Summer Party: Despicable Me Edition

While I was on the plane ride to Medford to pick up the family I watched Despicable Me.  The timing was perfect because the movie ended right before we landed.  If you haven't seen the movie you probably should, it is pretty funny.  Here is a sampling of the minions from the movie:

Right after I landed I turned on my phone and had an email with a video.  Tell me that they aren't Dave's minions.

Summer Party: Science Edition

After two long, lonely weeks I was finally able to fly down and pick up my family.  DeA and I went on a lunch date while the kids got some last minute fun in with Papa Dave and Mama Lisa.

Dave has a backyard driving range that the boys spent a lot of quality time on.

Rock just had to take me to the ScienceWorks Museum.  As you walk in there is a robot that explains the exhibits and shows.  He had to listen to the whole talk.

He ran all over the place hustling to show me all the cool things.

They had tubes with air that blew the wiffle balls all over the place.  Jens loved walking around with the basket and feeding the balls into the tubes.

This bike let you turn on the light, the fan, a radio or move a train in the ceiling.  Rock loved it and we loved letting him wear his little legs out.

The bubble room is probably the kids' favorite, they got to play with bubbles, make a mess and Mom couldn't say anything because it was all in the name of science.

"Science!"

Rock loved sticking his head in this cutout thing.  He normally hides from pictures, but this time kept asking me for more pics.

They had a giant rope jungle gym for science that kids got to play in.

Isn't science fun?

Jens eventually had enough science and checked out for a while.

Maybe you noticed, maybe you didn't, that Ryker wasn't in any of those pictures.  That's because he chose to stay home with Mama Lisa and cuddle.  He wasn't too happy about our return home.

The boys love helping Papa Dave make their playhouse.  I think helping is the right word...

They did a good job of marking stuff up with pencils, drilling screws in random places and measuring anything and everything.

They even helped pull the trigger on the nail gun!

Mama Lisa brought Jens out in the stroller to watch.  She really wanted to help, but since she had just taken a bath, didn't have shoes on and is a girl she had to watch (just kidding!).

They really are hard little workers.

We drove home Saturday afternoon which gave the kids a chance to swim one last time.

I guess you could call the trip a big success, at least the kids think that way.

Summer Party Moves to Medford

Last Friday and Saturday we drove down to Medford to visit Papa Dave and Mama Lisa.  I flew home Sunday and have been receiving pics from DeA of their adventures.

It has been very hot in Medford, and the kids' cheeks show it.

Lil' Jens isn't immune to the heat.

Rock wouldn't stand still for a picture, but he was definitely hot.  He keeps wearing jeans (they are new so he was excited) and his black ninja costume.

I think it's safe to say that they are having a good time.

Mama Lisa's garden is starting to bear goodies, including delicious carrots.

Yeah, they're having a good time.

 They are having so much fun that they randomly drop like flies.

Yeah, it's been a good time for everyone.

Rock found his uncles' legos and has been building like crazy.

Jens woke up the other day with awesome bedhead.

It was very spiky and spectacular.

They spent almost a full day playing at the Science Museum and learning tons of cool things.

They found the bubble machines and basically bathed in the soapy goodness.

Rock learned how to make parachutes.

Jens did something fun, maybe weather related or something.

Rock did whatever this thing is...

Jensley discovered this science thingy.

 Needless to say they had a great time and even got to eat delicious food.

Rock got to ride some sort of centrifuge thing that spun him round and round and round.  He got off and walked up to DeA while saying that he didn't feel well.  He ripped off all his clothes and just sat on a random bench in his unders.  Maybe next time he'll dress for the heat a little better...but probably not.