Summer Fun!

I am finally getting to update the blog again because I am in a technology class at Greenbush for renewing my teaching certificate. Some of the people are creating new blogs so I am taking the opportunity to update mine. Wow! I have forgotten what it's like to be in the "Professional World" again instead of the "Mommy World." I have to admit that I already miss my boys, but it's been fun to collaborate with other teachers again.

This summer has been very busy for us all. Travis has been baling hay until the wee hours of the night along with trying to get about a thousand sheets of sheetrock hung in our house. He's on the homestretch now with only about 30 sheets to go--we hope! We have our mudding and texturing date set for July 21st so we are getting closer. I can't wait to start picking out paint colors. That's when the fun part begins!

Talking about paint colors Trevor has had his mind made up that he wants his carpet to be purple, his ceiling to be green, and his walls to be bright blue for about a year now. He has picked out paint samples and his carpet from the carpet store where I just cringe at the bright purple. Now, don't get me wrong Travis and I really like purple, but for carpet that is so permanent. But we haven't been able to convince him to change his mind yet. So, we shall see!

Theo has been feeling much better now for the past week. He had a viral rash and ear infection that kept him from being his usual happy self some of the time. We had our appointment at the spine clinic at Children's Mercy last week. They were very impressed with Theo's progress. Theo didn't like all the Drs near as well as they liked him. He would get very mad anytime they touched him or tried to examine him. Then he would smile and laugh at them as soon as they finished. Silly guy!
As some of you know Theo was scheduled to have surgery June 24th, but that was postponed due to the virus and ear infection. So now we are rescheduled for August 10th. Please pray that Theo stays healthy so that we can get this surgery completed in August.

What else have we been doing besides Drs appointments and house stuff? We usually spend our mornings playing outside under the porch and our afternoons indoors when it gets too hot. We have been visiting the cousins a lot to play with them and have went to the pool several times too. Trevor is liking swimming in the "big pool" much better this year and is getting braver each time. Theo has finally graduated to letting me hold him in the pool instead of just watching everyone from standing out of the pool. He enjoyed playing in the water at the zero entry for a short time. He loves water at home and loves to take a bath, but I think the pool with all the noise and people is a bit overwhelming to him. We're working on it though!

Trevor has been attending the weekly movie day at the church and loving it! He loved attending Bible School in June and is always singing the songs he learned while he's playing.

We had a nice 4th of July going to each grandparents for a cookout. We also went to a parade and fantastic fireworks show. Trevor was so into the fireworks this year. It was so fun watching him! Theo liked watching them during the day, but he slept through the whole show that night. He must have been really tired because there were a lot of loud booms!

We haven't got to go on vacation just yet, but I'm holding out for August or September!