Pleasant Surprises

We had a pleasant surprise in the Bindl house on Wednesday night. My sister, Jay, Jabari, Asia and Arbrianna stopped by to visit. This was their first time seeing our house. I was so excited to see them and have them spend the night. The visit was bitter sweet because it just reminded me how much I miss them. (I wish we could live closer to each other.) The kids had a blast! They were still playing hard at 9:30 when I finally had them go to bed. Jacob and Evan wouldn't go to sleep until they were assured that everyone would still be here in the morning.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by! (Jasmine and Cara... hope to see you girls soon too!)

Simply the Breast

We traveled to Minnesota this weekend to cheer on my mom and aunts (Kay, Joan and Janet) while they walked in the Breast Cancer 3-Day 60 mile walk. It is their second year participating in the walk. It was great to see so many people all come together for one cause. Jacob and Evan had their pictures taken by a couple people because they were carrying signs to cheer them on. Simply the Breast is their team name.
We were back in Madison by Saturday night so Sunday we decided to head out to Sun Prairie to eat some corn at the Corn Festival. Jacob stayed true to his picky self and stayed away from the corn but Evan loved it!

Fun Fest

Fun Fest in Spring Green was this past weekend. Nate and his friends play in the softball tournament every year so we spend the weekend there. It was very hot! Besides softball there are some fun things for kids to do too. The boys played all day long everyday. Their favorite thing to do was play Turtle Races. Turtles are let loose on a board with numbered openings (see below). You pay a quarter to pick a number (on a stick) and then bang the stick to make the turtles move and hopefully go through the opening with your number. If a turtle goes through your opening first then you win $1. Jacob and Evan won more times than not and ended up winning a fair amount of money.

It was a fun but hot weekend that ended in a lot of rain. Hopefully I'll remember to get more pictures next year.

Weekend fun with daddy

In addition to all the chicken fun the boys had more good times with their daddy walking through the neighborhood and having picnics at the park.

The boys are taking a birds eye view of the neighborhood.

Construction is in full swing again, giving the boys a lot to watch during the day and a lot to explore in the evening.

Next are some fun pics from the park.

See ya next time!

What happened to the baby chicks?

Remember those cute fuzzy little chicks? They have since grown up and fattened up so it was time for the annual butchering of chickens at the Bindl farm. Nate said the boys jumped right in and helped to catch the chickens. I wondered how the boys would handle the butchering part but Jacob told me that they had to kill the chickens so we can eat them. OK, I guess.

Fun kid pictures

I always love when I see the boys playing quietly so I thought I'd share a couple pics that make me smile. I almost don't want to take pictures at these times for fear of distracting them from being so good.

Below Jacob is cutting the cake he made for Freddy.Next we have Evan reading Critters in his beloved box.

Rarities

Jacob hasn't taken a nap for months, he has quiet time these days. So when I found him sleeping during the day I had to capture it because it is very rare. ...He must be getting sick. Evan was able to take a solo bath when Jacob was sleeping. Another rarity in our household. I'm pretty sure that Evan has always had Jacob in the tub with him for baths. He enjoyed every minute of his alone time.

Firemans Park

Sunday we decided to check out Fireman's Park in Verona. It has a small swimming area with water slides and a diving board. It even has a little play area for kids. We had a great time. The water was nice and Evan loved the water slide. We'll have to go back again soon.

Mount Olympus

This past Saturday was the annual American Family work picnic at Mount Olympus in the Dells. We were able to have more fun this year because Evan was big enough to go on the rides with Jacob. We also had fun in the water, even though it was ice cold.

Tea cups still get me sick!
The boys loved eating their ice cream. Jacob managed to stay clean while Evan was dripping with ice cream.

I love seeing two sleeping boys! They were beat.

Dancing Queen

Over the Fourth Jacob and Evan spent the weekend with Grandma Jean and Grandpa Tom while Nate and I went up to Minocqua. We had a lot of fun over the Fourth fishing and relaxing with friends. The boys had fun too. They were able to go to a Fourth of July parade and stay up to see the fireworks. I hope to get some pictures to share with you from their weekend.

For now I will share some pictures of my Dancing Queen, Jacob. He found these radio headphones in Grandpa Tom's garage. We found him jamming out to the tunes.