July, Part 3: Miscellaneous

I think it's easy to forget how busy the summer months can actually be. The kids might not be in school, but there are a lot of family get-togethers and lots of places to go and things to see.

Above: Here is Pete enjoying his Wendy's kids' meal toy to the fullest. Not the intended use of the toy, but still fun nonetheless!

Above: Riding our bikes on the Porter Rockwell Trail.

Above: It was a hot day, but there's plenty of shade along this trail. Johnny did a great job practicing riding his bike. He just needs more practice because he doesn't have the same drive to get up and go and be out of the house as his brother Peter does.

Above: Peter sure loves his baby brother, Dan. Here he is reading a book to him.

Above: We're stilling getting our house organized and put together. We got these great couches because the boys had designated "spots" on the old couches that they had claimed as their own, and as a result, it was sometimes hard for mom or Dan to find a place to sit that was not already taken. This couch provides plenty of seating for everyone to enjoy!

Above: Though, let's be honest, the boys still staked out some spots.

Above: The boys were big fans of the corner spots. Luckily, they both claimed different corners.

Above: My good friend, Wendy, sent me a "cheer up" gift bag full of all sorts of fun things (like a rubber chicken that you can fling almost like a slingshot, silly string, and some stick on mustaches). The boys loved the mustaches.

Above: Peter adopted a new persona to match his mustache.

Above: My Johnny is as sweet as can be, with or without a mustache!

Above: Here we are at the Museum of Natural Curiosity with my friend, Nicole, and her boys. Go figure though. They got along great when we were neighbors, but when we were no longer neighbors and got together for play dates, I sure heard a lot of, "I'm bored. Can we go home now? I want to go home." I don't know why they could play so well together in their own yards, but if we tried to get together for play dates, they wanted to be anywhere but there.





Above: Sometimes, you just need to get a crown or two (one care of my mom as a birthday present and the other purchased by me). It's always a good thing to remind yourself that every girl, young or old, has the capacity to act like a princess, even if she doesn't always feel like one. Sometimes you need to don a crown and remind yourself of your own potential. Besides...sparkles.