Castle Ruin

After the sunflower festival the kids were still in adventure mode so we hit up a castle ruin that was nearby. We have been here so many times that the kids just kind of do their own thing running and playing. It is a nice break for me to watch them just playing and enjoying the outdoors. 

The boys are SO excited to have their Daddy back. It was hard on all of us for him to be gone so long!

Hmm, what do BOYS do when placed with a mountain of rocks in front of them? Well, they climb them of course!

Rhett actually made it all the way to the top. What a horrible example. lol I would only let the little boys go up about 5 feet before I freaked out and made them come back down.

Love that little face-

Ready, set, JUMP-

Mommy and her little ones.

Sunflower Festival

They had the Sunflower Festival right after Rhett came home so we decided to take the kids to play in the flowers. They actually had a lot more fun than I thought they would. lol. They had fun Japanese music playing and lots of food stands set up.

They even had this awesome board to put your face in. :)

So of course we had to do it. Who doesn't want to stick their face in a board for a picture? Carter... that's who. He was so embarrassed that we even stopped. It makes me sad that he is growing up so fast. I have a feeling it won't be the last time I embarrass him. lol

We just kind of played around in the flowers enjoying their bright colors. Sunflowers truly are such an awesome flower. It brings a smile to my face. Plus my kids ROCK! They played tag for the most part, but humored me with a few pictures when asked! 

I lost Taylor for a few minutes and started to panic a little. I found him a couple minutes later with a silly smile. I immediately knew he was up to something so I pulled him aside and asked him what was so funny. He got this cute twinkle in his eyes and said, "I had to pee so I just went into the long sunflowers to hide and did it." lol. He is such a funny guy. He's lucky no one saw him. Little twerp!

We found this sunflower so Rhett had us all stop while he played around with his camera. Taylor was the last one to stand next to it and totally broke the flower off when he was done. :( Seriously such a turd!  This is Rhett yelling at him. lol

The twins stopped to play in the dirt. Such little boys! :) Carter is growing up so fast, but I did get him to take a picture with his Daddy. 

Pine Wood Derby

Scouts has been a new experience for us. Carter loves it so much. He was so excited for the Pinewood Derby. Thankfully Rhett was home and able to help him make his car. They went to the shop and picked out the design, sanded and painted it, and even put on tire rims and decals. :)

It was a pretty AWESOME car.

Rhett took the big boys to watch and they LOVED every second of it. They both came home extremely excited and couldn't wait to tell me all about it. 

The car did good. It was pretty fast. Carter was able to snag two awards. He took 2nd place and also got "The Fastest Looking Car." I think he was more proud of that. He loved how well it turned out.

Wow! Look at that car go.

Carter with his awards. It also went to Regionals. He didn't win anymore awards, but was excited to get his car back!

Carter with his awards and his medals. Way to go buddy. I know Rhett had a blast and is excited to do it again next year. He has big plans so it should be fun. :)