Summer Rain

Since moving to our current house, summer rainstorms have become a favorite of ours. Not because there's anything different about them, but now that we have a covered porch, we get to enjoy them from outside, rather than in. I've been itching for a good storm all summer, and it seems in the last week we've hit the jackpot! Tattoo seems to love them the most, running out into the rain immediately after leaving the door, while the rest of us prefer to watch from the dryness of the porch. Here are some fun pics of the boys enjoying some summertime rain!

New Superhero Gear

I was getting very tired of washing Tattoo's 2 pairs of jammies and one shirt that had superheroes on them. I turned to the internet for a solution. I found instructions here for making a reversible Batman/Superman cape. Luckily it was "Coupon Commotion" week at Joann's, and I had some gift cards there, so I went shopping for supplies yesterday. It was super easy to make, and now Tattoo can still be a superhero while wearing regular clothes!

Here's Batman:And Superman:

Superhero Complex

My little friend, Tattoo, has a serious superhero complex. Today while I was working on my freezer meal cooking, Tattoo kept saying to me "superman coat." I had no idea what he was talking about, and told him to go get it and show me. He would disappear for a while, and then come back and ask for it again. So I sent him to go get it. Well, after doing this back-and-forth thing for a while, I needed a break anyway, so I told him to show me. He took me to his closet and pointed at this:He can't say Spiderman, so both Superman and Spiderman are Superman in his vocabulary. By the end of the day, he had a Superman hat on to go with his jacket. He's gotten to the point that he won't get dressed in the morning or back into his jammies at night unless what he's changing into has a superhero on it. Funny kid!

Summer Fun at Granny's!

It's become sort of a tradition to go play in the pool at Granny's on my birthday. Yesterday was no different. As Tattoo gets older, he's turning into the "water bully," and always has to be in charge of the hose. We put the hose at the top of the slide to have a water slide. That was fun at first, but then Tattoo discovered he could spray everyone from a high altitude. We all had a great day, but were sure tired that night! How fun!