Too. Much. Fun.

This summer has proven itself to be PACKED full of fun.  For the boys, and for us!  Lucky Noah got to go to the Dells last week.  Pops and JoJo (my uncle and aunt) decided to take their grandson, CJ on a special trip.  CJ needed a buddy, since he doesn't have any male first cousins on the Benhart side, he opted for a 2nd cousin, NOAH!  The left on Tuesday and returned on Thursday.

The lucky boys even had their own Wolf Den with bunk beds and their own TV, how COOL?!

They did lots of fun things including going to the water park, taking a duck ride, hitting the arcade, and going to Paul Bunyan's for breakfast.

Ice cream, toys, balloon animals, face paint? Yes, please!  They came back tired but happy!

Don't worry about the middle man, he had his share of special fun too!  He celebrated his "birthday buddy" status with Nina, our fav server at Palmer Place.  And he had a special day and night with Bamma and Bampa!

 This dude just hung out at home with Mommy!  He's figured out more and more how those hands work, putting them to good use grabbing his pacifier.

 Sam's birthday extravaganza (that will last a good 2 weeks) continued as Uncle Josh gave him his own Angry Birds suitcase.  Noah has one, so now they match and can both pack for weekend trips.  Excitement!

 Noah has been earning his allowance by diligently feeding the dog.  He finally chose to spend some cash on a new superhero playdough set.  Good choice, considering he strongly thought about some "seen on TV" items such as Oxy Clean.

 We took a Saturday family trip to our local pool.  It was so fun to take turns swimming with our little fish/boys.  

 This guy did amazingly well just sitting with his feet in the water.  His hair gets so curly when wet!

 And... He turned 4 months old!  He wants desperately to crawl these days, swimming those legs while on his tummy is hilarious to watch!

 He loves being outside and watching his brothers play.  We think those eyes are looking hazel right now, but we'll see.  He's sleeping through the night no problem, and gives us lots of smiles and the occasional grunty chuckle.  

 We've also spent lots of time outside lately.  Trying to wear out the big guys in the early part of the day to prevent fighting or boredom has been the mantra.  Sammy strikes a "Spiderman" pose during a break from our little pool.

 We did some mentos in Coke experimentation...

 as expected, Diet always works best!

 And the bottles got reused for jet packs!

 There was a bike/car wash in the driveway this week.

 And a vet trip for Ellie who licked an elbow sore open (gross!).  Always something around here, never a dull moment.  

 Slip n Slide at the end of the slide?  Sure, why not?!

 Popsicles at 10am, sure, why not?!  Summer is flying by, but we're living it up here!