We're all about fun here

Everyday Matthew asks me, "Mommy, what are we going to do today?" or "what do you have planned today?". Every. Day. So I'm starting to wonder what kind of reputation I've given myself; this precedent that each day he expects a fun activity outside of all the glorious comforts of home. We've done our best to stay busy and do as many things as we can while we have the freedom to do so. But, on regular ole grocery shoppin', multiple loads of laundry and cleaning days, you'd think I had just sent him to detention or something.

One of our fun outings this week was to Inflatable Wonderland. Nothing like a room full of bouncy houses and wild children! That place was super crowded. Matt's not very good at getting his elbows in there and pushing through the crowds. He's too sweet and considerate. He's also a rule follower. I thought he was going to jump out of his skin watching older kids climb into the "3 and under" bouncers.

Inflatable Wonderland is conveniently located inside a mall which boasts a Chick-fil-a in the food court, so we had lunch there. In the food court there is also a handful of ride on toys. Thankfully, my kids were plenty entertained just sitting in them because I wasn't about to pay 75 cents to get the things to wiggle about.

We went back for more bouncing. Will got pushed twice by a kid in a spiderman t-shirt. He'd hop back up and keep bouncing and the kid would come over and just push him right back down. I had enough of that and whisked Will away. Will handled it really well (not even any tears or horrific screeching), but the rest of the day he kept saying, "spiderman push William." Too funny.

One of the boys' favorite things right now is to watch Steven play Lego Batman on the Wii. They cuddle up next to him and watch in wonder. Although, Matt has been observing long enough now that he likes to give Steven pointers and directions on where to go next. Will was calling it "way-go way-go bat man" for a few days.

While Will is sleeping in the afternoons Matt & I like to take advantage of the silence and play games. He begged me to play monopoly and I finally gave in one day. It's loooooooong, and I didn't think he had the skill or attention span to devote to it. Boy was I wrong. He loved it!

I wish I had a better picture of this---I hate posting blurry ones---but, this will help put a visual to boys' latest evening activity: running around the dining room table after bath time with towels on their heads. Will calls it "zippuh". Not sure what means. Steven's guess is that he's saying circle. Who knows, but what I do know is that it's the funniest thing to watch Will zoom around with that towel dragging behind him and his big belly leading the race. And he growls "zippuh!!!!" as he rounds the corners.

Good, good times.