Lego Crayons

We sure do love Lego's over here! I have Lego molds from the birthday cake that I made Benjamin and got the idea from Pinterest to make crayons.

We peeled the paper from all the broken random crayons that were laying around the house. Then chopped them up into small pieces to fit the mold.

Once they were filled, we baked them in the oven.

As they melted we had to put extra crayon pieces inside to fit. Here's Benjamin waiting to fill the molds up the rest of the way.

We cooled them in the fridge after they came out of the oven. Next was the best part, coloring with them.

They make cool patterns depending on which side of the Lego crayon you use.

According to Benjamin, they are also fun to play with. We had a great time making them!

Father's Day Car Massage

Benjamin was pretty excited when I told him what we were making Mike/Dad for Father's Day. It's hard for him to keep secrets and he almost lead his dad to the hiding place the day before.

We found this idea on Pintrest. It's a shirt with a road map on the back. The kids get to play on their dad while he gets to relax with a car massage. Mike thought it was a great invention.

Below is the print out of the road map with the shirt.

Here is more detail. I added a duck pond to give it an additional personalized touch for Mike.

The front of the shirt has a hand print of each of the boys. That was Ben's favorite part!

Both boys had a fun time with their dad. Happy Father's Day Mike! The boys sure do think you're the greatest!

Sleeping Baby and Then Some

I used to post pictures of Benjamin sleeping all the time and now I have a small collection of Levi. These boys are so precious to me and I love seeing them sleep, looking so peaceful.

 Levi started to grab his own feet and put them in his mouth three months ago.

 We started feeding Levi solids almost two months ago.

Benjamin is still adorable when he sleeps. Below are some more of Levi.

Our 3-Year Old

Our baby Benjamin it now fully into toddlerhood and turned 3-years old. Three weeks after having Levi, we celebrated Benjamin's birthday. I didn't do anything too fancy for his birthday and settled with brownies. He thoroughly enjoyed them since it ended up all over his face.

 We discovered that he loves puzzles...thanks Aunt Karen.

 Ben's looking forward to cooling off on the hot summer days with his sprinkler.

 Now that Ben is a big boy, he graduated to the big boy bed. Thanks to Aunt Melissa for the plush cars toy! Below is a video of Ben's reaction to his bed...sorry the first section is sideways.

Colorado Adventure

We went to Durango, CO and met up with my parents. First day in Colorado we went to Mesa Verde National Park. To start the day, Mike showed Benjamin the proper way to eat a waffle.

 On our drive we stopped off at a scenic overlook. 

Here is my classic shot of Mike taking pictures. Benjamin also got a chance to take pictures. He managed to get a hold of my camera and took a picture of every single hiker on the way back up from seeing the Spruce Tree village. I think I deleted 50 pictures of people's waistlines.

Benjamin had a fun time visiting with Nonna and Abuelo. He thought Abuelo was the best for taking him up and down some of the stairs.

Here's a nice picture with my parents. Mom hung out with me and Benjamin while Mike and dad went on a tour of one of the bigger cliff villages. We watched chipmunks scurry across the parking lot looking for crumbs.

The next day we took it easy in Durango and went for a Sunday stroll along the Animas River.

We went out to eat at a Mexican restaurant and Benjamin got a hold of my camera again and took this lovely picture of me!

The following day, we boarded the Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train. This was the highlight of the trip for Benjamin.

In Silverton, we picked up a little choo-choo-train and here he is showing it off to our conductor.

Abuelo spent some time with Benjamin teaching him about cameras. He finally became so exhausted with the train rocking back and forth that fell asleep with camera in hand.

Outside the train station, Benjamin discovered a huge pumpkin that fascinated him.

Our final day we spent lunch in Ridgeway at the True Grit Cafe, surrounded by John Wayne memorabilia. Then we went to Ouray to walk Main Street and visit the gift shops. It was a pleasant trip!

Breakfast

 Benjamin had his first yerba mate this morning. There's a little bit of Argentine in this boy. Yeah!!!

His waffle ended up with butter, syrup, biscoff and red plum jam. I remember we used to eat our waffles with our hands when we were little. Sticky fun mess this morning!

Cars Tied Quilt

A big thanks to Donna and Holly for helping me get this put together! Benjamin loves his "comfy" quilt.

Oh, Benjamin!!!

Our little guy loves being his dad's helper outside. After moving dirt all morning last weekend, Benjamin got to cool off in the water sprinklers.

Usually it's Mike that's in this position on the bed with his tablet. Benjamin likes to copy his dad!

Oh, Benjamin! Disciplining has begun and here he is in the corner. Right now he thinks it's a little game, gives a little smirk to his dad before saying 'sorry'. After dinner tonight he asked if he could go to the corner again. I think we're dealing with a clever little boy. We're in for some T-R-O-U-B-L-E!!!

Adventure of the Living Planet

Good times ahead as Benjamin explores the Living Planet Aquarium. We're excited for all the adventures to come!

Funny Boy

Funny boy! Where does he come up with doing something like this?!!

Spring Help

 

Ohhh Benjamin!!! What a funny little guy! His version of helping me is throwing dirt clods at me, sweeping in the flower bed and shoveling dirt on himself. Big Mess = Big Fun!!! Happy spring everyone!

Early B-day Gift for Ben

A month away and I couldn't help myself! It's so much fun shopping for Benjamin and this little mower was perfect. He likes being like his daddy! They will both have lots of fun working out in the yard this spring/summer.

Fruity de Ruijter

Benjamin's first taste of fruity de Ruijter sprinkles. He didn't know what to think until his first bite. What kid doesn't like colorful sprinkles?! Yummy!