For my parents

My parents recently returned from a two week trip to Kenya. Instead of emailing them a bunch of pictures, I decided I’d update my blog. Here’s what we’ve been up to this summer…

The big news of the summer is that Naomi is potty trained. It was sooooo easy. We knew she was ready. The cute little girl panties and some M&Ms did the trick.

On her Dora potty.

She only had 2 accidents the first day, 1 the second day, none on the third day. We are so glad to be done with diapers.

Potty training reality.

We celebrated the Fourth of July. And the kids were willing to take family pics.

The kids helped make red, white, and blue fruit and marshmallow kabobs and shucked corn with Wesley. (It’s difficult to get a picture of James with his mouth closed; he likes to talk.)

We had an all-American cookout. Wesley did kabobs on the grill. I made potato salad and a blueberry pie.

We ended the night by watching fireworks with friends.

A big hit this summer was Daddy-son and Mommy-daughter night. The boys went to see How to Train your Dragon and went to McDonald’s for dinner. James loves a good meal that comes with a toy. The girls took a nice nap, then went shopping for a potty training prize for Naomi. We roamed the aisles at the toy store looking at girly toys. Naomi decided on a “princess” jewelry.

We decided to have dinner at Moe’s because Naomi loves tacos.

Spending time one-on-one with the kids was fun for us and them.

James is very energetic, dramatic, and talks non stop…very much like Wesley. It was great that they could spend a day doing things they love, and I think Wesley may have liked the movie even more than James.

Naomi has grown into such a sweet two-year-old. She is very girly and would wear a dress every day if we let her.

The kids also got a new bed this month. We are still working on them actually sleeping in the same room, but they are making progress. They love having “bunk beds”. Naomi loves to get out of bed and make lots of noise, but her mattress on the floor is better than her climbing out of her crib.

While Wesley built the bed, James learned how to do flips.

This may have been the longest post ever, but I’m finally getting close to being caught up.