Little Gym

Today was Jack's last day at Little Gym for the summer session. I LOVE Little Gym and can't say enough good things about the program and the staff. Most of all, I love that it guarantees me a nap every Monday afternoon because somehow those magical teachers have just the right formula to wear my little boy out. After 1 year enrolled in classes, Jack is still thrilled to find out "it's a Little Gym day". And here's why....he gets to run around like a maniac, play his favorite sports, practice his gymnastic skills and play his favorite games. We are enrolled again this fall so I am looking forward to many Friday afternoon naps. :)

Sassy

Here are some pictures from today of our sassy girl (I love the picture of her pig tails blowing in the wind). She is in love with sunglasses and is always modeling a new pair.

4K

I can't believe my little guy is going to start 4K next week...I'm going to miss having him around in the mornings.

The sweet tastes of summer

Nothing completes a summer meal like a piece of corn on the cob, which we enjoyed tonight for dinner. It was Elizabeth's first experience eating sweet corn and I think she was more a fan of the butter on it than the corn itself. Jack, of course, also said his favorite part was the butter. I think Matt and I are very spoiled and picky about our corn. We decided that Michigan corn (Matt bought it on the way home from his outreach clinic in the UP) just does not measure up to the Iowa sweet corn we ate growing up.

Making pesto

One of our favorite things about summer is using our fresh basil to make pesto. Matt was so patient last weekend when both Jack and Elizabeth wanted to help him make (and sample) several batches. Our kids are usually the pickiest of eaters, but one thing they do love is daddy's pesto!

Too big for that baby chair

She decided yesterday that she was too big of a girl to sit in her high chair to eat and instead wants to be just like everyone else and eat at the table. When did she get so big?

Popsicles

I'm always amazed how offering a popsicle to a crabby child can instantly turn everyone happy, including the mommy. Here's proof....

Vacation

We enjoyed having Matt home for the last 10 days and spent half of the time up in Door County. The weather was gorgeous while we were there and we spent several days at the beach playing in the sand. We also enjoyed eating a lot of ice cream and had fun just relaxing. We only did a little shopping, which is highly unusual for me, and we spent most of the afternoons on the deck reading and enjoying the beautiful weather while the kids napped inside. We definitely needed this vacation to rest and unwind since somehow we managed to schedule most of Matt's vacation weeks into the last 4 months of the year (yes, we have a LOT of vacation time coming up). Here are some pictures from our week. I took most of the pictures with my old camera since I didn't want to take my new one to the beach (good thing since I hear sand inside my old one and the dials are sticky from all the sand in them...oops). I think I have a few on my new camera but will have to transfer them onto the laptop first.