On Memorial Day, we took the boys and Grandmama to Heber City and rode Thomas the Tank Engine train. While I find the children’s show incredibly boring, Ricky had a great time with the trains. He even surprised us by being able to recognize numbers! Kevin just randomly asked Ricky what number was on the side of the train and Ricky said “five” and was right. Kevin tried it again and Ricky answered correctly again. He is such a smart kid and so much fun, especially when he’s had his nap! He got a train shaped lunch box while we were there and he lays on the floor pushing it around saying “choo choo” over and over and tells me all about the train’s horn. But this bag has improved his klepto abilities. Last night, Kevin and Ricky were doing their nightly thing and Ricky opened his bag to show all the things he had swiped from Grandma’s house–toys, containers, plastic fruit!
Here is Ricky posing by the train posters.
The boys both got tattoos while we were there. Billy slept through getting his.
Billy seemed to enjoy the train ride, but he is pretty easy still.
There was a petting zoo at the train yard–not exactly sure what the connection is there, but Ricky liked it.
We had some pictures taken of the boys at Sears Portraits Studio on Friday and they had this stuffed lamb as a prop. Ricky attached himself to it and even took it out to the lobby and taught it how to play with the bead maze. For some reason, though, the photographer wouldn’t use the lamb as a prop for any of Ricky’s pictures.
Ricky has a toddler sized cot at Grandmama’s for taking naps. On Sundays, he is usually tired enough to put himself down for a nap. This was one of those times.
And then there was Billy. He is getting bigger and bigger. He is a good little thing, if only he would sleep through the night! Any suggestions are welcomed! Billy is also a noisy thing. He will get going and coo and gurgle for 20 straight minutes! I’m sure he will be saying “Momma” much earlier than Ricky’s 2 1/2 years.
