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!! 

Cribs are for Babies

Our little girl is going to need the crib this fall. So her big brother needed to upgrade to a big boy bed. We wanted to do it early on so that it wasn't another huge change for Jack ( and us ) in October.

Jack and I put the bed together, together. He was a ton of help….. But I am so glad he was involved because he was so excited when it was finished. We put his new dinosaur bedding on and he took a nap in it that day! 

The transition has been way easier than we thought it would be. And he has only fallen out of bed once. I guess he was ready. Little guy is growing up. Originally I was having a hard time kicking him out of the crib. But I have to admit, tucking him into his new bed has become one of my favorite things. He kneels by it to say his prayers and my mama heart explodes. So far all he has needed is a couple minutes of back patting and he is sound asleep. When he wakes up we just put him back in bed and so far it has been working. Fingers crossed we can settle into a really nice routine. 

His room is a mess right now because the crib has not be taken down yet. But I am really excited to put it all together. I have some really fun things planned for him. 

June Lake 2015

If you spend any amount of time with my Robertson family, you will hear June Lake stories. It is the backdrop of Parker's favorite childhood memories. Robertson's have been vacationing there for generations. And after my first official June Lake trip, I totally get it. Because it isn't really about fishing. It's about family.
Here are the highlights.
Jack threw rocks. All the time. It is all he wanted to do. Throw rocks and play dinosaurs. He LOVED the fish. He seriously tried to kiss the first fish he saw caught. He loved watching them swim away after. "Byeeee ishh" Jacks Grandma caught the most fish. Aunt Sarah caught a bunch too. Parker caught one and I did not catch anything. I did finish my book though. We fed mini marshmallows to giant fish, something that Parker loved doing growing up. Jack fell into the lake. He was throwing rocks and just tumbled in head first. It was super shallow right off shore and he popped right up, made sure he still had his rocks in his hands, and just kept throwing. Parker took good care of him. I couldn't stop laughing.  Jack went on a boat for the first time. He spent his time looking over the side and sleeping. And he helped Uncle Kyle drive. We ate at the Silver Lake Cafe where the waitress recognized Parker and his parents. She has been serving Park the same breakfast plate since he was a little boy.
We loved being able to spend time with our family. Jack loves to snuggle his grandpa, play with his grandma and anytime Uncle Kyle laughs Jack busts up laughing too. We can't wait to do it again with our baby girl in tow!!

Here are one billion pictures of our June Lake Family Vacation 2015 because it was just that good:

A huge thanks to my in-laws who made this trip so wonderful for my little family. I feel like a real Robertson now that I have June Lake memories of my own.