4th

What 4th of July wouldn't be complete without a parade and fun at the park? I don't think these activities are must do's necessarily but they were definitely a great option for us this year. We really enjoyed the small town feel of all the festivities and the great sense of community. There's something about parades, watermelon and having a low key day in the park that makes everyone happy and smiley.

We started the day off with a parade and then ventured to the park. It was your typical park celebration with all the RED WHITE & BLUE bells and whistles and plenty of carnival-type kiddie rides. What made the rides not so typical for us is that big C actually enjoyed them and wasn't afraid to check them out. Our big boy rode them all by himself! A pretty big deal for a boy that is hit or miss when it comes to even sliding at the playground.

We skipped the fireworks show this year. Luckily, the boys don't know what they're missing and quite frankly, sleep and bedtime are waayyyyyyy too precious to me right now. Mama needs her down time if you know what I mean. I finished the night off listening to the fireworks while nestling in the comforts of my pillow.

Two Thumbs Up

Big C, Gma Linda and I had a movie date this week. Gpa Pat and Little C stayed home. We went to see Cars 2. As some of you may already know, Coop is a BIG fan of CARS. We'd been talking the movie up big time and I was quite enjoying the leverage I had dangling the Cars 2 carrot in front of Coop. "If you don't go to sleep we won't get to go see Cars 2".....yada, yada, yada....I milked it quite a bit.

The verdict; Coop loved it. He was a little overwhelmed initially (as you can see in the first pic) but then all was A-ok. There were a few shoot 'em up scenes (unlike the first one) which I didn't care for. Coop still doesn't know what guns are and I'd like to keep it that way for as long as I can. I tried to tell him they were throwing hubcaps and nuts & bolts and I think he actually bought it.

So much for using Cars 2 as leverage any longer. I guess I'll have to use Cars 3 (whenever that may be). Come on Disney/Pixar, you better get on it! Times a tickin'.

Crawl the Line

Untitled from A Mendonca on Vimeo.

Bugs Rule

It seems like it's getting harder and harder to find the time to blog these days. Once I do make time to work on it, I find that I'm suffering from some major "blogging block". Yes, I have some pretty easy material in the cute kiddo department and it's all about Coop 'n Cruz. That should make things easy, right?

Tonight is one of those nights.....there's plenty of cuteness going on and plenty of pictures being taken. But I can't seem to find the words to go along with it.

Since I have nothing to add, I think I'll let me kid's shirts explain it all.........I could be on to something here. I could start a whole new blog based on t-shirt dialog. We could call it the T-shirt Diaries or the T-shirt Monologues. This could be fun....................(and an easy out for a Mom whose lost her blogging mojo).

Super Cooper

Cooper has been showing an interest in super heroes lately. I don't think he's quite ready for the Iron Man/Thor-type variety just yet. He's all about the Wonder Pets and Super Bunny. The other day he asked for a cape so we made do with one of Cruz's blankets. Coop thought it was pretty cool. The wind outside put him right over the edge. Not only did he get to don a cape but it actually flew in the wind! It's the simple things in life that make a 3yr old happy.

Father's Day Action Shots

This is how we spent much of Father's Day this year. Poor kiddos.

Father's Day 2011

Although we weren't with Daddy on Father's Day, that doesn't mean we didn't celebrate his Daddyness on his special day. I'd like to say we did a whole bunch of Father's Day Like activities (whatever that might be) but we were pretty sick. The boys both came down with a nasty cold. We spent most of the day nose blowing (Cooper) and Nasal Aspirating (Cruz).

It was wonderful that I was able to celebrate my Daddy live and in person. We hope all of our Daddy friends and family members had a wonderful Father's Day!