I can't wait to see them all. Then Sunday night started our church's sports camp which Greg and I signed up to help with. The ages were 4y to 6th grade. Greg helped coach the baseball sport and I helped with basketball. I took off half day everyday through Thursday so I could get everyone where they needed to be before the camp started each afternoon. Lex and Caleb stayed at the church's childcare and had lots of fun too. The camp went until almost 9p.m each night, so it was a very tiring week for all of us, but definitely worth the effort. It was a very rewarding experience and we built some wonderful relationships with the youth as well as strengthening our relationship with God.
Thursday night Caleb had a baseball game then his end of the season party at Pizza Inn.
The boys celebrated very loudly over pizza, and had lots of fun getting their trophies.
Another trophy to add to Caleb's collection. We're going to run out of room for all his trophies before he starts school!
Caleb was sporting a black eye this week if you can tell in the above picture. Poor guy, one of his teachers turned with clipboard in hand and got him under the eye. Lex is now 8 months and though she hasn't quite got the use of her knees yet, she is very mobile. We bought a safety fence to keep her contained in the living room, but she has recently decided that is not enough space to roam. She has "escaped" several times by pulling the fence forward and sneaking through the tight space. 
It's pretty funny because she quickly tries to make it to the doggy door ,which is apparently lots of fun to play with, before we can catch her and put her back in "confinement".
Caleb was sporting a black eye this week if you can tell in the above picture. Poor guy, one of his teachers turned with clipboard in hand and got him under the eye. Lex is now 8 months and though she hasn't quite got the use of her knees yet, she is very mobile. We bought a safety fence to keep her contained in the living room, but she has recently decided that is not enough space to roam. She has "escaped" several times by pulling the fence forward and sneaking through the tight space. It's pretty funny because she quickly tries to make it to the doggy door ,which is apparently lots of fun to play with, before we can catch her and put her back in "confinement".She is going to be a little toot I just know it!
The rest of the afternoon was spent digging for dinosaur bones, building airplanes, and learning the meaning of motion with things like a hula hoop. Lexie decided to skip her morning nap and stay up to watch all the kids explore. She was fighting the much needed sleep which made it more difficult to multitask with Caleb. She finally passed out the last 45 minutes of our venture.
I wanted to check out the new Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit, but that wasn't as exciting as all the "hands on exhibits". I tried to get Caleb to sit and listen to the documentary playing, but he informed me we can only sit for a minute. Less than 20 seconds later he got up and said "ok that's enough. Let's go." By the end of the outing, we were all hot and tired. That's when you know it has been a successful outing and hope for an early bed time. On the way home I stopped by a Dairy Queen for ice cream thinking it would be a good way to cool off. My mistake was allowing Caleb to have a cone "which you can eat mommy." We were about 2 minutes from the house when I hear a "oh" followed by Caleb crying " Stop mommy, I dropped my ice cream on the floor." Which actually ended up being in the open diaper bag. Funny thing is I knew I'd regret it when I bought him the ice cream. 
She drags herself with her upper body very well though and can already pull herself over pillows and other objects. I have a feeling I'm going to have a tougher time with Miss Lexie than I did with Caleb, which is really scary!
Lexie enjoyed being spoiled by everyone and bonding with the great-grandparents.
It was an act of congress to get Caleb out of the pool. He enjoyed putting his swimming lessons to good use.
Lex had been coughing some over the weekend, so we stayed dry and enjoyed watching Caleb and Daddy splash around. 
Then we met up with our neighbors again to make the trek to Hurst's firework show. Caleb was like glue to our neighbor's boys.
They had a band playing and lots of people wandering the grounds. The kids enjoyed playing with their new glow sticks and dancing to the band's music. 
When the fireworks started, everyone was in awe by the show. It was soooo close. 
I was very impressed. It was one of the best shows we had ever seen. Lex was startled at first by the noise, then enjoyed the show while chugging down her bottle. Nothing like good entertainment with dinner I suppose. 
When we asked Caleb if he liked the fireworks he said "yeah, but it scared me just a little." 
We didn't get in until after midnight, so the kids slept until 9 a.m. this morning. It was great. Today was a very lazy day. Greg and I began watching all the Star War movies since there was a marathon going. And Caleb and Lex played with their toys and lounged around with us. We have to watch out for Lex now, she has got the army crawl down. She hasn't quite got the idea of putting her knees to use, but she can drag herself wherever she wants with her upper body very quickly. Monte has to be on guard too. She is constantly trying to reach him to pull on his ears or grab his tail. Poor Monte just sits and takes it though. He has been such a good dog for the kids. Tonight we cooked out with the neighbors on our new deck, while the boys played in the water. It was a good ending to our holiday weekend.
Lex and I enjoyed watching Caleb during his swim lessons. He was working on taking a breath while swimming and mastering floating.
He continues to be fearless of the water so I am glad lessons are paying off. Afterward we went to their school for the Fourth of July Parade. Caleb didn't want to miss it. He readied himself with his very crafty hat, and joined the march around the school. 
The poor toddlers cried most the time since they could see their parents just out of their reach. 
Then we headed home to enjoy the rest of the afternoon off. Our neighbors have 3 kids, Dax 4, Ace 3, and Ivy who is 2 weeks older than Lexie. They came over to enjoy a play date while their mom, Amber, and I visited. Lexie and Ivy always seem to want what the other is chewing on, though they also enjoy trying to grab each others face or hair. 
The boys were playing the roles of different super heroes of course. After the playroom was destroyed and all the fun was had at home. Greg and I took the kids to dinner and then to watch Toy Story 3, which was definitely my favorite of the trilogy. Overall it was a successful day off with the kids.
