Summer Fun

We've been having so much fun at the pool this summer. We have 5 pools in our neighborhood and have tried 4 of them. After work on Friday (Kyle's work - I had my first day off this summer last Friday so I sent the kids to school and went shopping. I felt guilty for the first 15 minutes then got over it when I remembered how many stores you can go to in a short amount of time without strollers, car seats, goldfish crackers, whining, etc.) we headed to a new pool in the neighborhood. We were the only ones there. It was really fun to relax and unwind after a hard day of working (and shopping). Sunday we went to the pool in our neighborhood - officially the best because of the great beach entry and mostly shallow water. Again, the only ones there for awhile. Sydney is a great swimmer. She has really gotten right back into swimming; thanks, Aqua Kids. As you can see from the pictures below, the pool is very relaxing for Sam.

Sam was worn out from all the pool action! He was falling asleep on his float. When this boy is tired, he has no problem going to sleep.

I took these pictures tonight. Sydney and Sam are really starting to play together. Sam was trying to brush her hair for her. It turned into a sword fight so to speak. But it was all in good fun.

Sam is a drooling machine. I can't figure out what teeth are coming in, but these pj's had been on for about 5 minutes. SOAKED! The boy has a mouth full of teeth so I'm not sure what's going on in there.

I have a feeling that it will be a while before Sam needs a brush.

Good Morning, Little Brother!

This morning as I was getting ready, I heard some noise on the baby monitor. We always have to wake Sam in the mornings so I was curious as to what was going on. I saw Sydney on the monitor. She was at his bed whispering to him that everything was okay - I can imagine him thinking, "of course everything is NOT okay, you are waking me up!" But nonetheless, Sydney was reassuring him everything was just fine even though he wasn't even awake. I see her leave and assume she is headed downstairs. But I never hear her come down so I look again at the monitor. This time she is back with her "bear and blanket" and is now climbing into the crib with him. I think Kodak moment and grab the camera. It is almost pitch dark in the room (as most of you know Sydney is not a late sleeper - 5:45 to 6:15 is typical and yes, that includes weekends) so I needed a flash. This just about blinded my poor boy as he is very sensitive to the light in the morning. Poor Sam!

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all the special Dad's out there (I'm sure not one of them reads this blog). Here are a few shots from the day.

Sydney kept asking where her present was so she decided the next best thing was opening the presents for Dad.

We bought Sam this new float for the pool. He thought it would be just as much fun to lounge around in the living room as it would be the swimming pool.

He kept leaning back and laughing so hard at him self. What a funny boy!

Lovin' the Lake

We went to the lake a few weekends ago. Sam took his first turn "driving" the boat. Sydney loves to ride the tube. Poppa is a great driver. He takes it nice and easy with the little ones (I wish I could say the same for the big ones).