Long Time No Blog...

Ok, so we have been so busy with the move, church activities, fence building and other projects that I have totally neglected the blog! I'm going to try and get back in the swing of things now that summer is here.

Wahoo, summer is here! This means lots of pool time, playing outside, softball for Michael and family vacation.

We moved into the new house about 3 weeks ago. We are so happy to be in our new home. We had lots of projects to do right away. We (I mean Michael) installed blinds, installed a garage door opener, put together the dining room table the first week we moved in. We have also been hanging curtains and pictures and I think we've got everything unpacked by now. On memorial day weekend, Michael (with the help of friends and family) took advantage of the long weekend and installed a privacy fence. I was quite proud of my husband for all of the handy work he can do. Even if he has never done a project before, he learns how to do it. By doing the fence ourselves, we were able to put it in for 1/4 of what we were quoted by a fence company. We still have lots of little projects to complete but most of the big projects are out of the way.

Now for the good stuff...updates on the two cutest kids I know!

Olivia

Favorite things to do lately: Play outside, go to the park, play with friends, take baths, take toys away from brother, be the boss of anyone and everything, dress up like a princess, sing real and made-up songs everywhere we go, use words out of context because she doesn't know what they mean.

Favorite Game: Dora Memory Game. She is really good at it too!

Last week we were in Target and she asked me what I was doing. I told her I was buying these plates for a party and she said "a fiesta?" We only let her watch 1 or 2 episodes of Dora per day but she has picked up on some spanish. I guess that's a good thing?

We can really have grown up conversations with her these days. She'll tell us all about her day and what she did and she always gives her opinion.

Things to look forward to: Her 3rd birthday is quickly approaching and party planning is underway. This will be the first year she invites friends other than family. It should be exciting! We are also putting her in dance camp and swim lessons this summer.

And for Grayson....

Favorite things to do: Put everything in his mouth! Toys, paper, books, carpet fuzz, hairbows, pens, anything!

He also likes to chatter and say "mamamma" and "daddadada." He belly crawls and can crawl on his knees but thinks its much faster to army crawl to get whereever he is going. He started pulling up onto the couch and ottoman a couple of weeks ago and can cruise around the ottoman. He loves to play with Olivia's toys which doesn't make Olivia very happy. He loves to bounce and jump.

Anyone who has ever held him can back us up on this one: HE IS THE HARDEST BABY TO HOLD! He does not just sit still in your lap. He stiffens up, turns around and tries to jump out your arms. He's always trying to get something out of his reach or just be on the move.

He stiffens up like a board anytime he doesn't want to sit where we want him to. Try putting a 2x4 into a carseat!

He still doesn't sleep well but overall he is a great baby and a joy to have around. Our house is still constant chaos and there are days when I'm in such a fog that I don't know whether I'm going or coming but Michael and I count our many blessings everyday.