Playing Hard

We have been busy playing hard this summer! Ice cream. Nectarines. Splash pads. Turning Jacks room into a "big boy room". Hanging out at the ballpark for Landon's state tournament. Swimming. Exploring. So many peanut butter sandwiches. Meeting a real life Leroy dog and her seven puppies. Hot dogs and s'mores. And sleeping on the floor just because. 

Every day is an adventure with this kid.

Belly Kicks

When I say that this sweet little girl moves all the time, I really really mean it. She gets huge hiccups, just like I do. Parker will randomly start laughing in the middle of talking to me because she will kick so hard he can see it from across the room. She is more active than Jack was. 

Speaking of our sweet Jack, he has no idea how much life is about to change for our little family. We read books about being a big brother. We point out every baby we see and we talk about his baby sister. But really how can you prepare an almost two year old for a new baby? He has no clue what is going on. But he absolutely loves to feel her kick. This sequence of grainy iPhone photos show Jack laying his head on my belly and waiting for her to kick, then laughing hysterically when she does. I will treasure them forever. 

I love these two kiddos. 

4th of July

My favorite holiday. This year we spent the morning hiking, Jack loved it and made us laugh the whole time especially on the way home when he acted SO tired like he hadn't been carried the entire way. We spent the afternoon at a giant pond with family playing in the sun, sand, mud and water. We saw ducks and fish, threw rocks and ate endless amounts of Otter Pops. Jack napped under a make shift shade tent and it was actually a very relaxing afternoon. In the evening Jack ate a large amount of chocolate pudding and managed to get it up to his elbows and behind his ears. It was totally worth it because he was grinning from ear to ear the whole time. We set off smoke bombs, flowers, and even a parachute man in the front yard but Jack was not interested. So instead we ended the day like we end most days around here, jumping on the trampoline. With Jack in bed Parker and I planned to stay up and watch the sky for fireworks but by 9 P.M. I could not keep my eyes open. I could hear them going off as I fell asleep and that was good enough for me. Basically it was the best Fourth of July ever.
Happy Birthday America!

25 weeks down 15 to go! Time has seriously been flying. It is time to start getting ready for our little girl before I get so round I don't want to move more than I have to. Next Fourth of July we will be a family of of four!!