The boys spent the morning at Marshalls shopping in the toy section for birthday gifts. Brendan found this blue owl that he loved. He was making it kiss itself in the mirror.

He really loved it

We came back to Marshalls to get the big cement truck Trevor wanted. He got all comfortable in a dog bed in the store to settle in and play with it. He doesn’t know that Gramma is getting it for him and we brought it home with us. It is still in the back of the van!

Brendan gets in on the fun. Next thing I know, they have pillows and blankets and they are going to take a nap.

They actually did nap, and it made them stay awake tonight until 9:45pm! They had lots of energy to run around in their new Lego Crocs. I haven’t been a big fan of Crocs, but these are so cute!!

They make me very tired!

I really have nothing today. We tried to play outside and “hang with the ‘squitoes” but there were just too many.

The rest of the day was spent trying to think of things to do to make the time pass. Some days are just a lot more slow and frustrating than others.

We spent more time shopping today, this time I took them to the mall. I rented one of these double-decker firetruck carts and pushed them all around, letting them down here and there to investigate and trade places.

Brendan was eating a frosty, but he ended up doing more painting with it. He got so sticky on his hands and face that they would stick together. He would press his hand on to his cheek and pull it back slowly and peel it off, over and over and over.

Do these boys seem tired? They totally were!! But neither one of them napped a wink!

Until later! …..nooooooooooooo

Brendan says, “I got this”

Poke!

I tried to wake him gently, but he would just look around and flop back to sleep. He slept for about an hour and a half and woke up at five…. which would explain why he was still awake after 10PM.

But we survived another day just the three of us. Bill had to be in the office today and missed all the fun.