Brianna had a really cute pair of sunglasses, but earlier this year, she rubbed them on the driveway, which scratched up the lenses. So, I popped out the lenses and they are now “play glasses”!
Silas and Brianna playing with the toys in the toy box.
Briana left the glasses on her face for a long time. Her eyes are kind of big, so when she blinks, it almost looks like the whole lens is blinking, like a cartoon! It’s so cute!
On Saturday we went to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, with Brian’s parents and Sam & Kim and their kids. It was very interesting! Here are a few pics:
Brian’s Dad and his three eldest grandsons.
Brianna and Brian checking out some of the vintage football stuff.
Paul and Silas listening to one of the telephone stations in the retro area, where you can listen to football stuff.
There were other cool exhibits, as well as a really neat theater-type one, where you could get an idea what it’s like to be a football player in the Super Bowl.
Later we went to see President McKinley’s memorial. He’s one of the presidents that was assassinated. Here’s Silas with the memorial grounds behind him. I didn’t get a pic of the actual building though.
After that, we went out to eat, then back to Brian’s parents where the kids played outside with waterguns, then we went for icecream, and then to a playground where we all played on the playground and swung on the swings.
Then we went home. At this point, Silas was extraordinarily tired and hyper.
Here’s a video of Silas, playing with one of Brianna’s dolls, on the way home. He was doing this a lot more, before he saw me videoing 
We had to get another yard of mulch, because our first delivery didn’t quite cover our playset area. So, on Monday, Brian’s parents came to help us pick up some more mulch with their truck.
Getting the mulch out of the truck.
Brian and Silas mowing the lawn yesterday. Here you can see that the whole playset area is now filled with mulch.
My parents recently bought us a playset for our backyard, and my Dad and Brian put it together when they were visiting us. The kids just love it, and like playing on it several times per day. I think it looks great, and is going to be a lot of fun for them. It has three swings, a little clubhouse, a bench & table to sit at or serve drinks from, an upper level, a slide, and monkey bars.
Here are a few pics of the playset being built:
The final product! We need about another yard of mulch, which we are picking up next week.
Here’s the door to the clubhouse, and Silas is sitting at the bench with the table.
Brianna with her new favorite toy!
Thanks Opa & Omsie, we love it!
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