A June update in mid-July? It must be a crazy summer over here!
I have to just say that right now my kids are at such a sweet spot. Beckham is SO sweet. This kid is pure joy and we are soaking up every moment with him. He gives sweet kisses, he just wants to be one of the big kids soooo badly. He tells us "I love you," at bedtime and often tells his brothers "You being bad boy!" He is everything good and wonderful you can imagine about being three.
Colby has been trying to grow up on us! He does not want to sit in his high chair anymore and insists on sitting himself at the counter with the big kids. He's still so messy as he figures out how to properly feed himself but he's getting there! His talking has exploded as of late with his newest phrase "I don't want to!" He'll also tell you "No way!" and .... notice none of these are the sweet "I love you"s that I'm looking forward to...one day! He will tell you "please" and "thank you," ask for his "dada" which is his sleep sack that he's completely attached to. He can be found to come up to you with his thumb in his mouth and his other hand holding his sleep sack and lay his head on your shoulder: translation: put me to bed! He does this at nap time too - it's so cute.
Logan dominated in soccer this June. He scored every game and most of the time it was multiple goals. He really got after it which was so fun to see. Emmett wasn't too keen on scoring but loved when he got to play goalie. He never let a goal get past him on his turn at goalie! At other positions he could be found catching grasshoppers and encouraging his teammates to do the same - that is until his mom got after him to pay attention and get after it! We are looking forward to his 8th birthday coming up where we'll mark the milestone of him being baptized. I feel confident in what he's been taught about being baptized and hope it can be a good experience for him.
As far as what we all did in June - the biggest thing was camping at Redfish lake with our besties the Pences! I was nervous that camping might be stressful and we'd get on each other's nerves but it doesn't appear that three days and two nights was enough time to get to that point. Chelsie and Blake are exactly our cup of tea - super chill and willing to just hang out. Our kids had a great full day at the lake our second day, and Blake even helped our kids take a turn at fishing. Logan caught the ugliest fish you've ever seen but it was so exciting we didn't even care! It was a highlight of our summer so far, for sure.
We also spent some time doing a couple of day trips: silverwood preserve near Carey offered a fun hiking trail around a meandering stream we had never been to before. Another time we hit Pass Creek for a picnic and exploring. The big kids found several fossils without any of my help - they are becoming little geologists!
I finished off June with a baby shower for Brynn over in Boise. I hung out with Mitzi for the weekend which was a fun getaway just for me. I took the kids with me to a mutual activity where we swam at Jensen's pond. The kids watched me go down the zipline but were still too little and scared to do it themselves. That was a fun night to get away with them.
Unfortunately since I'm blogging this in July I'm sure I'm missing details of our summer but that's all I can say for June. We are at a wonderful stage with our kids but it is also a LOT of work. So much so that it's tough to even find an hour to write a post about the week. One day when I look back on these posts I'll see few posts that are far between but I hope to read between the space that it was a hectic, full time full of messes and fighting but I truly feel in my guts that this is a special time for our family that I absolutely cherish.
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