Playing with Lite Brite

I found the boys playing Lite Brite in my older son's room this afternoon after school.  They spent a good 45 minutes working on this picture together.  They were so content and shared the picture board so well.  My older son was very patient - making sure his brother was doing it correctly and telling him what colors to put on what letters.  They kept turning the light off and working on it in the dark to see it all lit up.  It was priceless.

Brothers

Another rainy day...  The boys were playing "Planet Heroes" in the living room - running around like lunatics - when I stopped them to take their picture.  They actually cooperated immediately, which is highly unusual - but I am NOT complaining!!  :) 

Trouble

Today, my sweet and very patient son tried to teach his little brother how to play the game Trouble.  It was completely adorable and hilarious.  Since it is a +5 yr old game, there was a lot of frustration, but bless his heart, my older son hung in there and patiently kept trying to teach his younger brother the rules.  So cute.  They wound up playing very well together in the end. :)

Just sitting in the tupperware...

Today, it rained almost all day.  Since we were house-bound, we decided to build a big Geo-Trax train layout on the living room floor.  After it was built, the kids wanted an ice pop and a show.   I went into my room to fold clothes, and when I came back a few minutes later, this is the scene I found.  They had both climbed into the empty train tupperware containers and pushed them together to eat their ice pops and watch their show.  How cute is this?  Later, I caught them holding hands and had to snap another picture.  UGH....isn't their bond heartwarming?  

Nani and Papi's visit

My amazing and wonderful parents, aka "Nani" and "Papi" to the kids, drove down from Jupiter - 4 hours - this morning (woke up at 3am!!!!) to watch our son's last two baseball games of the season.  They arrived at the field at 7:20am!  They couldn't drive down yesterday or stay overnight tonight due to a very busy schedule (isn't it supposed to get easier when you retire??).  They left again right after the games at 2pm today.  I wish they could have stayed longer...  I feel guilty that I barely got to spend any quality time with them.  What a whirlwind day! But, I am so lucky and thankful they were able to "squeeze a visit in", and I'm grateful to have such loving parents in my and my children's lives.  They didn't bat an eye over the long car trip.  They had fun watching my son play and couldn't believe how much he's improved since last year. :)  They also enjoyed hanging out with both children on the bleachers afterward.  Good memories here.

Lincoln Log Fun

My boys built a lincoln log garage today for their matchbox cars to park in.  My older son was so proud of his creation.  I snuck in his room to quickly catch this moment and remember how cute they were playing together, lying on their tummies... but my older son saw me at the last minute and wanted to show it off. :)  

In the tree

There is a mahogany tree at the baseball field that all the boys just LOVE to climb.  My son climbs it every chance he gets.  Tonight, after practice, I loved the way he looked just relaxing there with the sun sinking in the sky behind him.  AND check out his handsome haircut.  :) He melts me.