Haircuts, Thomas and the Carnival

The kids got their haircut on Monday. This was Ryan's first official haircut. I had always cut it myself until now. Justin went first to show him how it was done like a big boy then it was Ryan's turn. At first he wasn't too sure of things, then he got used to it and was happy by the end. But too quickly the girl cutting his hair took the clippers and ZIP now my little baby boy looks like a little baby duck just getting some fuzz. Poor thing and he keeps running his hand over it...I don't think he was happy and he seemed to have some fussy words for us. I think it's starting to grow on him...LITERALLY! Justin said he thought he looked like a dinosaur when he got his cut. Ryan was super mad in his pic and I had to share it because it shows off that one year molar so good. Poor guy is cutting 5 teeth at one time.

Justin has been wanting to learn to spell things and wants to learn to write his name. Last Sunday Greenie and Papa came over and he spelled his name for the first time correctly and clear for them. Then he clapped his hands and took a bow just like the ham he is! This week he did really good at AWANAs too. He had to learn three memory verses and some projects. I thought that was a lot of homework for a three year old and he surprised me of how quickly he picked them up. Even we had trouble keeping them straight.

This past weekend we had a lot of family fun together, which is always my favorite thing to do. We took the kids to a local craft store for Thomas the Tank day. Each of the boys got to decorate a wooden Thomas Train. Justin had a ball decorating, while Ryan just liked to hold his and make little noises. Then we surprised them with getting a Sand Table. Justin loves to dig in dirt; he is definitely all BOY and both will get a lot of use out of it!

Then Sunday we topped off a fun weekend by attending a Carnival at a local church and Greenie Papa met us there too. The kids had a blast. They enjoyed the moon bounce and the train ride. Justin said that was his favorite part; he absolutely loves trains. They actually rode their first pony ride too and neither one of them were scared. It was so sweet watching them and their faces light up. Just seeing them so happy and excited made my day. They even got to do the pick the duck game; Justin picked while it seems that Ryan wanted to play like the duck and stepped into the pond. Funny when I call him a little baby duck I didn't think he would take me serious. But a squishy wet shoe didn't slow him down!