At the "pool"

One of our few days of summer was HOT! I mean Texas hot, in the 100's. And what better way to beat the heat then a dip in the "pool!" This was the first time for the babies and imagine my surprise to find this baby pool in our shed along with the plastic pool we bought Evelyn last year. So here is some highlights of my 4 kiddos and their bff's Ethan (also his first time) and Abi.

One of my new favorites of her. Isn't she beautiful? I think I say (type) that a lot. What can I say? She is gorgeous!!

This is "cool" mom! Henry spent a lot of his time in the pool relaxing and chewing on rubber ducks.

Grant loved to splash AND eat grass. He spent about 75% of his time sneaking grass. These pictures show him making his silly nose-crinkle face...adorable!

Ethan thought the water was a little cold at first (and he was tired) but he warmed up quickly. When I took the picture I couldn't figure out what was in the foreground of the picture but soon realized that's Grant's bald head.

Doing their own "things," H-trying to get of his hat, E-Splashing, G-Eating grass and Ethan talking to his mama.

She has a new "tongue thing" she's been trying out. It's working...she's adorable.

Giving her mama "sass" without saying a word.

Playing takes concentration...shhhh!

BFF's

So serious!

We had a monkey visit

This is my friend, Andrea's little boy Easton (see this post). Isn't he a darling? I was so excited to "meet" him again because I love Andrea and her family. In addition, this is the age the babies will be when we drive (I know we're crazy...I can only say that we are adventurous and we LOVE my sister Keesha and family) to Texas to visit Keesha, Chris and Xander. 14.5 months to be exact. It was fun to see how active they will be, what they can eat, what talking they will be doing etc. And I know your thinking, "Tawnda, you've had a 14.5 month old before!" But honestly you totally forget everything after you've moved on to a new stage. When we started food at 6 months I felt like it was a totally new activity and couldn't remember how much to give them, when or how often. Anyways, back to Easton, he was on the go, loved bananas (we had to eventually put them out of reach), very independent, an definitely was starting to understand the word NO! He was so fun to have around! It made me really look forward to that age, while not waiting to rush them through this age.

Almost Wordless Wednesday

Evie with her BFF Abi! Abi is 16 months old but they have a blast together...despite Evie's bossiness!