Snail!

Jack got a bug container a few weeks ago and he thinks it is so cool.  So far we've caught snails, butterflies and a caterpillar that lasted almost two weeks.

Jack and his friend were flying the snails around the yard

SNAILS

Watching the snail crawl

Kissing the snail- ewwwwww

Jack literally watched the snail crawl across the deck

Feeding Ben

Jack wanted to feed Ben the other day so I told him he could.  They both giggled and giggled- I think I'm on to something here.

Two cool dudes

Looking good, gentleman, looking good!

Pretend City

Over spring break we went to Pretend City in Irvine with some friends.  It was a little busy, but Jack had a lot of fun.  He found a firetruck and drove the firetruck all over the "city"- even parking it the parking spots!  

Jack's fire truck

Driving the fire truck around the city

Playing with the boats at the dock

Purchasing some produce

Balboa Island

We went to Balboa Island in Newport Beach for a day to hang out with some friends who had rented a house for the week.  We had an amazing time.  We rode a ferry, kayaked, played on the beach and searched for shells.  Jack was in heaven.

On the ferry

Balboa Island ferris wheel

Searching for shells

Kayak ride with daddy

Kayak ride with mommy

Bath Time

The boys LOVE bath time.  Ben's favorite toy is the turn dial for the bath plug- go figure.  Jack thinks it's funny to take a bath with Ben- but not so funny when Ben splashes him.

In a New York State of Mind

Here are a few fun pics from our New York trip.

Central Park skating rink

Central Park with downtown NYC in background

View of NYC from the top of Rockefeller Center

The Naked Indian (competitor of the infamous Naked Cowboy)

Super Bowl ticket

Inside Metlife Stadium

What NYC looked like most of the time we were there

Playing together

Jack and Ben are finally starting to interact more now that Ben is older.  Fortunately- that means lots of fun photos for me to post on the blog.  Unfortunately, that means Jack is learning a lesson on playing with babies- aka babies take toys and hit and pull and don't understand "no" yet and he has to be OK with that.  It's been a tough lesson for Jack.

Ben really likes being in his walker because he can chase around Jack and Oliver.  One of our new favorite games is to have Jack push Ben in his walker while riding on the back of it.  Both boys giggle so hard- it's cute.

Yesterday we decided to go outside and push Ben around in his car.  I would go in a circle and then make a pit stop by Jack and Jack would do a "check-up" on our car to make sure everything was working correctly.  He was very thorough in his check-up too; he checked the tires, the engine (which had a bunch of balls and feathers in it and he thought it was funny b/c he would say "here's the problem- there are balls in here!)  Ben thought it was the best thing ever.  In the third picture you can see Ben clapping for Jack.  :)

Ben being Ben

Enjoying the weather at La Costa

Looking for snacks in the pantry

Playing with his doggy (this one let him get close- unlike his other doggy)

Breakfast of champions- strawberries and eggs

Cruising in his car

Swinging at the park.  

Jack being Jack

Enjoying some ice cream at La Costa

Snuggles with Oliver

Playing with Ben

Playing with the hose

Doing some business while doing his business

Evidently Jack doesn't understand the concept of dental floss