Awesome Pop!

The sitter has been on vacation for the past week. Mark is great at entertaining them when she is away!

 A future in lawn care?

 

A picnic of yogurt and watermelon!

Mark's Garden

 

I wanted to plant a garden this year. I knew I really didn't have the time to work a garden, but I couldn't shake the desire to plant one. Mark has done 99% of the work with the garden. Grandma even helped weed it. We have had a ton of rain the past few weeks. Below is a 15" cucumber that grew in about 2 days!

 

 

 

I finally took AJ to get a hair cut Tuesday night. He looks so super cute. I wish I would have taken him months ago. However, he cried & screamed so much during the entire ordeal that we won't be going back anytime soon.

Freezing on the 4th!

 

We went to celebrate the 4th of July on July 3rd at Hendersonville's Freedom Festival. Carter did not want to go early and partake in the bouncy house fun. AJ wondered a huge part of the park while begrudgingly holding my hand. Such an independent little spirit. We enjoyed the fireworks. It was a good thing we went on the 3rd because it started raining that night has hasn't quite for 2 days.

Carter has loved the rain. Mostly because he has been in his pajamas for two days. I did make him take a bath at some point, but he went right back to pajamas. He has grown in the past few months because his winter pajama pants are too short.

 We took a quick trip to Tompkinsville on Sunday July 7th.

Above AJ is playing with Amy's skate board from 1980 something.

Below are Granny & Pa relaxing on the porch.

Water Fun

Water FUN!

BACON and crazy hair to boot!

 First time to have an apple without it being cut up.

 Why is mommy always snapping pictures while I'm eating!

 All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth.

 

The weather in middle Tennessee has been positively AWESOME this week. No humidity, 70-80 degrees. I have loved playing outside with the boys.

AJ's new word this week is "I do." AJ do you want ice cream, "I do!"

Camping

Mark set up the camping tent in the backyard. Carter and Mark slept out there all night. Mark said Carter talked about Angry Birds till well after 10pm before he feel asleep. Carter came inside sometime after daylight and got in bed with me. He left Daddy outside all alone. Mark got a great nights sleep and really enjoyed the birds waking him up...NOT!

Care Free Summer

Ice Cream cones in the back seat after a night at the ball field.

Lil slugger is ready to go!!

Carter has continued his swimming lessons this week. I saw him jump in the water from the side of the pool today and doggie paddle back to the side of the pool. This is a HUGE "leap" compared to the lil guy who wouldn't get his face wet just a few weeks ago!

 

Carter had a busy week with t-ball too. He is doing better at hitting. As defined by actually hitting the ball instead of the tee. The team had a mid-week game this week. The kids were just not into playing and it was very comical to watch even the coaches kids play in the dirt!

 

AJ is a ball of fun. He still calls me daddy despite the new rhyme I've been telling him. "Lama lama I am your mama. I don't have red pajamas, but I am your mama!"

 

AJ's hair really needs a trim but I'm just not ready to endure that trip to the salon. He was a real stinker when I took him on Easter weekend. Plus his hair is SO baby soft and I know that will go away the more it is cut.

 

My favorite AJ-isms are "where go" as in where did he/it go? He completes the statement with hands in the air. Next is belly but and push but (but = button). Doodle is what he calls Fruity Pebbles his favorite breakfast cereal. Hocks are socks.

 

AJ is growing very fond of trains. In fact both boys are playing with trains and building tracks this week. It has been very nice to see Carter play with his beloved trains again and watch AJ become memorized with little wooden locomotives.

 

Carter still has some cute phrases, but they are quickly disappearing with learning "correct" English by talking to others. However he did say, "he shooted him in the eye." while watching a Tom and Jerry video with Emma and Elijah recently. Cute things like paper dry (aka paper towel) are long gone for our growing little man.

June 2013

 When your 6 it is VERY cool to take up the entire king size bed in your parents room!

 Carter is SIX!

 Party with friends from school!

 AJ's best "I'm really mad" face.

AJ wants the laundry basket all to himself!

 Ready for the first t-ball game! Check out those socks!

 Refusing to take a photo!

 Look who loves the outfield

 Carter had a fan club at his first game.

Mommy loves her boys!