Our Summer at Home

I need to do something w/all these pics I've been uploading. So they're going to the blog...a random assortment of our life lately and a little of what our summer has been like at home all day long.

Two of my old kindergarten students (Sarah Kate and Peyton) came to visit and brought Hayes a picnic table. Peyton's family are our neighbors. It's so fun seeing old students. I think about them alot this time of year with school starting back. These girls are 4th graders now!


Playtime for Watson




Playtime for Big Baby (who looks a whole lot like our real baby)


Snuggle time on the floor


Stringing beads, a new favorite activity here


Morning reading time w/brother and big baby


Playing school




A whole lot of Cedarmont Kids and Miss Pattycake watching


This is what happens when you wake up at 4:30 a.m. for your friend's b'day party that starts at 10 a.m.


Happy 3rd bday to our good friend, Jack!


She pepped right up when she saw big slides and snacks!


Clara, Anna Leigh and Hayes


Cousin love from Baker Man


Our baby boy really likes baby food these days. Sweet potatoes, carrots, squash, apples, bananas, pears. Just doesn't like to see the end of the jar though.


Hayes has been into "setting up" the table every night for us. Such a helper!




And that's it, a little snapshot of our daily life in one blog post, only no pics of the little tantrums, naptime rebellion, the crying, the sleepless nights, the (lack of:) potty training so far, or the frazzled mommy. I do my best to move on and not dwell on the difficult moments we have, which are frequent these days. I love these babies with all my heart, and these are the days and times I want to remember from our first summer at home with our family of four. I know I'll look back on these days when they're starting kindergarten and 2nd grade and they're gone all day and just wish for long days at home together. Tiring and challenging, but sweet days and memories. Only a few more weeks until school starts back. We're ready for a little structure and routine, and I'm ready for the fall!

Happy Friday!!

H-2 1/2
W-5 mos.