Summer Time Fun

The new "chore chart" that has worked wonders with him brushing his teeth. Once he gets three magnets, he gets to pick a toy out of a toy bag.

Thank you, Grandma, for the bear you sent Andrew!

Fourth of July Weekend

The week of the fourth, I had off Wednesday-Friday, so we had a lot of family time. Playing at the playground is probably his favorite thing to do right now. 

We met Kaden and Peyton for a play date on Wednesday morning.

Wednesday afternoon, Andrew and I went over to my dad and Myrna's. Dad showed Andrew how to use a "stomp rocket", which was a huge hit. 

After playing in the yard, we headed over to a carnival in Kirkland. The rides were like Santa's Village on steroids and they didn't really care what he rode. I was really nervous the whole time, but Andrew just wanted to go higher and faster!

The fourth of July was a little rough, because no matter what we did, we could not get Andrew to fall asleep for his nap. There was just no way he was going to make it to the fireworks when he woke up at 6 AM. So, we decided to leave Mike's parents' house at about 8 while they headed out to the fireworks. 

When Andrew got out of the bathtub that night, we got him in his pj's and went out to the deck  to see if we could see any fireworks. We actually got a really great show from a few of the neighbors and Andrew loved it. He said, "Did you see that, mama?" and "Give me the big ones!" It was one of those nights I'll never forget, as we were all snuggled in a blanket. 

On Friday, we went back over to my dad's, because Ken was over there, as well as my aunt and uncle. Ken moved to North Dakota last week, so that was the last time we will see him for a little while. 

All tuckered out...

That weekend, he spent some more time playing at Mike's parents' house and boating. 

A long weekend would not be complete without some ice cream...