Wow! This summer has been full of fun! Brooklyn and Camden are growing so fast. This summer we've had a lot of adventures and spent a lot of good, quality time with family. I also babysat a friend's kids this summer and Brooklyn and Camden loved their time with Sarah (Age 10) and Packard (age 9). They looked forward to seeing them a couple times a week and Sarah and Packard were so good playing with the kids and giving them a good brother/sister example.
We were also able to spend some time at the zoo this summer and got to see the Koala Bears, and of course, pet the sharks. It's so amazing what a difference a year makes in watching the kids enjoy the zoo. Brooklyn and Camden both love the dolphins and we always make sure to hit the dolphin show! Brooklyn also loves the lions, tigers, and elephants, while Camden finds all the fish and seals intriguing!
We went on two trips this summer. One was with Cade's family to Great Wolf Lodge in Cincy, OH. What a great place and tons of fun. The kids both loved the water park (as did we!) and they also enjoyed Storytime at night in the lobby. And, most of all, they just loved spending time with their Gigi and Papa. I would definitely recommend this place for family time and staying just one or two nights is perfectly sufficient.
About a week later, we went to Myrtle Beach with my mom (and sister) for a family reunion. We had a really great time and the weather was perfect! I could share several funnies, but most are better said in person. The kids actually did as good as could be expected in the car...thanks mostly to GoGo's laptop and movies. Molly couldn't have had a better time with her niece and nephew with the minor drawback of listening to way too many children's songs. However, Brooklyn and Molly managed to memorize lines from the movie Elf as that happen to be Brooklyn's favorite of the week!
Well, now we're getting closer to the end of our summer as others are going off to school and we're starting in on our fall schedule of CBS and MOPS. This week we are also working with Brooklyn and potty-training and she has done remarkably well and we are NOT turning back to diapers, so that's promising at this point. The most difficult part about the potty-training has simply been to keep Camden's hands out of the toilet...he's loves any water he can splash in!
Finally, Cade is loving to be at church and working with all of the people there--staff and members. He continues to grow spiritually with the job and as a leader in our home. It is truly humbling to see how God has worked in our lives the last six months to have us in the right places in the right times. I am doing well too. Baby #3 is almost 19 wks. along. I've yet to really feel this kid move, but I rarely even get a moment to lay and be still to give myself a chance. I've been feeling great and have started having progesterone shots every Fri. They're no biggie and a nice friend of mine does them for me. Sorry for the long blog, but wanted to catch up. I've added some pics so you can see how our little ones have grown. Take care to you all!
