Summertime = Busy

Summer has been great so far!! The boys and I have spent lots of time at the park and checking out all the stuff at Deanna Rose Farmstead. It is so nice to have a facility like that for free! Jack has been bugging me about going to the pool in our subdivision for a few weeks now b/c we walk by it on our daily stroll. I am not convinced that taking two rambunctious little boys who don't know how to swim to a pool all by myself is a great idea. It was fine when it was just Jack and me, but with Gray I think we'll have to wait till daddy can come with us. In the meantime, our little pool in the backyard will have to do.

JP is heading to Chicago for the weekend to participate in some strange strong man marathon, and I plan to "deep" clean this house while he's gone; Blinds, ceiling fans, light fixtures. . . Something I try to do twice a year.

Jack will start gymnastics in a few weeks and then soccer again in the fall. He is very excited to try something new and I think gymnastics will be good for him. Gray is busy gabbing away with real words here and there, and his "own" words in between. He knows most all of his body parts and follows many simple directions. He has mastered his fork and spoon and really insists on using them.

We are looking forward to attending some friends' weddings and our upcomming trips in July and August, as well as my parents' visit here over the 4th of July! Hope everyone else is having a great summer too!!! Here are a few pictures I took of the boys at the Overland Park Arboretum: