Adam playing with the iPad and Nick with the iPhone. It is good that they are comfortable with technology but we will have curb their use a little so as to not get neck strain.

Both playing Angry Birds I bet.

Adam loves to talk, learned it from his brother I think. He has a great vocabulary, I am pretty surprised at the things he knows the words for and how many words he knows. Going to be a smart one that guy. He is also the mischief one, likes to covertly do things to Nick and claim innocence. Nick is pretty good at ratting him out though. He loves the iPad and Little Einsteins and is learning to sing songs so that is really cute. He just had a nice saying so I will end Adam with this. Adam: "Bubbles just came out of my butt."

Nick is getting big, he is almost 5yrs old and about to start kindergarten. He had a performance at his preschool and got his certificate which he was pretty proud of (though he gave it to me so he could go play as soon as he had the chance). He definitely likes his play time. He really has his own opinions and is certainly testing his boundries but I am pretty sure he is one of the best behaved kids around. His preschool and daycare teachers all swoon over him when we talk about him, how smart and well behaved he is. Great kid!

For what will be the last time, Nick and Adam are in the same daycare together. They just started this week for a summer at the Goddard School in Chandler. I really like the place and am glad that they get to spend time together before Nick starts school. I think Adam really likes it too.

So a nice long trip gets a nice long post. We spent a week in Carlsbad CA with the goal of drinking good beer, visiting the beach, going to Legoland and running a half marathon (in that order, at least for me). Most of that worked out, the half marathon did not. While on said beach, Jen took a fall and ended up with some mashed up toes, leaving me to fend for myself the next morning (never a good idea). I overslept and ended up missing the race and running on the beach instead, not quite as fulfilling but a very nice time if I say so myself.

Anyway, we stayed with Uncle Herb, Aunt Bev and Grandma in a house that was a block from the beach and 3 blocks from Pizza Port so the beach and beer were definitely covered. Legoland was but a short drive as well.

Nick specifically LOVED the beach, he couldn't get enough of it, actually I guess he could as the last day we wanted to get him up early hunt for seashells and he was like, "yea no thanks, to tired." Other than that though he was a castle making, wave hunting, mound of sand climbing maniac (in a good way). Adam liked the beach but not the ocean, he could definitely do without the water. He was content to stay on dry land and enjoy all that digging and climbing had to offer.