Zoo!

We took the boys to the zoo for about the 3rd time but this was the first time with Daddy! It was a lot of fun and the boys even got the sort of feed the giraffes. They loved the chimps and the elephants. If it wasn't so hot, I'm sure they would have loved lots of other animals too.... we'll have to try again later in the season.

Fourth of July

What a difference a year makes! Here is a photo of the boys this July 4th at Fort Meade. We decided to go to the same place we went last year but the boys were much more of a handful since they were running all over the place! We didn't make it long enough to see the fireworks, but luckily we had some extra help (thank you Nana & Poppy) to chase the boys during the picnic!



Check out last year's photo... same ride, very different kiddos! ha ha!

Words Words Words

The boys are really saying A LOT of words nowadays. And for many of their words, they either know the real sign for it as well... or their own version of the sign. This makes our job much easier to figure out what they are saying. They are also mastering animal noises thanks to our animal books and MANY little people toys with animals. We have both the zoo and the farm, so we spend a big part of our day imitating the noises coming from those toys.
For some odd reason, they both scream and point up to the sky for the word "plane"... not sure why except that we are so close the airport.
Here is a video of Jake making his elephant noise and Drew doing his plan scream.



We also finally found some flip flops for the boys to wear. They need to wear wide-width size and there is no such thing as wide-width flip flops (I have searched EVERYWHERE) but I finally found some big enough for their chunky feet. I am happy to report that they even like to wear them. I was afraid the piece between their toes would really bother them, but lucky for us, they like them just fine. Now their feet don't get so hot in all the other sandals we have bought for them. :)