BBQ At Randy and Chery's

On Friday, we got a package from Aunt Megan in Texas. She was so sweet to be thinking of the boys when she got a pair of Mickey Mouse Crocs for Joey and a shorts outfit for Baby Nick. Sorry again for the blurry-ness, but here is a picture of the Crocs. The amazing thing about this, is that Joey put them on himself, on the correct feet. Since getting the shoes, he has learned his left from right. He has been fairly consistent, as well!
Yesterday, we were invited over for a barbecue at Randy and Cheryl's. It was the most beautiful day since coming up here. The temp was in the mid seventies! This was the first time we were able to see their backyard with no snow, and they have a beautiful yard. The boys LOVED being able to run around on the grass. When Joey was a baby, he hated the feel of the grass and refused to be in the grass unless someone was holding him. Baby Nick had NONE of that. He got right down and was off like a shot.
This is Baby May, Chery's granddaughter. She is almost six months old; she was born on December 26th. She is a BIG baby. She enjoyed seeing the other kids; Joey and Baby Nick. Joey was just a sweetheart with her, the same way he is with Baby Nick.
Randy and Cheryl have a small play structure, as you can see here, that the boys enjoyed playing on. Baby Nick took his first trip in a swing, and as I knew, he loved it. It looks like he may be trying to get out of it in this picture, but he really was reaching for the red "bolt" holding the structure together.
Joey especially enjoyed the telescope. He is always pretending to have a telescope or binoculars up to his eyes; so for him to have a "real" one to play with was enjoyable. They also had a toddler's tee-ball set that he played with, and he actually did very well.
Baby Nick was much too distracted to ham it up for the camera, but he really had a good time. Most of the time he spent in the swing, he slouched down (like he does in his high chair) as if to say, "This is the life."

We all went to church this morning and enjoyed a good time of hearing the Word and fellowshiping with the others. The plan for the day was to go out to Mirror Lake for a picnic and fishing for Father's Day; but as we left the church, there were dark, ominous clouds in the direction of the lake, so we decided to have a normal Sunday afternoon; which is to say we all took a nap and then I spend the rest of the day doing laundry. Which reminds me, I have got to get started on the laundry soon.

Hope all my dads have a fabulous Father's Day.