I had the boys do some swimming lessons with my body double! (HA. RIGHT! I only wish!)
They loved her and made leaps and bounds, now I am only partially terrified when they are near water deeper than 2 inches.
Owen learned to swim with a tube and Liam learned to float on his back unassisted.
I might as well add to these to show what we did the rest of the summer.
Walking home from the pool one day, I felt my foot make contact with something slimey, then I saw that something rolling through the grass. Turns out it was this huge toad, whom we name Mr. Toad.
The boys were TERRIFIED! We brought it home and I actually watched it catch a beetle that flew into the tub we had him in, in one big flip of the tongue. AMAZING!
We then took a walk with him to the pond close by and released him back into the wild. I am happy to say, I am wart free.
Really most our summer was spent at the pool, seeing as it was near melting point everyday and that was the only was to stay cool and sane!
We also got to play with a co-workers new baby puppies before they found homes.
You notice it was only Owen that got down and dirty with the puppies. Liam was standing on a chair most the time except for this quick little pet while it's back was turned.
They were SO cute, but when Liam asked if he could have one and I told him it would be his job to clean up it's poop, he happily declined ownership. Whew!
August:
August was a HUGE month for Owen. He was potty trained. It took about a week, and he still wears pull-ups at night, so not as good as older brother did, but I can't complain.
Way to go champ!
We spent the last few days of summer as a family. Before Liam started his FIRST DAY of KINDERGARTEN!
We did a couple of Hershey Park runs, and a visit to the Hershey Gardens.
THE VIEW
A Little help to see the view
Courtesy of Liam
Racing!
Each boy chose his favorite birdhouse. This was Owens. Surprised?
This was Liam's. He's a beach boy!
Taking "turns" getting water in the face from the kiss fountain.
Strolled through the butterfly house...
I love this picture. They both have the same squint!
This particular butterfly was in love with my orange painted toys! (Who wouldn't be?)
A little tree climbing.
Owen Doesn't need help!
And my favorite part of Summer vacation was getting to go to the D.C. Temple with Nate minus our two monkey's thanks to our friend Sarah!!!
Never mind that I forgot my recommend in Hershey, they still let me in after a background check. LOL!
I love that you can see it on the freeway!
"High on a Mountain top."
Last but certainly NOT least to end our summer fun, me and my girlfriends took our kids to Dutch Wonderland to get in a few more rides and to see Thomas the Train!
This is my BFF Beth, she is so crazy good with kids and has about as much energy as they do, if not more!
Liam thought this was SO funny. "Owen is a girl, and I'm a Knight!"
Ok maybe a little more fitting?
Cotton Candy+Owen= This.
The whole reason we came!
He was so excited.
These two made me want to cry myself to sleep. I have a video of them singing, but I will spare all of you that torture, but don't double cross me!
Whoo!, Whoo!!!
After a summer like this, I felt like this...
Almost everyday Owen was found falling asleep in places other than his bed, and in positions that couldn't have been comfortable.
It was a great summer spent mostly outdoors wearing close to nothing and loving every minute of it!
