On Friday we headed to the Arboretum. Dallin wasn't in a cooperative mood to get his picture taken. He is so funny.
Leah was dancing around in the wonderful Arboretum grass. We love the grass there. Our grass isn't as soft.
We finally got a semi smile from him.
Michael's flag football team took silver on Saturday. He really enjoyed playing. I'm sad we missed all of his games. I guess next year we will have to catch one.
We are loving the cooler weather. It is so nice to open windows. We can play outside without sweating! The only downside is that Leah gets herself so messy! She comes in looking like the picture below more than once a day. She and Dallin are playing well together. I am so glad that they are getting along. Dallin will bring her in and said Leah needs to be cleaned up. Dallin does not like to be dirty. Everyone told me girls are easy. They are clean and like to sit and color. This girl below does not. She is always getting dirty. She is daring and loves going down slides and climbing ladders.
We are also excited for Halloween we have our costumes already. We wear them around for fun. Leah isn't going to be a dragon for Halloween but she does like dressing up in one.
Joshua changes out of his uniform first thing. He does not like polo shirts. He tells me that they make him sweat under his arms. ha ha. Joshua's favorite subject in school is science. It is the only thing he will tell me about without prompting.
Michael has football games all week. He is excited for that. I don't think we will make the games because they are far away and at 8:30 pm at night. I am glad he has found something he enjoys outside of normal daily things. This Saturday he has organized a Scout Merit Badge Academy. He always keeps himself busy.
Joshua was looking forward to having an extra day off of school. He tells Dallin that Dallin is so lucky that he gets to stay home and play all day. Joshua doesn't hate school, but he would rather do whatever he wants. The first week of school the exciting things he would tell me about was who had wet their pants or who started to puke. He tells me Kindergarten is too long, and has too many rules. We had a fun and relaxing Labor Day. We grilled some yummy hamburgers and had Jenny and Tony come over. We were suppose to have other guests but other things came up.
Leah enjoyed Joshua being home to so she can dress up in his shoes and back pack. :)
We played with blocks in the afternoon. Michael was very proud with how tall her got his tower to be. Leah even helped and it still didn't tip over.
Dallin was also proud of his tower. He is doing well adjusting to be the big boy at home. He plays well with Leah. He is doing pretty well with our homeschool pre-K.
This morning went pretty smoothly. I only forgot two things. Joshua's drink for his lunch and he forgot to brush his teeth. Tomorrow should be even better.
Joshua has to wear a uniform. He is excited that he at least gets to wears shorts still. We all liked his teacher at the Meet the Teacher night, so I hope his day is going swell!
The above is Dallin's reaction to it all. The picture says it all....
We headed to the zoo one last time before school starts for Joshua. We've had awesome weather this August! I can't believe I'm in Texas! It is crazy and I am enjoying every minute of it. We had a great time at the zoo. Leah is a little uncomfortable around animals, but she is getting better with each trip.
Michael and I also celebrated out 7th Anniversary. Jenny and Tony took the kids over night. They did a wonderful job with them, and my kids loved it. Michael and I took advantage of the time and weather. We went kayaking first. It started to rain on us, but it was still fun. We went out to eat and then caught a movie. We slept in the next morning. I can't remember the last time we got to sleep in. It was awesome! Big thanks to Tony and Jenny. Michael gave me these pretty flowers. We have had an awesome 7 years and I am sure it will only get better. :)
Leah is doing wonderfully! She was so great for the Doctor. Dr. Rosen said it was one of the best 18 month appointments he has ever had. She did everything he asked and didn't cry until the nurse actually came in with the shot. The nurse came back in after the shot to hand me Leah's shot record and Leah glared at the nurse and pointed to her thigh. Silly girl!
Leah is only 22.5 lbs and 31.5 inches tall. She is just under average for girls her age. I think she is tiny. :) She has been into accessories lately. The hat in the video below she picked out and wore all day. The bow and necklace she picked out and wore as well. She won't wear what I want her to, but only what she wants. As I said in a previous post we have been watching the Olympics. This Leah pretending to be a track star. :) I think she is pretty stinkin' cute!
I'm sorry it is sideways. I couldn't get it to flip.
August if finally here, so the count down to school begins. We are filling in our days with swimming and watching the Olmpics. :) Texas is really heating up this week with a high today of 108. Michael is taking the Scouts camping. I don not envy him at all. It is going to be hot!
The boys are getting so good at swimming. They love it. If I had to pick an Olympic sport for them today, I think they would do best in swimming. ;)
Avengers is big at our house. Even Leah gets into it. The boys play it all of the time.
We have been just hanging out lately due to the heat, but we are all well.
