June 2015

Okay - catch up time again, the summer has gone so quickly, so we'll tackle June and July before August comes to a close!  Jeff and I made an 8 week plan to get the Boyd Street house basically done and ready to go on the market - so June began that the craziness!  Jeff wasted no time and put in a ton of hours this month, meaning I had lots of time with the kiddos at home - day and night.  We did take time to celebrate Papa's birthday at the beginning of the month and had dinner at Pennell's the Saturday evening before they left for their cruise, and Jeff's parents joined us as well. 

We made last minute plans to join Jeff's cousins on a Father's Day weekend trip to Adventureland in Des Moines.  We were ready for a break and wanted the kids to have a mini-vacation this summer, since with all the work in Ashland and my growing belly.  Tough Samara noted it was much shorter than our week-long SD vacation last year.  We had a fun time, kids enjoying the kiddie rides and water park on Saturday, eating Culver's for dinner and some time with Jeff's Green family cousins and their kids.  Sunday we headed back after breakfast and were home in time to have dinner at Jeff's parents that evening.  So, that was vacation, short but sweet.

The rest of the month was back to work for Jeff and me trying to avoid any heat we were having - the kids were denied playing outside a few times, I will admit that.  We enjoyed fireworks at the end of the month that Shadow Lake puts on, from a friends house.  The kids were all about them again and seemed to expect that we would be having a similar show from our driveway in July - um... probably not. :)

Kalum's Moments for the Month:

• June 1 was official potty training day one!  Started him in underwear all the time (except overnight), watching him all the time the first few days for signs of needing to go.  He has done well so far, accidents only when Mom got busy with something and wasn't watching close enough.  Maybe TMI for you, but finally went #2 on the potty by Thursday morning (day 4) and was SO thrilled to choose a treat!  
• Saw Husker football player as a guest story time reader at the library.  At dinner he said, "I'm gonna be a foot ball player.  I'm never gonna stop playing football!"  HAD to find his football and go play outside after dinner.
• Mid June he figured out how to cross his eyes - and so does it as often as he can.  And loves that it makes Samara laugh.
• Adds extra syllables into words, so cute.  Ex: Rowabot = robot
• While "fixing" his bike with a wrench, kept saying "There's just one more little problem" and tinkers some more.  Sounds like (Thewes just one mow wittow pwobwem).
• Said "I love you mommy" with no prompting at bedtime hug.  Heart melting.  Something about a little boy saying that is different than a little girl.
• Instead of saying something shoots at something else, he says it "pews" on it as in the gun sound, "pew, pew"  When he needs to blow on his food to cool it down, he says he needs to or asks you to "phu" on it.  :)

Samara's Moments for the Month:

• Beginning of the month tantrums started up again.  We still aren't sure if it's from fatigue or what yet.  Going to focus on stricter bedtime again and giving her one on one attention when possible each day.
• Keeps talking about the baby's "extension cord" instead of umbilical cord.  Too funny!
• Mid month had a collision with Kalum a couple weeks ago.  inside of front lip bled but at time we iced it.  Now front tooth is darkening.  :(  Phone call to dentist - said no worries at this time if gums look okay, but if any changes to bring her in.  Maybe she'll lose the tooth before it gets really bad...
• We are always getting suggestions by the kids for baby names for their new sibling.  She was calling one of her toys "cat" and I said (jokingly, though she took it seriously of course) maybe if it's a girl we can name our baby Cat and call her kitty cat!  She was like, "Yes, that's so cute!".  Kalum jumps in and says, "if it's a boy, how about Dinosaur!"  Samara says, "No, I don't want to be his prey!" haha!
• Makes up her own songs while she's doing things.  Sometimes to a familiar tune, sometimes a tune all her own.
• One night she was singing a lullaby to baby with her cheek and hands plastered to my belly.  She wanted to feel the baby move, but it was being totally still.  I told her that her song (about anything from her pretty dolls to Kalum's cool toy cars to the fact that it doesn't matter if you're a boy or a girl, God loves you and He is in heaven and right beside you even when you don't see him) must have made baby sleepy.  She said she hoped the baby wouldn't waky anytime soon because it meant her song really worked. <3 li="">

That was June, now off to July - more summer fun!