Crazy Kids

Sammy and Levi are the best. I just love taking care of them. Levi seems to be getting better by the day. His colic/crankiness is pretty much gone. He seems to be on a pretty good daily schedule. That makes things easy. He is such a little stinker tho. He is crawling so fast and pulling up on everything. I can never sit down for long. He's always going for something he can't have. He is getting his first tooth right now. He has been way happier than Sammy was. Sammy was just miserable when he got his first tooth!!! I have been using Orajel and Tylenol. He seems happy with that. He has also been sleeping a lot better. Last night was seven hours in his crib. I knew this day would come!! YAY.

Sammy is getting so big. I can't believe how tall he is!!! The improvement he has had in his speech is amazing!!! The words come out clear and strangers can understand him. At this time last year he was saying around five words and wasn't using any sentences. I can't believe I was worried about him. I am so proud of him. I need to get some videos of him. He is funny!!!

That is about it. Summer has been pretty slow. We've been taking walks and hanging out at the park. Eating lots of yummy stuff on the grill. Hope everyone is having a nice summer.

I keep trying to see Levi's gums but he won't show me. So I got some nice shots of his drooly face.

Bandaids Bandaids

I don't know what Sammy's obsession with Bandaids is but he always has one on somewhere. He never even used to like them. If he got hurt he wouldn't let us put one on him. Now he wants like ten. So yesterday I was picking up the kitchen and he comes walking down the steps with one his nose. What he was thinking..I couldn't tell you!!!

Levi & Syrah

Last weekend we had our friends over for dinner and games on Friday night. Their daughter Syrah is eight months old. Her and Levi played together together with toys. Well maybe not together but next to each other. They were so cute together. Sammy decided to sleep the entire time they were over so he missed out.

Fouth of July: Part Two

For the actual 4th we go to Chris's parents' house. We start the day out with going to the town parade. His brother always provides us with a huge fireworks show that seems to go on for most of the day. We really look forward to this day. We had a nice BBQ, water balloon fights and the guys played some hoops. All in all it was a really fun day. The hardest part is that we drive home after the fireworks and get home pretty late. Today we feel terrible but it is worth the fun. Just tired from the long weekend.

Fourth of July: Part One

We headed down to my moms house on Thursday to see my family. My brother is in town for a visit before he heads to Puerto Rico for three years and my sister left for California on Saturday. She is so good with the kids I am really going to miss her living in Seattle. We just hung out on the deck and had a few BBQs. It was nice to see family but also nice to be back home.

Seven Months

Levi is seven months old already. Time is flying!!! He gets more mobile by the day. He is crawling really fast now and getting into everything he can get his little hands on. He pulls up on whatever he can. He is never sitting in his crib when I go into get him...he is always standing up. It is so funny to see such a little guy standing up. He is really attentive and loves beating up his brother. I really enjoy watching them play together. It is so hard to get a good picture of him. He eats the little sign and tries to climb off the chair. AAaaahhhhh

The Beach

We decided to take a little vacation to the beach a few weeks ago. We went to Ocean Shores for two nights. They had a big sand castle and chainsaw carving convention that was really fun to see. We got ice cream every day and lots of yummy food. It was nice to be able to get away for a few days with the family. It was the first time the boys went to the beach. I wish we could go back.