Summer Time

Updates on Clifton-
Clifton asks to say the prayers these days and I love it.  He of course needs help and only says a few words of what we say but he starts and ends the prayer properly.  It is very cute!!!!
He is a good boy!  This week I sat back a lot and watched him play.  He loves his cars and could play with them all day.  I really enjoy listening to the dialogue he gives the cars and watching him play.  He is growing up:)  I love him oh so much!

Well we decided to do our monthly hair cuts for the boys.  Alex shaves his by himself and just needs me to touch up.  He decided he wanted to trim his beard as well and switched the clippers to a two.  When he asked me to come help touch up the back I grab the clippers and started.  I paused after the first shave and had a look of confusion.  Alex saw my look in the mirror and immediately realized he still had a two on the clippers.  So it was time to buzz the rest of his head! We then went to cut Clifton's hair and decided we wanted him to match his Daddy.  So we shaved his as well.   He has such blonde hair he kind of looks bald:/  Oh well it is just hair and it will grow back.  Plus he is still super cute.  My two shaved-headed boys!

Updates on McKay -
She got thrush again:(  I worry about her all the time, but that is just who I am... a worrier.  Anyway she still has a cough.  It has seriously been over a month.  It is not a horrible cough but it is still lingering.  But we have a doctor's appointment this next week and that will hopefully put me at ease.
Alex has been able to get her giggling more and more.  She is definitely having more and more personality these days. It is fun to watch her grow.  It is happening a little too fast though:/

 This picture shows just how crazy she is.  If there is anything near her, she will try anything to get it.  She is crazy!   Never done wiggling.  Alex's face is funny too:)

For our FHE activity we made a pizza for dinner.  Clifton loves pizza and was so excited to make one.  It was a lot of fun and the pizza turned out great.  I will totally do it again.

Well Summer officially started this week and we saw two days of it.  I will take it.  Those two days and even one glum day we got out and enjoyed being outside.

Our ward play group has started again for the summer!  I love getting out with friends and so does Clifton.  We usually go to a park.

His new way to go down a slide:)

Wednesday the library puts together shows at the gazebo on the bay.  (I love our library, they are always doing fun things!) I also signed McKay and Clifton up for the summer reading program.  The goal is to read 10 hours total to each of them by August and they can get a free book and go to the library end of summer party.  I love that I signed them up.  It is great for Alex and I to be motivated to read to them more and for them to start young with a love for reading.

 While we were waiting for that to start the boys wanted to go walk on the sand while the tide was out.

 The show this week was a one man band/juggler/puppeteer.  He was fun to watch and the boys liked it too!  They got a little tired at the end but that is expected with two year olds during an hour-long show.

We live right next to a golf course and they have tons of beautiful trails to walk.  This one had a pond that the boys could throw rocks into.  It was a nice walk and they both really enjoyed it.

  One day was even warm enough to get the sprinkler out for a little.

 

The boys needed a towel to warm up afterwards!

Thursday nights during the Summer, Port Orchard puts on "Concerts on the Bay".  Local bands play music at the Gazebo and it is free for everyone.  The kids and I decided to go.  I really enjoyed it.  It was a beautiful night and the band was fun.  The played oldies (60's/70's) music. 

Clifton dancing to the music.  How can you not love this boy?  He is so cute and funny!

While we were sitting listening to the music I spotted a submarine coming into the Bremerton Base across the water.  It was really cool to see.  If you look close enough you can see two boats leading the sub into the base.

Saturday Port Orchard had a 5k.  

Alex and Clifton made a sign to cheer me on.  They are so cute and thoughtful.  I really appreciated it because running takes me away from them and it is nice to know they support what I am doing and are proud of me.  (I got myself a good husband)

 Clifton cheering me on!  Love him:)

 I was hoping to finish under 26 minutes but did not quite make it:(  Close!  It was a trail run which was different for me.  Not only was I trying to go fast but I had to make sure I did not trip over a root or step on a slug!  It was a beautiful run but I think I might stick to running on paved roads:)  Next 5k hopefully I can beat my time and get it under 26 minutes.

