Summer Fun

So far I'm failing at this, so I'm going to catch up on what we've done for the last month. I'm making a goal for weekly postings after this so we'll see how that goes. Still not sure how to incorporate my pics in the words so all commentary is at the bottom.

California Dreaming

Our trip to California was perfect. Most days Ryan got up early to run on the beach, came back to get us for breakfast and then we spent the day at the beach. Carter fell in love with his yellow shovel and would ask each morning as soon as he woke up, "Go dig with yellow shovel?" The boys loved playing in the sand, stomping in the water from the swimming pools Ryan dug for them, and chasing the waves. Surprisingly enough, we went to Disneyland one night for 5 hours which almost killed Ryan, but it was fun anyway. Better than Disneyland though, was pushing the buttons on the elevators at the hotel and opening the automatic doors. Really. The other highlight was the sea lions on the Newport Ferry tour. We LOVE the beach!

Fourth of July

We had a great holiday. We stayed home, had a BBQ with family and then lit fireworks in the street. Jamison thought he was pretty impressive and lit most of them on his own (with a little help from Dad). I enjoyed the show with Carter on my lap and tried not to scream in fear every time anyone got near any sparks. It was a great night.

Soccer and T-Ball

Jamison loved playing sports. We had a great month of May soccer followed by T-Ball in June. He is definitely competitive and we had several talks about taking turns with the ball and not crying at the end of the games because they were over. Carter loved coming to run up and down the hills on the sidelines. Whatever makes him happy! Most of the games were played in freezing cold weather including those in June - it didn't get warm until late in the month!

Getting started

So, I'm determined to create a blog simply because I've never kept a journal or done ONE PAGE of scrap booking, and at some point my children would probably like to know what we did! We'll see how things go...

Here we are on Mother's Day. I chose this picture because the boys were looking mostly normal and Carter's pants hadn't slipped down off his waist. This is a strange way to start, but at least it is something!