Nathan Pre Potty Training

This is our first attempt at video and what a good one it is. Every night before bed Nathan has to sit on his potty. It is a step in the right direction. Hope you enjoy.

Happy Birthday America

Our 4th of July weekend was pretty quiet. Gary's parents came over for a BBQ on the 4th. We didn't watch any fireworks, as it was too late for the boys. We also spent a lot of time at the community pool over the long weekend. Joshua finally got up the nerve to go down the water slide. I meant to take my camera to the pool to get pictures, but I forgot. I hope to get pictures of him going down the slide very soon. His swimming instructor walked him up the slide and he went down all by himself. It only took the one time and he was hooked. Now all he wants to do is go down the slide. On Saturday, I went to the Diamondbacks game with Gary's parents. Gary's dad was working that night. For those that don't know, Gary's dad is an employee of the Arizona Diamondbacks as a "Golden Glover." A Golden Glover is a person in their "golden" ages that sits on either the 1st base line or 3rd base line and retrieves any foul balls that are hit. He really enjoys his "job." Anyway, he gets 2 tickets to each game he works, so Gary's mom and I watched Gary's dad work. I have attached a picture from earlier in the season, when Joshua went to watch Oompa (Joshua's name for Gary's dad) work. Sunday was church, swimming and cleaning the house. I hope all of you had a relaxing 4th.

Joshua and Oompa at Chase Field

It's Hot!!

We are in the middle of the normal Phoenix summer - HOT! We've been spending most of our free time in the swimming pool. We don't have a pool, so we either go to our community pool or over to a friend's house that has a pool. A big thank you to Melinda and Simon (Joshua's friend) who had the boys and I over for a swim and play day this past Friday. Joshua and Nathan love the pool. Joshua is doing great in his swimming lessons. Our community pool has 2 water slides that Joshua is now tall enough to go down, but he is too scared. He keeps saying he will wait until he's 8 (Joshua is currently 4 1/2). Oh well. We went to our community pool on Saturday and Sunday. Monday was waterless as Gary left for Dallas that morning and I didn't feel like taking the boys swimming by myself. Joshua has swim lessons tonight. Nathan and I usually sit with our feet in the pool during Joshua's lesson.

Joshua went to the Diamondbacks game last night with Gary's parents. He spent the night at their house after the game. With Gary out of town, it was just Nathan and I at home. It was weird...and quiet. I put Nathan to bed at 7:30 and had the rest of the evening to myself. Did I get anything productive done during me free time? Nope. Maybe next time.

I have some exciting news...I am going to Acapulco with Gary next time he goes. We are leaving on Saturday, July 12, so we have the weekend together before his meetings that Monday. We will fly back home on Tuesday. I normally don't travel with Gary for business. I went to Dallas with him this past February, but that's it (in our entire 8 years of marriage). The boys will stay with Gary's parents.

That's about it for us this update.

Happy Birthday Nathan!

I am still catching up on my posts, so this is a little late. My sweet little Nathan turned 2 this past Sunday. My sister's family came over for lunch and Baskin Robbins ice-cream cake. We then went over to our community pool and swam for a few hours. It was a pretty low-key day, but fun. Here are a few pictures.



Nathan didn't want to open the box, he just wanted to stand on it.


Nathan and his cousin Luke. Maybe I shouldn't have let Nathan eat ice cream cake with his white shirt on.






Joshua, Luke, Sarah and Nathan (and a side view of Augusta)

Last Week

On Wednesday, we (Joshua, Nathan and myself) went over to Joshua's friend Rex's house for a swim/play day. Rex's mom, Katie used to babysit Joshua when I used to work part-time. I quit working before Nathan was born. Joshua had a fun time swimming and playing with his friends.

On Thursday, we made a trip across town to Ikea. Since I was on the other side of town, we went over to my sister's house to play and then went to lunch with her and her kids.

On Friday, I took the boys to have their picture taken. I needed to get Nathan's 2 year pictures taken. Nathan is not one to sit still, so needless to say, I didn't get many pictures taken. There were a few good ones that turned out. I will post them at another time. On Friday evening, we all went to watch Gary play his softball game. Our church has softball leagues set up by the neighborhood that you live in, so Gary is playing on a team whose players all live in Vistancia (the name of our community). It was a little hot for a 6pm game, but we all survived. The dug-out had misters, so I would stand in there with the boys when Gary's team was on the field.

My Little Soldier Boy

TUESDAY

My computer has been down since last Monday, so I'm catching up my posts.






So after Monday's self hair-cut, I took Joshua to the barber on Tuesday. He had cut his hair so short, that he had to have his head almost completely bald to make it even. Here is the new Joshua. At first, he didn't like the new look, but with the summer heat, he's starting to appreciate the low-maintenance cut.

Joshua scissor-hands

Joshua decided that he wanted his hair a little shorter and took matters into his own hands, or should I say scissors. Yes, he tried to cut his own hair. He says that he also tried to cut Nathan's hair as well but fortunately did not succeed or did a good job because we can't tell. The worst thing was, I had scheduled for he and Nathan to have their pictures on Tuesday, instead we took Joshua to the barber to have his head shaved. More photos to follow later.