Summer family fun!

We love being outside but for few weeks the rain kept us from having the fun we had hoped.  That and the 90+ degree weather!  But now, game on.  

The photo was taken one afternoon when JD just had a blast thanks to the Robertson's gift of this awesome pool.  If you take a closer look you can see that to JD, it is just a HUGE bubble factory.  Every morning and night all JD asks is for "bubbas" and he loves those bubbles.  Just can't get enough and I haven't decided whether it is because to do bubbles you are outside or if he really just likes bubbles that much.

Additionally, we have had lots of family fun with our newest member Sydney.  She is now a 9-week old golden who seems to be trying to figure us all out.  JD is trying to adjust to the fact that we have another show stopper on our walks and that going outside doesn't always mean bubbles. 

Other exciting news is that at our daycare or "school"  is moving JD up to the Turtle classroom.  He will now join a room with kids ranging from 18 months to 3 years.  I can't believe he is getting so old.  And I can't believe that in two weeks they are going to trust this very fun and very social kid to go to sleep on a cot next to the other kids.  It just seems unlikely to me that he will respond to dimming the lights and putting on sleep sounds by laying peacefully down using his own restraint and freewill. 

My kid is amazing don't get me wrong but really?  So, for any of you mom's who have had this transition, feel free to chime in here that this won't be painful and that he will sleep!  Oh, please.

Other than trying to stay up on cleaning the mounds of food thrown on the floor every day and the fun "accidents" of Sydney; our house is pretty low key.  We feel so lucky and blessed for the hugs, smiles and laughter we have and we are so lucky to be a part of such a great community with great friends and family close by.  We have had our nieces come for the weekend, we go to the Farmer's Market on Saturday's and JD is even adjusting to 4-5 mile runs in the stroller as I train for the Columbus 1/2 Marathon. 

We can't wait to continue to the summer fun and see just how fast JD can run down the street by the end of August.  Right now we can get next door in less than 3 seconds.  I am guessing pretty soon that will mean down the street in 4!