Hello all,
Well, we've been keeping busy so far this summer and having a blast. I looked back at my last post and I can't believe how much has changed in these short months. This week James will be turning 4 and I absolutely can't believe it!! It has been a pretty relaxed summer. Just sticking around doing fun things around here.
James started a little soccer team this summer and I'd say he enjoyed it. He's done for now but will start up again this fall. Jess and I are planning to start some preschool with him this coming school year as next year starts kindergarten. (I can't believe it!!) he has learned to write the letter J and we are hoping to make it through the alphabet.:) he and Joel also started sharing a room a couple months back and they have been enjoying that, a little too much!:)
Little Annelise has been starting to talk a little bit more. She can say uh-oh, Kitty, dog, joely, bro, mom-mom, yes dad, and love you. She also meows ALOT. That's pretty much what every animal says in her book!;) she is getting to be such a big girl and loves playing with her bros. She's also mommies little helper!:)
Joel is turning 10 months old tomorrow! Wow, he is getting so big. He has 4 teeth. The two top just came in and has been crawling since about 8&1/2 months. He also pulls himself up on everything. He loves to play with toys and eat! We switched him to goats milk formula back a couple months ago and now he is eating quite a few solids. He is definitely our worst sleeper and can be very dramatic but also gives the best cuddles and is a Pretty easy baby during the day!
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Park time after soccer
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Daddies got his work cut out for him!;)
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4th of July this year (2016)
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My sweet babies
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James and Joel enjoying sharing a room a little too much!;)
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Family road trip
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Joel 8 months in daddy's old outfit
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Cheesin all ready for church
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We also got some landscaping done this summer. We added in a little parking spot at the side of our house. Jess and the kiddos also made a nice little Boulder wall. James giving a thumbs up after we finished mulching the planting beds!
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I just finished painting the porch walls, then onto the floor. We broke down and bought a paint sprayer. Our whole house needs repainted (as you can see from the other pics) so it was worth it.
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4th of July weekend Jess put in this wonderful patio. And boy has it been used a lot already!! We prepped it a while before, digging the hole and adding rock, so it was ready to lay brick. Jesses parents let us use some leftover brick from the business.
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Grill area
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I found this really neat old mantle from a fun garage sale for $30! Yay! We moved the other upstairs
I found this really neat old mantle from a fun garage sale for $30! Yay! We moved the other upstairs**
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And lastly, Jess had to dig up our water line because it needed replaced. The city is changing out all the meters and this is just one of the joys of having an older home!;) thankful for the loader that was able to dig a lot out! So that's it so far this summer. We're looking forward to James birthday on Saturday and have a fun filled weekend to look forward too!:) hope everone else is enjoying their summers!:)
And lastly, Jess had to dig up our water line because it needed replaced. The city is changing out all the meters and this is just one of the joys of having an older home!;) thankful for the loader that was able to dig a lot out! So that's it so far this summer. We're looking forward to James birthday on Saturday and have a fun filled weekend to look forward too!:) hope everone else is enjoying their summers!:)
