If you give a boy a mattress.

If you give a boy a mattress

and you put it on the floor,

he will jump and jump

to his hearts content,

 

and beads of sweat are dripping down his forehead onto his rosy, red cheeks.

And if you give a boy a mattress on the floor, he will jump until he giggles uncontrollably, asks for a glass of water and starts jumping again.

Note to self: It may be a good idea to keep this futon mattress up for the winter.

And This Evening.

A child's shaving kit equals an endless amount of fun during bath time.

Lathering up with bubble gum smelling shaving cream.

Get it all over your cheeks Owen!

Making sure he is giving himself a good clean shave.

He doesn't want to miss any spots.

Jack loved this little shaving kit that happened to be a Christmas present from last year.

We had to pry it out of his hands when his cheeks were turning purple from pushing down so hard during the 12 shaves he gave himself in 10 minutes.

Definitely a great little gift/stocking stuffer!

This morning.

Friday Random.

1. Jackers and I made SLIME this afternoon. It was gooey, slimy and fun for him to play with for a wee bit. I think I may have added too much water because it never solidified as much as I thought it would (think slimy, clear play dough). I will definitely need to try making this again because it has potential! 

2. After the slime fun wore off, Jack started his version of a Letter to Santa. Scissors, glue and Santa...all very exciting for an almost four-year old.

3. While he did these projects, I made a few things!
Chicken Tortilla Soup-This is probably one of the best soups I have made in a long time! It has got lots of lime (which I love!) and you can't go wrong with shredded cheese and warm tortilla chips crunched on top! I whipped up some cheesy-corn bread muffins to go with it...yummm! Do make!
and
The Best Homemade Granola Ever-We are having another round of house guests (I love me some visitors), so I thought this would be good to have on hand for in the morning!
and
Puppy Chow (just cause I was having a major craving!)

4. Whenever Jack tells me something and he really wants to make sure I am listening to him, he takes my chin in the palm of his hand and looks me right in the eyes. It's just too sweet, this Momma can't stand it! So I thought I would document it here...

and then give him a smooch!

 I never, ever, ever want this sweetness to end!

5. My above chosen hairstyle, I am pretty sure will be my daily hairstyle for the next 52 days. Oh Salon Ultimissimo, I cannot get to you soon enough! Look at those roots...so gross.

6. My aunt and cousin are here for the weekend. I think we might check out Saugatuck, Holland, or trusty old South Haven. Perfect time especially when it feels like late spring around here. The boys played outside this afternoon with short sleeves and bare feet. I am loving it!

This is my cousin Jenny with her husband popping up behind us.

Were you thinking sisters? Lots of people do!

7.  And just because I need some of my O-Man in this post.

 

Pretend or Real...he is always talking to his PaPa.

8. My mom, brother and sister-in-law will be here in "5 more sleeps" (this is how we explain it to the Jackers). Yeah!

Glee.

This is exactly why we watch it and LOVE it!

Daylight Savings....

You have been an adjustment on all of us.

Ugh!

Today.

Today we played at the beach.

Today we looked for minnows swimming in the lake

Today we thew rocks in the water and giggled as they splashed.

Today we searched for shells, filling our pockets with our findings to show Daddy.

Today we dug in the sand looking for the pirate's buried treasure.

Today we wrote our names in the sand with sticks.

Today we marched and stomped in the leaves along the shore.

Today the warm sun was shining down on us while the cool breeze hit our faces.

Today we smiled, laughed and played.

Today was a good day.