Collins Summer Party

Saturday we drove to Pleasant Hill, MO to see G's college roommate (Sam) and his family (Stephanie & 6 mo. old Sawyer) who were having their annual summer party. We had a good trip, except for about an hour of traffic because of construction on I-70 and Ben not sleeping! He was good in the car, but man was he in need of a nap when we arrived! We had a great time at the Collins house. Sawyer is a great little guy and both Henry and Ben enjoyed playing with him. On Sunday before heading back home, we met Kelly & Justin for a quick second breakfast. The trip back went great...Ben only slept for 35 minutes! What a stinker! He'd better sleep more when we leave Friday evening for Canada, a 15 hour road trip. Thanks Sam, Stephanie, and Sawyer for a great time! We loved getting to see you guys and appreciate your hospitality.

G thought he could take a quick nap if he sat between the kids....he didn't get one. This was in our stand-still on I-70!

Henry loving on Sawyer! (Ben was FINALLY napping)

Henry and Ben swinging on the neighbor's fun playset.

Attempt for a picture of Sawyer, Henry, Ben, and Alex.....

Henry and Alex sure wanted a picture...they are also 3 1/2 and can sit still for more than 2 seconds!

Ben and Mommy playing

Henry and Daddy....they weren't looking at me, but rather a ball that was coming towards them!

Henry and Mommy

Love Ben's face! He is cutting 2 more molars, so he is a drool machine!

and his face here! too cute!

G & K

Mohrmann & Collins boys!

The following pictures CRACK me up! We attempted to get the 4 boys to sit on the couch for a group picture....Henry and Alex are both 3 1/2, Ben is 14 months, and Sawyer is 6 months. You can see for yourself how hard it was to get a decent picture, which I never did get! But the ones I did get are HILARIOUS!

This last one is my favorite! Ben and Sawyer have HAD it, Henry wants to play with the shark and whale toys, and Alex cannot understand why Sawyer is so mad! Priceless picture!

Grant's Farm & Goats

Today has been a wonderful and beautiful day here! This morning we went to Grant's Farm with Zee-Zee and everyone had a great time. Henry and Ben both love being outside and today was a great day for spending it outside. We got down to Grant's Farm a little after 9am and didn't leave until 12:45. Both kids fell asleep on the way home and are sleeping right now (it's 2:45pm). Check out our pictures below to see all the fun things we did.

Mommy & Henry on the Tram, ready to go!

Zee-Zee and Ben are all set!

Ben feeding the goats....he only wanted to pet them but all they wanted was to chew on his flip-flops!

Henry feeding the goats. It was hilarous to watch....he kept telling them to take turns and not jump and that he would get to all of them! If you have ever been to Grant's Farm and fed the goats, they get a little wild when it comes to getting milk!

I had to take a picture of the crazy goats!

3 goats trying for one bottle

Ben kicking the goats away! This was hilarious!

Carousel time! These boys LOVE riding on carousels and have gotten to go on rides 2 days in a row!

The elephant show....so neat! The elephant blowing up a balloon.

Beer time....such a pretty day!

Ben! You would never know that he didn't have a morning nap. He was a trooper today and seemed to enjoy our fun day.

Henry and Miss Budweiser, a little horse.

My kids and the beer wagon!

We had a picture like this last summer when we went to Grant's Farm and had to get another one this year! Last year Ben slept the entire time....he was also 2 months old!

Henry and his Zee-Zee

St. Louis Zoo is FUN

Thursday morning I took the kids to our zoo. It opens at 8am and for the first hour, the children's zoo, carousel, and stingray exhibit are FREE! It's free to get into the zoo, but some things cost, such as the three things that I just named. Our zoo is great and it was even better first thing in the morning. It was a beautiful day and hardly anyone was there that early, so we pretty much had the place to ourselves. Henry & Ben both had a lot of fun. We spent 2 hours there before heading back home (only 15 minutes!!!) and having swim-party in our pool.

Can you tell Ben REALLY wants to be in the drivers seat?

Carousel ride....we went 2 times!

Henry LOVES the carousel

Mohrmann boys & the penguins....also the BEST purchase with having 2 kids, a double stroller! SO worth the money spent.

Henry & Mommy

Hippos...they both really like the Hippos and Henry enjoyed pointing out their butts. We are trying to get him to say bottom instead of butt!

14 Months Old

Hey guys...it's me, Benton Mohrmann. I am 14 months old today and boy am I getting big. I attempt to run, especially if I am playing with my big brother Henry. I love to eat and will eat anything. I love green beans and lima beans. Pizza is also a favorite. I have added to my count of 8 teeth....my 2 upper 1 year molars have broken through and the 2 bottom ones are going to appear any day. So that means I not only will have 12 teeth within a week, but I drool A LOT! Sometimes my Mommy changes my clothes 2 times a day because my shirt gets so wet. I refuse to wear a bib (those are for babies and I am NOT a baby now, no matter what my Mommy tells you.), so I am fine with getting a new shirt once or twice a day.

I love my Turbo dog and of course my big brother. My Daddy is such a funny guy! Henry and I love to tackle him and he will throw me up in the air as many times as I want. That is one of my favorite things.

Below you will see 2 pictures my Mom took of me this morning. It's my new BAM BAM shirt, for those of you who remember BAM BAM from the Flintstones. My family calls me BAM BAM sometimes since those are my initials. Thanks for checking in on me.

Love, Ben

Coopers, Paulsells, & Pollards

Saturday night we had some of my favorite Drury Basketballers and their families over for dinner. Lindsay & Chris were in town and so we invited the Cooper Family along with Tony & Avery over to our house. I think everyone had a great time and it was fun to see everyone again. The kids all enjoyed themselves and Avery was a good sport playing with the little boys! (She is 10 and willingly played baseball and also watched a movie with them.)

Jaiden Cooper & Henry helping Lindsay blow out her candles. Her birthday is Monday.

Attempt to get a picture of the Mohrmann & Cooper Brothers...

Got a pretty good one!

Henry & Ben, Jaiden & Chase

Jaiden Cooper & Henry watching Kung Fu Panda...Henry called Jaiden, Jaiden Cooper all night since our neighbor's name is also Jaden!

Chase making calls on Lindsay's cell phone

Two CUTE boys playing with each other

Chris, Tony, Avery, Will, Jaiden, G, & Henry

Girls Turn!

Beth, Me, Lindsay

Pool To Ourselves

Yesterday morning it rained here in St. Louis...then it stopped, then it rained again. It was an overcast morning, but the Mohrmanns STILL went to the pool! We go on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays form 10-11:15 for Tot Time. They are also open for Tot Time on Saturdays and this was the first Saturday we were going to be able to go and show G all the fun the kids have. Well, we spent about half an hour there....it was COLD and we were the only ones there! Henry and Ben enjoyed the time with their Daddy, who successfully did NOT get this swim trunks wet!

Henry being nice to Ben...for once!

Henry loving his personal pool

Ben getting thrown in the air by Daddy