June-July 2010

Ok so far it has been a very hot and dry dry dry summer. Our lawn turned to a nice crunchy brown, which seems to bother me more than the kids. The kids are doing wonderful. Jake is talking like his sister and has to imitate everything she does and says. Avery has become very serious about her artwork. She draws really well and is excellent at coloring. For a 3.5yr old she barely goes out of the lines and everything needs to be the exact right color. She maybe bordering on obsessive. I feel sorry for her preschool teacher. Jake decided he wants to use the big potty...only every once and awhile. I have no real interest in potty training him just yet. I am still trying to recover from the trauma of training his sister. Of course he does like to yell out in the middle of the store..."I have to go potty!". Ah yes they are quite the characters!
Helping Grandma cook dinner...one of her many favorite things to do. She also enjoys to watch cooking shows.

I don't know maybe a future Yankee player in the making!

Being a mermaid...dont worry we did upgrade to a bigger pool. After I realized they both couldnt fit in this one along with every toy in the house.

Just a silly boy!

Enjoying some 4th of July fireworks with the family...notice her mouth. She was in the middle of an ooohhh.

Jake was really excited too...sorta

Don't worry Avery was excited for the both of them

She was putting on a little dance show before the fireworks.

Swimming with Aunt Leslie...finally starting to like the water! Only if the water is the right temp. He refuses if the water is below 80 degrees

Avery was really liking it too...she is even able to swim for a few seconds without anyone holding her. (with use of swim gear of course)

Um Jake I think you are safe now...I am not even sure you are getting wet!

Helping her daddy fix the oven. She is a very hands on girl.

Of course you need to be outfitted correctly for the job!

She was being really silly...the box was so small I couldn't believe she fit into it.

Jake having some summer fun with his Aunt Jenny. He became really daring by jumping into the pool.

Yeah...I know maybe we need to invest in some boy dress up stuff. But he really wanted to be a ballerina. He even danced like one too. God...I can't wait till he gets a girlfriend...I should have a novel full of good stuff by then.