--Kayley still gasps when I put a new shirt on her...it never gets old, she is just so shocked that something is coming over her head and she can't see for a split second :)
--JJ is so creative; the other day he had on his father's football helmet, his pajamas and one of his sister's playmats tucked into the collar of his shirt as a cape and claimed that he was the superhero "Blanket Batman Boy"
--No TV days--I need to do this more often...all day today JJ and I played, had reading time, cleaned together...it was so calming and peaceful!
--Relishing Kayley's milestones--she has found her feet, sleeps through the night, rolls over on her side, sleeps in her own crib...to be honest it makes me a little sad too because I'm afraid she is growing up so fast and I will never experience this again.
--Family time. Since I'm home for the summer, I love waking up every day with a blank schedule. Somedays we go down to my grandmother's cottage; she loves the company and to be truthful, so do I. Somedays we go to my dad's house to swim, somedays we get together with Lisa and Emma, somedays we go to watch Jack's soccer games, but the best part of all is sitting down together as a family for dinner. We miss out on this all year while Mike and I work different hours but for these two perfect months, we come together every night and are a normal family. I know at the time, I'm too focused on telling JJ to eat more of his vegetables or drink his milk or dealing w/ Kayley b/c she doesn't want to sit in her bouncy seat anymore but I hope I can learn to just sit back and enjoy the time that we have.
I originally bought this tent for Kayley--to keep her bug and sun free while we are outside this summer. Little did I know how many little boys can fit inside and how many hours of creative fun it can provide!
Like father like son... Mike and Mini-me go to the parade!
Kayley was ready for the parade in the cutest dress ever!
We had a great time at the parade and Jayson played with lots of kids from the neighborhood. Thank goodness we only live two blocks from the main street where the parade was so we could easily walk :)
We watched the fireworks from the front of our house~the town hall where they shoot off the fireworks is about 2 blocks downhill from our house so we had a perfect view of the fireworks as they came up over the trees. I froze but JJ obviously doesn't share my genes!
Working on a puzzle w/ Mommy
Satisfying superhero duties by running through the house wearing only a cape made of toilet paper screaming, "Superhero To The Rescue!!" (Can you see that we are in a clothing-optional stage??)
Talking to daddy on the VP
Spending quality time with the baby
