We are easily getting into the summer mode. :) It's so much fun!
Maxwell helped me harvest some strawberries
They aren't super impressive but at least they made it into our mouths! (The kids found them tart.)
We grabbed subs and went to enjoy an outdoor concert down at Frisco Square. The weather was gorgeous and it was fun to enjoy the music.
Emmalyn got her hair braided.
Max "lifting" a fake barbell
The family rocking our new sunglasses! (I entered a contest on social media with these glasses and ended up winning a $25 gift card because of it!)
Last stop - a candy shop for a piece of candy
Maxwell didn't play as well in his second soccer game, it was frustrating to see him go backwards a little bit.
Pleading with dad about something
So much energy. It's hard to keep her entertained during the games.
I hold off as long as possible but eventually we pull out the phone.
Our mazda hit an exciting milestone:
Right before...
BAM!
Dinner at Chick-fil-a
Enjoying another concert in the square (and yummy treats) with my friends - Jessica, Mary Ann, and Melissa. The mosquitoes have been bad this year so lots of bug spray!
We discovered that Emmalyn finally has a birthmark!!! I'm not sure exactly when it showed up but neither Peter nor I have ever seen it before.
Emmalyn loves to be close to her big brother...
...most of the time, he doesn't like it
Summer reading! We are doing a challenge through the library.
We had our little neighborhood friends Owen and Avery over to play. Avery (who is Maxwell's age) had fun with Emmalyn and Owen played with Maxwell. Emmalyn had fun playing doll house with another girl.
The boys played video games.
We then worked on making Father's Day cards. Our fun time was cut short when Owen and Avery started fighting and Owen punched Avery in the mouth. Sibling love! I hope Maxwell and Emmalyn don't end up beating each other up but it will probably happen. I remember beating up on Kimberly, too.
Britt set up some sand for the kids to play with at her house
She took them to a new park
Brittany and I took all the kids to a family night at the library. They had some fun things but it was WAY to overcrowded and hot.
Maxwell wrote me a sweet note with chalk that said "I love you mom"
The kids watched some science experiments (the hand fans didn't help - it was HOT)
We gave up and left early because it wasn't worth it. Instead we went and got snow cones.
I love summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maxwell can jump to turn the lights off but still can't turn them on.
He will swim forever - he just keeps bobbing his head out if the water to get air because he can't touch and doesn't need to swim to the side.
He's enjoying the summer break from normal routine.
His common response to learning something new or just his reflex response is
"that's funny",.
Emmalyn grunts/groans when she doesn't like something.
Her hair us a crazy mess and she takes it out which only makes it worse.
Her top left 2 year molar is in but she has still so much drool! Another tooth has come in behind that one too but only on the left side
She's done well without the gate on the stairs, which has been nice.
She likes hiding and closing herself into closets and can reach the door knob to shut it but can't open it.
She is struggling to sleep soundly lately and doesn't want to take naps and then when she does they are short.
She can take off her sleep sack and some pajamas by herself, can put her sandals on.
Emmalyn loves wearing her Dora backpack and necklace/sunglasses.
She eats very little at dinner. Speaking of dinner, I feel like both kids are picky. They will try it and if they like it will only eat a couple bites.
She's so bold in swimming and loves jumping in, good kicks and mostly good with going under but doesn't close her mouth when she's under. She can blow bubbles and can roll to her back and roll to belly. She's not yet happy about sticking her face in but will stick in chin.
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