Oh There's Sunshine, Belssed Sunshine!

The sun has shown itself in our neighborhood this week!

The children have been celebrating by riding bikes, playing in the water, and discovering our recently lowered basketball hoop in the front yard.(not pictured)
The water play started out innocently enough, but...
...this is how it ended- kids in the tub. Then, they discovered it was a lot colder than they thought with wet clothes and a slight breeze.

The boys are also sporting new summer hair cuts.

Sensory play

The children have really been into sensory type play lately.

We recently expanded Hyrum's ball pit from Christmas to the swimming pool- adding two more bags of balls. It's not quiet enough to fill the pool, but they sure have fun with it anyway and they can all fit at the same time which solves a lot of problems.(The extra legs in the pictures belong to a little friend.)

They also have been very interested in playing with some old, expired beans. I pulled these out and set them on the floor with a few measuring cups and bowls and they were content while I made breakfast.

Hyrum is so excited about the beans, the ball pit, and also play dough. That he's constantly asking to play with one of them. It's nice to have him interested in something other than getting into my things. This morning he asked to play with the beans and I told he needed to wash the table and then put his blankets on his bed - then he could play with the beans. So, he promptly washed the table, put the cloth away and then ran (without prompting) to the living room, gathered his blankets and put them on his bed, and before I knew it he was back in the kitchen asking for the beans. I was very impressed that he remembered all those steps and got them done so fast!

Bedtime, Sensory play, and Rebekah's dress

We got to bathe Hyrum for the first time on Wednesday. He loves the bath. He was happy the whole time and smiled a lot. It was fun to bathe my baby.Like his bald spot? He's trying to look like his Daddy from the start.

Time to brush teeth!

And now for the sensory play
Corn meal in bowls with spoon, and measuring cups.Oh, and don't forget Becka's favorite toy, a milk jug.This was very therapeutic for Brigham. Earlier in the day he had visits with his birth parents, and I think he was bothered by the visits. When I got out this sensory activity he plopped down and was in another world for about 20 minutes. (I'm sure you saw this coming) Then, they dumped the bowls. They were both covered in corn meal. Luckily it was bath night.


Rebekah's dress
Rebekah's Great Aunt Shirlene made this dress many years ago for us when we had a daughter, and now it's finally able to be put to use. (At least for a few months.)Isn't it gorgeous? Thanks Aunt Shirlene!

She looks good in it too.