One More August Post

I almost forgot that on one hot late August day I took the boys to a new to us indoor play space. Andy especially had a great time. Matt luckily found some fellow 4-5 year old boys to play with while his brother was busy.

Andy really enjoyed the ride on trucks

 

This will be known as the day the boys discovered air hockey. Matt especially enjoyed playing his version of it. (Andy's arms are still a little short.)

Rocking alligator

 

Ball pit fun

 

Delivery truck driver

 

There was a train table, so of course Andy spent a lot of time there, although Matt joined him for a bit.

Climbing up

Sliding down

Exploring the tunnels underneath

August 2018 Recap

We didn't have as many outings in August due to some car troubles (all repaired now, fortunately, but that was an ordeal we hope not to have to repeat).

Watching my car get towed away

Reunited!
Andy may have missed my car almost as much as I did, although for different reasons. He kept looking in the garage asking about it. He was very happy to see its return.

Anyway, many of our August photos will be at home or not far afield. I have already posted a few outings we did manage to make in August, so here are the rest.

We did make it to a few playgrounds.

Matt on a bridge

Climbing up to the tall slides

This big slide ended up being just a bit too much for even adventurous Andy.

Tunnel!

Matt on the splash pad

Andy splashing in the puddles next to the splash pad

Driving on safari

With the hippo

Andy crawling through another tunnel

Matt demonstrating his balance

Contemplating how to get down

Going for a swing

Climbing up the big slide

Whee!

Happy Andy

Matt at the top of the climbing structure

Matt with some friends

Andy and Matt playing with a friend

We went to some library programs and sometimes just went to the library to read and play.

 

Listening to a story

 

Andy playing with Duplos and figures

Matt constructing

 

On the Fun Bus (I don't have as many photos of Matt because he was so busy!)

The grand exit from the Fun Bus

Playing a giant Connect Four

Doing crafts

Doctoring Andy

We went blueberry and tomato picking at the berry farm, then stayed to play.

Picking blueberries

Picking tomatoes

Enjoying the fruits of their labor

Andy in his happy place: with trucks in a giant sandbox

Matt walking around the perimeter

Happy boys on a nice summer day

We went on a nature walk at the cranberry bog, then saw the fish and turtles inside Bass Pro.

Ready to head out and look for animals

Looking for turtles in the pond

Looking for butterflies on the milkweed

At the giant fish tank inside the store

Looking for fish under the watchful eye of the stuffed beavers

And a few more photos away from home:

One of Matt's friends very generously picked him up one day when we were stuck at home without a car. Here they are having a lot of fun.

Running errands with Dada

Eating lunch before picking up our loaner car (Matt was not quite as adventurous as he had been when he went with Jon alone)

And here are some of the things we did to pass the time while at home, outside...

Playing outside until the sun goes down

 

Water table fun

With his growing collection of turkey feathers

Swinging

And inside...

Andy with the chef's hat from the Green Eggs and Ham game

  

Train fun

At work on puzzles

Matt taking apart and attempting to fix a flashlight - young engineer at work...

Andy in a nutshell

Crawling through the tunnel of Dada's legs 

Magnet tile fun

Racing cars down the ramp

"Napping"

Reading with Dada

Matt at work on a family portrait. From left to right: Dada, Mama, Matt, Andy, the cat, and a big brown dog we don't have