we rode on the train.




The boys got a balloon sword and then took a picture with the Easter bunny.

Blake still doesn't like to take pictures with characters, but he made it in this picture.

Dylan went inside the bounce house.

Then he went to the petting zoo...our neighbor Ashley was in there too.


He really enjoyed feeding the animals.


Blake didn't want to be involved at all.



It was a fun event. We got to see lots of friends and neighbors and classmates. After we ate lunch, I took the boys over to our friends' house (Sadie and Max). The kids played and had a really fun time while I chatted with Laresa. We came home and then left again for our friend, Sophia's birthday.

Lunch

Wednesday Dylan went to his friends' house for a playdate and Thursday Dylan had preschool. Friday Dylan and I went to Blake's school to have lunch with him. After school the kids were jumping on the tramp while I was doing yard work and Dylan hurt his other front tooth. The kid didn't want to eat his dinner because it hurt. This kid just doesn't want to keep his teeth. Anyway, Blake's school had a carnival that night, but Blake wasn't super excited to go and since I didn't want Dylan going crazy at the carnival and smashing his teeth into something, we didn't go.