Well this week I lost 2 pounds!  Woot woot!  I am getting so close and I am very excited.  I feel great.  So I need to decide on what I want to do with my hair, because when I reach my goal I get to have a makeover. (Got to give myself a reward)  I was thinking keeping it longer, getting bangs and trimming it up.  It has been a while since I had it long.  But I do like short hair.  So I am not sure.  Suggestions?  Opinions?

Fathers Day

Updates on Clifton -
He has been making sentences for a while now but he now sometimes puts words together and makes them one word when they should be two or three different words. It makes me giggle. He is such a joy and we love having him in our lives:)

Silly boys!

Updates on McKay -
She is officially our little cat napper.  She only naps for about a half an hour.  So some days it is 3 or 4 cat naps and that's it.  I am not too fond of it, but this too shall pass.  She does pretty well at night so I will take that.  She is our early riser, too:/  Just when I thought Clifton's six am wake up call was bad McKay comes along with a five am wake up call.  Sleep will happen again some day, maybe!?!

She is cute though:) Cowgirl McKay!

  

She sat in the high chair for the first time.  We had some friends over for dinner and thought putting the bumbo on the table was not appropriate and we did not have enough room so we put her in the high chair.  She looked so tiny in it... I think I will keep her in the bumbo to eat a little longer.

For our FHE activity, we went on a bike ride to a park.

 

 McKay got in a swing the first time.  She liked it!

 Not as much as Clifton, though.  He loves it:)

We had a few sunny days this week and we took full advantage of them.  

 I got the small kids' pool out and filled it with water and bubbles and let the boys splash in it.  The had a blast and played for almost two hours in the water.

 We painted the sidewalk with sidewalk paint. 

 I got the boys some cheap squirt guns.  I am not a big fan of pretend weapons for toys, but I felt this was okay and something that I had to be paying 100% attention to to keep an eye on them so it would not turn into rough play.  They totally loved it.  I love Clifton's shooting face!

 Sprinkler time!

It was still a little too chilly for it so Clifton needed to cuddle in a towel to recover.

For Fathers Day the kids and I made Alex a shirt and Evan made his dad a shirt.  

 Long story short it did not turn out as planned.  Due to lack of reading instructions.  Last time I used the iron on stuff it had a clear background and I just assumed this one did so I made the letters light to go on a dark shirt come to find out it was on a white background.  Oh well it turned out cute.  The boys really liked painting there hands and making hand prints.  Funny thing is I just thought of the idea and a few days later at WalMart they had a kit that had a shirt that said the same thing and paint to make hand prints. Who knew:/

 Friday Alex and I went out on a date.  Alex being the sweetheart he is brought home flowers.  We went to see Avengers.  It was a long movie so it made me nervous to leave McKay that long.  There is something about leaving my babies for a long time that still makes me nervous.  But I am glad we went out.  We had fun and she did just fine without me.

Saturday we went to Alex's parents' house to celebrate Fathers' day and June birthdays.  For Fathers' day Alex's dad wanted help with his yard.  So the boys got busy working hard.

 Clifton liked watching Andrew pressure wash and getting a little wet too.

And then jumping in the puddles he left behind.

Clifton also helped move branches into the burn pile.

Then decided to become part of the burn pile.  Silly kiddo!

 Clifton was very sweet and would pick up flowers and give them to me.

Baby Kay and I wearing flowers Clifton gave to us.

Cousin time!

 Since Fathers' day just happened I wanted to talk about Alex.  Well brag... The kids and I are so lucky to have him in our lives.  We all love him very much.  He is the best father and husband anyone could ask for:)  He is so involved in McKay and Clifton's lives and always willing to help with them.

Well another week and another pound down.  I guess I can only lose a pound a week.  But hey it is negative.  Five more (so probably five more weeks).  I did not get a long run in this week:(  Real busy.  But I will get it in next week. I do not want to lose my progress.  I am hoping to have time for a 13 mile run.  I have been considering trying to do a half marathon and a full marathon this summer, but have not decided if that is pushing myself too hard.  We will see.  I would love to do a full marathon!!!!!  But it might need to wait until next summer.