Phone Picture Madness

The last few "events" in which we have participated I failed to bring a camera- so this is me loading up all sorts of randomness from my phone for your enjoyment...

Tonight we hit up my hometown Homecoming game. It was raining. Of course. This is D in his little friend's stroller... very intrigued by the rain cover- his stroller has one too, but I have never encountered a situation for which it was important enough to actually pull it out- it makes a whole lot more sense in my head to use that energy to put the stroller away and go home....

Jensen loves him an umbrella... and this time there was actually a bit of rain to validate the need for one...

How strange is it to sit in the stands of your high school- which was like, 5 minutes ago, with your kids...

So, we only stayed until after half time, and we were really just wrangling the boys the whole time...

Jensen's number one activity throughout any given day is being annoyed with Duke. He actually follows him around waiting for something to be annoyed at.

Jensen has made the decision that all leaves are boats, and they belong in peddles (puddles) and little things need to put in them to float. I think he's cute.

This is my life.

Duke doing what he does best...

And the other thing he does best. (Smiling)

This is Jensen checking to make sure he doesn't bump the other car with the door.

I believe this is a rite of passage- underwear head. It must be innate behavior because Daddy isn't even around to teach him, and anyone who knows me know that this kind of game is far outside my realm of possibilities...

He asked me if these were daddy's "for when he goes underwater to become a sea creature".

"Sthuck? Sthuck? Sthuuuck!
Someone is getting excited for Halloween! He has decided what he wants to be- and being four I keep expecting him to tell me he has changed his mind with every new movie or whatever- but he hasn't! He is standing strong to his decision. I'm impressed. And we are still a month out ;D

Last weekend we went Downtown to the Ingenuity Fest which is this totally rockin' indie festival about art, engineering, and um, stuff. It was held on the subway level of the Superior Bridge into Cleveland.

We made wind socks out of water bottles. It was such a fun little activity.

Jence was having a grand old time.

These are recycled chairs...

This is Jence playing with a groovy sensor that projected that image of him dancing around on the wall.

There is the final wind sock! (and Jensen's classic pose...)

A little remote control car play...

Scribbling on walls...

Little rhinestone cowboy....

experteseOkay. Here we have my area of expertise.... This is a local printer who was doing individual press prints. Jence picked the features of a face and they inked it up--

And then they put it under the rocking horse--

And he rocked

and then hand pressing

And the reveal--

Yay!!

So fun!

crazy man.

And outside playing by the river.

Rolling down the hill...

This little cray-cray is all over the place.

And a lemonade for the way home...I do believe that was his first ever 44 oz...daddy would be proud....

Mom, Duke, Jensen and I went down to Columbus last weekend to help Becky and Jaimie sell their T-shirts at the ohio Womyn's Fest. We had such a wonderful time- there was such a positive happy vibe all day and the kids were angelic, which is all you can really ask for in a Saturday, if you ask me!

Their T-shirts are a hit wherever they go! It's been really fun to watch the progression!

Jensen....

Jensen was obsessed with this unbrella- we were just sure it was going to be a rainy mess, so I put pants on everyone, and brought two different pairs of of shoes for both of them- changes of pants, two different coats for each (a rain jacket and heavy coat) I was running around looking for hats and gloves, which I couldn't find, and was slightly stressed about, and to top it off an umbrella for myself, grandma, and Jensen...

And then it was stupid hot.

Jensen said he needed to open the umbrella to keep the sun off.

I rolled my jeans to my knees and sweat through my shirt...

But we had a grand old time- Jaimie and Jensen are best of friends so of course he shared his umbrella...

It's actually harder to get him to not smile...

Here are the girls in front of their booth. So proud of them...

Aaaand Jensen with the tongue and pirate eye...

It was that hot... but we couldn't take the shirt off cause he was awesome advertising...

"Whacha readin' Grandma...?"

Grass-feet.

I've decided that we don't spend enough time outside...and now I have poison ivy all over me...

Always...

Perusing the merchandise..

Okay- so there was an arm-wrestling tournament going on. After the first one some girl who happened to be at the booth started talking about it and I mentioned that after carrying Duke around all day that I should enter. She goes,

"If you will, I will!" And before I know that I opened my mouth I say,

"Okay!"

So this is me going over to put my name on the list...(?!)

And this is me thinking, "what the heck am I doing??"

And this is Jensen...being Jensen.

And Duke (and his new best friend who was so cool and I found out that she is a doula who specializes in hypnobirthing, which is the technique that I used having D that is so amazing and I'm really hoping to be able to have her around when I have my next one...someday...) being Duke...

And new friends waiting for my turn...

And then they called, "Sara the Slammer!"

And this is me making a Jensen face when they said "GO!" Still thinking, "What the heck...??"

And this is me winning the match...

(Though not without her not giving up for like five minutes and totally wearing me out...)

And Duke...

And this is me saying, "Oh my gosh, I'm totally spent, I can't do this again!" for round two.

"GO!"

And this,

is me,

winning round two.

And this is the post match pep talk... and Duke.

And this is round three and me looking at her short little arm thinking, "wait a minute, why can't I straighten my wrist? Her arm doesn't stretch!" Which was the preface to a long match which I lost. But then one other girl beat her and it was all over- so I feel like I did pretty well for myself...

Jensen in his tent.

Me.

Duke. Making friends, getting free rainbow bears...

This was while mom and I ate dinner on that hay bale, listening to live music--the boys having a grand ol' time into the evening.

And three seconds after getting buckled in.

It was a great day!