Camp Troxel

Mom and Dad went to Maui - Dad won the sales trip.  Tyler and Travis went to Camp Troxel.

This week I have used a nail gun, jumped in the deep end of the pool, swan across the  pool,  dived down for torpedos, picked and ate carrots out of the garden, picked and water the tomatoes, went to see the bees, closed the gate, met Darla the mail lady, made cookies with Allie, took one nap, made silly dog pictures with Allie.  I wished nanny happy birthday. 

~Tyler

I sleep without socks and without my pjs at nap time.  I swam by my self across the bathtub (hot tub)  played with Tyler's Legos.  I picked tomatoes, climb on papa's trailers.  I ate watermelon by the pool.  I walked away with grandpa, I worked on my magic and can get candy from my iPad.  I liked the gingerbread man story and good night moon on my iPad. I told stories where the fox ate Allie and Tyler.

~Travis    

https://goo.gl/photos/ygdYwYj7Vt12nAux8

Travis 3 year check up

All is good for this guy. He does think his last name is 'Tyler's brother' and will argue with you about it. He is on track for height and in 88th percentile for weight proving the one meal he eats a day is doing something. Of course we would appreciate if he would tell us what meal he plans to eat so that we don't prepare three but he's not up for that.

He's three and stubborn, demanding, screaming, no saying and all with his classic smile.... Oh toddler days. 

I write this as I sit in his room waiting for him to fall asleep because now that he is in a big boy bed he has an amazing amount of power.   

Me and Trav side by side - similar smile 😀

And a little how I feel lately 

Love every bit of him. As we all say even Tyler 'he's still learning'. 

Tyler's first lost tooth

I will say I was not at all prepared for this to happen at 5.  Loosing teeth has been on my freak out list and didn't expect it at early 5. Last week Tyler said one of his toothes was wiggly and before we knew it-it was barely hanging on. This morning as Will was brushing Tyler's teeth they noticed it was gone.  We searched for it but could not find it so he wrote a letter to the tooth fairy saying he lost it.  Technically he said he would prefer to keep his tooth than give it to the tooth fairy but I don't think with the way goods come into our house (via Amazon) that he has a very good concept of money. Nanny put him to bed with his tooth shark and his letter.

He was clearly happy at this big boy badge of honor.

Thank God for strep throat

Took the boys to Urgent Care because Travis said his throat hurt. Tyler insisted Travis go first and then when it was Tyler's turn the doctor asked if he had put something in his ear. Tyler was shy then admitted a rock at nap time at school on Friday. Oh the joys... After a call to the ENT on Monday we went in and Tyler was super duper brave and good ole Dr. Zapata got the rock out without a tear.  

No rocks or anything in our ears or up our nose... Is being said daily.  

Kitchen Reno/Remodel

We started a kitchen renovation and let the boys have their hand at demo. 

http://youtu.be/58DrHFb0Oro

Here was their reaction to the demo. 

http://youtu.be/-HeRYWQ0WlI

http://youtu.be/emh3Hkwmm0k

Our contractors name is Mark and Travis tells him 'you better fix that chicken, stop breaking my chicken everyday'. 

Sour Candy

Picked the boys up from school and said I had a treat if everyone cooperated on getting into the car. It was sour chewy sweatarts. 

http://youtu.be/a6c9lm-tfbg

http://youtu.be/t2273f7PasY

They liked it asked for more the whole way home. 

Sweet Berry Farms

School was closed today for Columbus Day so we decided to make the most of it and go to Sweet Berry Farms. We had a great time but it was 100 degrees and couldn't stay as long as we wanted. We had fun, picked flowers, picked pumpkins and jumped on a giant trampoline.