We have had quite the summer. In all actuality it has been pretty slow. We have had a few amazing weekends and lots of long days at home. I have enjoyed the days with my children. We have had many days of swimming, playing and just loving each other.
In May my brother and his wife came up for the weekend to have a wedding reception. i made all the desserts and had a great time doing it. I think I would totally love to do this as a side job. i love being able to make for other people.
In June we traveled down to San Luis obispo for the weekend for my cousin's wedding. That was an awesome weekend. We stayed in a house with the family, spent time at the beach, went on walks, and had an amazing time at the wedding.
July was a pretty slow month, but we had a great time relaxing.
We just got back from a great weekend celebrating our 5 wedding anniversary. It was so perfect. Charlie planned a weekend away at the pepper ill in Reno. We left the children and got to relax and do things completely on our own schedule. I loved that. It was a little tough to leave the kids for so long, but I think we both needed that. We came home feeling completely refreshed. We even got to spend a couple hours at Lake Tahoe. Charlie knows that is my favorite place.
Other than these few events we have watching the kids grow before our eyes.... Time is going by so fast.
Chloe is growing up so fast. It is hard to believe that she is almost ten months old. She has such a laid back personalty that is a little more reserved than Jack ever was. There are so many things that I notice that are different between the two of them. I am amazed that I can already tell a difference. Chloe is our petite little girl who is super determined. She does not give up easily. She is a pretty good sleeper, but I realize know that Jack is a huge sleeper. Also Chloe is a fast little crawler. She is standing up and trying to walk. I am sure it will be soon. Also, even though Chloe is small and may not eat a lot, she will eat anything. Ere has not been a food that she will not eat. However, she will also put everything in her mouth. It seems that even if I just vacuum she can find the one thing on the floor to put in her mouth. She will dig for things. It amazes me. One of my favorite things about Chloe is that she is a super snuggler. She is a momma's girl and I love that. I love that she always needs her mom and wants nothing more than to be right by me. I am so in love with this little girl of mine. I am so thankful that God has blessed me with a daughter. I look forward to watching her grow and developing an amazing friendship with her. I want to have such a special bond with her. These ten months with her have been amazing. She has the sweetest smile and the best personality.
Jack is two and a half today and every bit boy. Right after his second birthday he started loving everything boy. He loves dirt, trucks, tractors, balls, climbing,wrestling and music. He also loves his daddy so incredibly much, just like every boy should. As soon as Charlie gets home from work everything is about daddy. He wants daddy to help him with everything. I love and I know that it melts Charlie's heart. It is so amazing to watch. Jack is our little social butterfly. He loves other kids and will always find someone to play with, just today when we were at the park he was trying to get the other little boy to ply with him. He did not give up and finally succeeded. Because of all his cousins he is pretty convinced that he is at least four. Jack has so much personality and loves things to be just the right way. He such a happy child and loves to make people laugh. it we will get right in their face until they respond. right now Jack has speech therapy twice a week and he is making great progress with communicating with us. i love that i am starting to understand what he is trying to say.
Charlie is working a lot and staying busy with different church activities. he spends all his free time with the kids. He such an amazing father and I love watching him with the kids. I am so blessedly to have such an amazing husband. We have had 5 in double years and God has continued to bless us. I look forward to so many more years together,
One of the major things I have taken up this summer is running. When I first moved home I started running and thought I could prepare for a marathon. That thought did not last long. However, I have recently been challenged by a friend to run a marathon with her. I have been running and the thought of running a marathon does sound rewarding, but at the same time it sounds completely scary. I wonder if I can really do that. I enjoy running, but I have never run more than 6 miles...not even close to 26. I have really been trying to push myself and see what I am capable of. I am getting discouraged because the last few times I have run I have ended up with a migraine. I need to figure out the cause and then maybe this goal with feel a little more achievable. We will see. I have some time. Like I said, I enjoy running so we will see how far I can go.
Exploring!
We ate breakfast on the back patio and had a great lunch downtown. We had ice cream, chocolate and coffee. I just loved the lack of a time schedule and the slow pace of the weekend.
That afternoon we joined with a few family and friends for a day at the park. The kids played. Jack was the target for many of the water guns.
We have been playing a lot at home. Jack practices feeding Chloe. We wrestle, play cards, build legos, snuggle, read books, do puzzles and just laugh a lot.
I actually made all the desserts for the reception. Jack was my little helper.
