Dear Max & Jake,
This summer has drug by slowly up to this point, at least for me. Well, things picked up and we somehow got super busy. I can’t fully go into every detail but let’s hit some of the highlights.
We were so happy that Uncle Ty, Aunt Bethany, Emery and Kade came to visit from California. They were here for the 4th of July and we all sat outside in the heat and watched the amazing fireworks from the comfort of our backyard. The show was great and this was the first time that Max and Jake really got to watch fireworks because in the past we’ve been coming home from a church meeting and they have been so exhausted they couldn’t possibly stay up that late. Well, this year, because of my surgery we weren’t able to go to the church meeting and so my well-rested children stayed up late, ate pizza and cookies and watched fireworks. It was so fun to see their faces and how excited they were during the entire firework show. It was great. We all had a great time.
A few weeks later it was time for our “brush up” swim lessons. Since we did swim lessons last year I hoped that you would both remember the skills you learned so that these lessons wouldn’t take very long. I was right, and even though you were both scared at first, you gained your confidence every day and you did great. Jake, last year you weren’t doing much swimming and this year you are moving and starting to kick instead of immediately rolling over and floating on your back. Max, you really started to get some confidence and I couldn’t believe you and Jake both went down the slide multiple times. Even more shocking was watching you jump in from the side of the pool and swimming from the deep end to the shallow end. I can’t tell you how proud I am of both of you. The best thing is, now you both want to go swimming all the time and it’s so hard to get you to get out of the pool because you never want to stop. You end up wrinkled and starving by the time you finally get out. We also bought a cheap little pool to put in our backyard and Dada got in with you and you all had a blast. We even decided to wash your hair while you were in there.
Whitetrash bathtub.
Jake, we’ve started potty training and you are doing really well. You’ve had accidents, but overall I think you are doing really well. You can pretty much go on command but you don’t always tell us in enough time, which is sometimes an issue. It’s so nice to have no kids in diapers, and honestly, it’s crazy. We’ve been buying diapers for 4 years and it’s hard to imagine never buying them again. My boys are growing up =)
Birthday plans started for Cale and Max. Excited for both of their birthdays. Cale is going to be 30, and in a few months I will be too. Wow. We are feeling old for sure, but you know what, I wouldn’t want to be 20 again even if I could. Max is going to be 4 years old and start going to preschool 2 days a week. Big changes are ahead, but we’re excited for what’s next.
Love,
Mama
