Trails, grass, and ice cream!

After taking Gypsie for a walk on the trails this morning, Lex and I stopped to help our neighbor, Ms. Gail, mow her lawn (her helper wasn't available, and I felt it was much too hot for her to be mowing the lawn). As a reward for being so patient, Ms. Gail gave Lex and ice-cream treat, and as you can see, he LOVED it!

Toddlerhood

Lex is officially a toddler now that he moved into his toddler bed this weekend! Potty training, a new bed, what's next?

First Game

Yesterday was Mace's first soccer game ever, and Travis' first game as a soccer coach too! We lucked out with a 9:00 am game, so the weather wasn't too bad. Mace scored the first goal for his team, who, unfortunately, lost (not surprising since they only have five players)!

Homegrown

No, we are not the type of parents who pressure their kids into sports, but Mace and Lex have taken it upon themselves to participate in this year's summer Olympics right from their own home. No matter what event they catch a glimpse of, they just have to "do it" themselves. Here are a couple of pics of the boys "diving" (from the couch unto pillows) :)

Opening Ceremonies

Move over Olympics, Mace had his first ever soccer opening ceremonies this past Saturday. He participated in a soccer ball shoot-out, had team photos taken, won his own soccer ball for kicking a ball into a big circle (he was one of only four chosen to participate), and took place in the parade of flags! Such excitement, and he hasn't even turned five yet!

Firsts

Okay, so it's been almost a month, but here are pics from Mace's first day of kindergarten (my hair is much blonder now). And not to be outdone, Lex started potting training that same day (note the Thomas the Tank Engine undies)!

The rest of summer break

The rest of our summer break included Lex getting the first stitch of the boys the day after we got back from Colorado (welcome back to reality); our one and only trip to the beach (it was a good one though); playing Lego's; and playing dress-up - summers out here are way too short!

Colorado

Okay, I am finally going to try to catch up on all the summer pics we have! Here are a bunch from our trip to Colorado. They include the boys playing at "Little Bigs," our trip to the "North Pole" amusement park, and fourth of July! My goal is to get up-t0-date by the end of the week