Happy May! :)

Here are some things we've been up to this month ...

 Daddy is so good at thinking up creative games and activities. Here, Ian and Daddy had a fun time trying to keep a balloon up in the air with their hands and feet while they were laying on the couch.


One day, Ian randomly told Momma that he wanted to do jumping jacks. I have no idea where he learned (sort of) how to do them, but we thought Ian looked so cute that we needed a video of it ...


 

 Momma was so happy to celebrate another Mother's Day with TWO sons! This was our best picture of the three of us. :) Daddy and the boys pampered Momma with grilled steaks for lunch, sweet cards, and a brand new Vera Bradley purse!

 Daddy was asked to be a chaperone for the biology class trip to the zoo. Daddy invited us to come along, too! We enjoyed seeing the new flamingo exhibit.

 Ian was especially excited about going into the tropical bird house. Ryan liked being so close the birds as well.

 Ryan spent most of the time at the zoo out of the stroller, either being carried or walking around with help. :)

 in the prairie dog exhibit (sans prairie dogs, but still fun!)

 petting the zebu

 petting the goats

 Ryan was a little hesitant at first but eventually did touch a goat!

 Ryan's favorite exhibit seemed to be the fish. Ian liked identifying the different creatures in this aquarium.

 We decided to open a savings account for Ian with some of the birthday money he got. Here, Ian plays with a bead maze while Richard sets up the account. :)

 Richard is handing Ian all of the documents ... doesn't Ian look excited?!?! :)

 playing with the soccer goal from Uncle Jon & Aunt Chelsea (thanks so much, guys!)

And, finally, our new motorized vehicle .... one of those things that I (Kim) said that I would NEVER buy for my child. I've always thought they were a little dangerous, but more than that, I've always wanted outdoor toys to be ones that promoted exercise and activity. Plus, the vehicles cost way more than a toy should cost, in my opinion. Well ... never say never, I guess. While garage saling, Ian came across this (pink Barbie) motorized vehicle. His eyes lit up, and he asked if he could PLEASE have it. I said that we'd ask how much the people were selling it for, thinking that it would be much too expensive to even consider. When the man said $30 and then proceeded to tell me that they paid $279 for the car, $60 for the brand new battery (at which point his daughter outgrew her interest in the car), and that the car still worked perfectly, the "this is a GREAT deal" instinct in me kicked in. I told Ian we'd have to call Daddy, who said incredulously, "$30?! Sure!," even though he knew it was pink!

Daddy quickly removed all Barbie stickers from the vehicle, and Ian has been tooling around our cul-de-sac ever since! Not surprisingly, Ian absolutely LOVES it. Thankfully, our first born is a relatively cautious driver and understands the rule to stay behind the white stop sign line leading out of our cul-de-sac.

 Ryan has gone on a few trips in the car, too, though he mainly seems a little unsure abrupt the abrupt starts and stops.  :)

 We did capture a moment when Ryan was really enjoying himself! :)

There's something about seeing your child "driving" that makes him look SO old!