Dream date

I'm pretty sure if Ben and Sam could describe their dream play date it would look something like this....

We met their friend Adam and his mom at Crown Center. Ben had been asking to go to the place with trains and tunnels and that is the only place I could think of that he could be talking about!

First, we went to the animal exhibit. They have a huge room set up like a jungle, spider web, birds nest, bears cave, etc. The boys love it because it has lots of stuff to climb on and run through. I caught Ben swinging on a rope like a monkey in the rain forest part of the room. I didn't know he was even strong enough to hold on to a rope and swing.

Here is Ben hanging out in the bears cave:

I couldn't get Sam to stay still long enough to get anything close to a clear picture. By the way, whoever said the new I phone had a good camera does not have a 2 year old.
Here is Sam running through the rainforest after he had just pressed a button that brought on monkey noises:

After all the boys were worn out and hungry, Karen and I took them to Fritz's - Ben and Sam's favorite restaurant.
Here are the boys patiently waiting for their food. Ben cracks me up in this pic:

Afterwards, we took them for a "special treat" and got them a cookie at a fudge shop there. We said goodbye to Adam and Karen and made one more stop at a toy store to pick up a gift for a friend. While there Ben and Sam found some trains that I just couldn't not get them. They played with them the entire time we were in the store and stared at me in disbelief when I told them we got to take them home with us! This is the first time I've actually bought them a toy at a store. Is that bad...or maybe good? My boys definitely aren't spoiled- at least by me ;)

Sam showing off his new train:

Ben would not let the train stop chugging long enough to pose for a pic:

Once we got home, it was really time to go take a nap but the boys were really itching to play with those trains some more so we played outside. Not a ball or bike to be found....just Ben and Sam playing with the trains on our driveway.

Today was a great day!! I love making my boys happy :)