Mixed up dinner

When I was young, every now and then my mom would have mixed up dinners. After setting the table with random dishes, she would cover the place settings with kitchen towels. Everyone would then pick a spot and lift the towels at the same time to reveal what you would eat your dinner with. Every spot would have some type of utensil, some type of plate, and something to drink from. This was a HUGE hit with the kids. They asked to do it again every night for a week.

Summer Fun

One of our summer highlights was the waterslide that Emily put in her backyard. It was HUGE. The kids spend hours and hours on it. Even Aunt Jenny played on it with them when she came to visit. They also enjoyed hours on the trampoline, and of course lots of water ice and popsicles. Fun!

Jared's bday

My brother Jared got to celebrate the big 1-7 while he was here with us for the summer. I took him the see Knight and Day the weekend before, got the customary donuts for breakfast, and had cake and presents after dinner. I hope it was a good one Jared!

Neighbors

So, Emily, Kiana, Mario, Gio, Joey, and Nana (Matt's mom) moved to TN for a year. They moved in at the beginning of the summer and we LOVE it. This is actually a picture of their house from our driveway. That is how close they are and it is so great! The kids and I are constantly back and forth. We eat dinner together almost everyday and of course the kids play together every possible free second. They also ride the bus together, go to the same school, and still complain about not seeing each other enough. We are already dreading when they leave. It will be so lonely!

Sleepy Anubis

Dogs. Need I say more?

Andrew's lost tooth

On June 11, Andrew lost his first tooth. I was wiggly for months and he didn't want to touch it because it would hurt. Finally one morning we hear, "My tooth! I lost my tooth!" To which we asked, "Where is it?" I wish I had a picture of his face. He looked so distressed when he admitted he swallowed it, then he started crying. Big brother Matthew came to the rescue, telling him that they could write a note to the tooth fairy and he would still get the money. Talk about major relief. The funny thing is that he has already lost a second tooth and he swallowed that one as well! We look forward to the day that Andrew actually has something to put under his pillow!

Haircuts

How Andrew will look in 60 years.

Our boys love their short hair. Good thing they look so good with it!