life lately

before i get to more twin stuff, let's take a look at regular old life these days.

an impromptu backyard "fire pit"
our friends' brother has an old washing machine drum he uses to do his own backyard fire pit, our friends brought it on over to our driveway area and it worked! very white-trash feeling but oh so much fun! too bad the evening felt like we were just constantly trying to keep the kids away from running into the street or not touching the fire (or for maxson, stealing other people's food). a little more stressful than fun at times but still oh so worth it. but we love getting together with our friends.

maxson was very giddy to have a hot dog in one hand and a cup of watermelon in the other

corn on the cob and bratwurst 

unbeknownst to my knowledge one morning, casey let maxson play in the large puddle in the street. maxson loved it. casey didn't care either way. and i as a mother cringed for so many reasons. but alas, he had fun (and that will be his last time having fun like that in the middle of the street).
also note casey's outfit- church shoes were the first things he found downstairs to slip on...

after a hot day at the splash pad i stopped and got maxson a soft serve and he was in heaven.
hello summer!
(we have  A LOT of diaper only moments outside these days due to water, mud, food, or other little boy debris. just be warned it is only the first month of summer)

my two favorite boys!

love this man of mine.

casey made a toddler bed for maxson with a TON of help from his friend josh. josh is a master wood worker. i gave them this tutorial/picture, but said i like the head and foot of this bed a little more and they came up with their own design and put it to life. it looks so fantastic! and it is such high quality. they finished it in just 2 days time working a ton on it. we need to bring it home sometime so i can take more pictures of it. we don't plan on using it for awhile but it was a good time of the year with schooling for them both to whip it out.

post bath snuggles

entertaining the children while casey and josh made the toddler bed.
more ice cream cones!

aaaaaaaaaand, while my parents were here (yes my parents came in town for 4 marvelous days and it was SOOOOOO wonderful to have them here, such a treat!) they outfitted us with all our summer water needs! a hose, a key to the spicket on the hose, a play pool, and this sweet sprinkler slip in slide (only $8 at target people, RUN do not walk). maxson isn't overly obsessed with it quite yet but he'll grow into it with the summer months i bet and the combo of the weather getting hotter and the water getting warmer, it's ICE COLD right now!