The start of summer

Summer has officially arrived in our household!  We just finished our first full week off of school.  So far we have been to the playground/splashpad, went to the pool (where it thundered and we had to leave), the indoor playground at the mall, the indoor playground at McDonald's, the dentist and strawberry picking.  Just to clarify - we didn't actually get to pick strawberries because we got there at 11:30 and they closed at 11:00.  Epic mom fail.  So we ended up at McDonald's.  Happy meals and a playland will save the day anytime!

Jed did awesome at the dentist.  This is probably because we see the most awesome dentist in the whole world - my sister!  He was more than willing to open his mouth for Aunt Jenn and hopefully next time he will let her "tickle his teeth."

We went to the playground and met our vision specialist there.  She observe Julia on the equipment and both of us are amazed at how well she does.  She was timid at first (but most toddlers are) but then she attacked the slides and other equipment with gusto. 

I am sure the rest of the summer will be just as much fun as this last week has been.  We are putting in a swing set, which will help with the day to day boredom.  Jed rides his bike everyday and we love sidewalk chalk and baseball in the front yard.  If you know of any other fun activities for us to try, let me know!

I promised some pics of Jed's birthday party, so here they are!  He actually had two parties.  One with my family and one with James' family.  Lucky boy.

Cake!

 

This is about as crafty as I get.

 

Julia loved the cake too....the different reflections in her eyes still scares me.

 

Jed got a lawnmower that blows bubbles.

 

And he got a new Lightning McQueen bike.

 

He wore the helmet the rest of the day.

 

And now for some summer pics.  We fully embrace our redneck side here.  We didn't have a pool, so we improvised.

 

 

 

We've been rocking out on a regular basis.

 

We finally got a pool.

 

Julia is not a fan of the pool but likes to hang on the deck

 

Books are a daily occurrence.  This is one of his favorites, "Happy Birthday Hamster."

 

Julia loves to play with her dolls.

 

 

I'll keep you posted on our summer adventures!  And seriously, if you have any ideas for toddler friendly activities (that are not too crafty), let me know!  We are always looking for fun things to do.  (Next week we are strawberry picking, cutting up empty toilet paper rolls to bead on string, going to the pool and maybe setting up a slip and slide.  And we are working on potty training.  More on that to come...