Star Wars fun

In addition to Tony's Lego obession, there is also the Star Wars obsession. When I came across this I couldn't resist....

Cuteness

Ok, so I've been a bloggin' fool today. There are lots of new posts to enjoy. I couldn't fit this into any of the others, so it gets one all by itself.

Princess Meagan, for your viewing pleasure.....

Lego Creator

To say that Tony is obsessed with Lego would be an understatement. The Little Man is perfectly content to play Lego for hours on end. Last night he begged us to take him to Target to check out the Lego and see if there was anything new. (There wasn't, but you never know, right??....) Anyway, he came across a set that made a bucket truck and street light, with a little person who could "fix" the street light. The wheels started turning inside his head. He came home, combined a couple of his other sets and built himself a bucket truck and street light. Not bad, Little Man, not bad....

Fourth of July Fun

We're back from a week of fun in the sun at the Lake with Nana and Papa. All four of us spent the holiday up there and then Tom came back down the hill to work (bummer!) while the kids and I stayed on for the rest of the week. The lake was in full swing, with boats and jets skis everywhere. It has been a really long time since we've seen that many people using the lake. The kids spent lots of time playing in the water, slip'n'sliding, and chasing the geese. Tony got an early birthday present which he had lots of fun with. Daddy found him a remote controlled boat, very cool! Some of our southern California cousins came up for the week and we had fun with them too. I'll post those pictures later- I didn't take any with my camera, so I need to get copies off of my mom's camera.

Pony rides

Ever since our excursion to the horse unit at Cal Poly, Meagan has been in love with horses and ponies. She has accumulated quite the collection of stuffed ponies, and lately she has taken to "fixing" them with bandages (stickers and tape). Her uncle gave her the pink rocking horse for Christmas, which she rides with wild abandon.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and thank my lucky stars that she isn't as enthralled with riding the real thing. We wandered through the county fair last month and came upon the pony ride. She was all but bursting at the seams to get in line to ride the ponies, until it was her turn to climb the steps and get on. The smiles disappeared quickly. Luckily there were no tears, but this was look on her face for the entire ride.

She's still playing and "fixing" her stuffed ponies, but doesn't want anything to do with the real deal anymore.

The garden is growing

We got a bit of a late start this year, but we did manage to squeeze in a few veggies to our little plot. The kids have gotten so into growing veggies they are willing to give up their "playground" to turn it into a bigger garden next year. (We'll see how long this lasts, I'll keep you posted.) Anyhoo, they had a blast picking out the seed packets and mixing in the soil amendment and planting the seeds with Nana. I didn't take any pictures of that part, since there really wasn't much to look at, but here are pictures of how they are doing now. We planted "easter egg" radishes, carrots, beets, lettuce, green beans, corn, onions, tomatoes, peppers, and herbs. Meagan loves to pick the tomatoes, and Tony races out each morning to make sure the corn is still taller than he is. He can't wait for it to reach the eaves.