Sweet Summertime

As sad as I am to admit it, Summer is coming to an end. Jason starts school in about a week and they are already putting out the fall and winter stuff in the stores. The kids and I are going to try and savor as much warm sunshine as we can while it lasts! Here are a few of the things we have done this summer:

Sidewalk chalk, bubbles, and science experiments

  Reading lots and lots of books (and taking a few pictures while we do it)

 Carson had his first experience with the ice cream truck

Playing at the parks, the mall, eating cookies, and Brooklyn hanging out in her chair

 Taking my monkeys to the zoo to see the other monkeys. :)

  Canning, canning, canning, and more canning of every flavor of jam imaginable. Also freezing 25 dozen ears of corn....

 Carson started potty training and he is doing really well! Fingers crossed it continues! We got him a "Potty Watch" that goes off every 30 minutes with lights and music and Carson loves it. He screams "Potty Time!!" and comes and finds me so I can take him potty. Buzz also has to potty train according to Carson.

Sweet Brooklyn is getting her own little personality and she brightens my day. Her hair is out of control!! Everyone told me she was going to loose it, but she has actually gotten more! No bald spot yet!! She is such a sweetie and we love her so much! She has started to babble and talk and I can't get enough of it!

 We said goodbye to our dear friend, the Drapers, as they are headed to China for a few years. We are really going to miss them! They were our neighbors in Shelley and have been such great friends. When they moved back to Idaho, Lois was pregnant with Jasmine and Carson was just a baby. Man, time flies!! Good luck, Drapers! We will miss you! 

Carson and I went swimming with Krysta and Maddie and Carson actually liked the water this time. He got to wear his new superman swimming suit (Thanks, April!) which he thought was pretty cool. Brooklyn just hung out next to the pool in the carseat and watched all the action! 

Brooklyn is growing up! I put her in the Bumbo and she can sit up in it. I still feel like she should be too little to do that. She still likes to be held a lot and you can tell the days when she doesn't feel good because all she wants to do is cuddle with Mommy. I don't mind. :)