Our Boys!!

Andrew & Matthew are doing great, and we're really enjoying the summer. We're trying to do as much as possible with our super hot days! We've been having "pool Fridays" with our friends, and Andy is really taking to the pool. We're also trying to get to the zoo when the temperature is agreeable (less than 80 at 8am).

Hard to believe, but Andrew will be 2 in less than a month. He is starting to say some things to us, but is remaining relatively stubborn on that front. He of course is familiar with the word "NO". We have been amazed at how many times we say that word not necessarily meaning "not to do something". He also has his first friend. Fireman, a 2.5 inch plastic little people toy that came with his firestation. He offers him food & drink, and asks if fireman is tired or has gone to the bathroom. We didn't think too much of it, until fireman got lost at the Cincinnati zoo. After a week of siren noises, asking where is fireman, and even trying to replace fireman with a Diego, we gave in and went to Toys R Us to buy a new fire station (the only place that fireman could be found)! We did buy the replacement package, and are planning to contact the company to see if we can buy extra firemen from them??

And our little Mattie is getting so big! He is almost 7 months old, and just a pretty cool kid. He is pretty laid back and go with the flow. Matt is starting to show some interest in Andrew's toys, so the sharing concept has started, Andy isn't really buying it. Matt is close to sitting up by himself, and really considering crawling. It's a lot of fun to get out all of the baby things again, and to see Matthew using everything, hard to believe that it will all get put away in a few months to save for friends or a garage sale! Matthew will be getting baptized next month, and we're looking forward to a fun weekend with our families!