-Celebrated Adam's 34th birthday. Nolan LOVED the runny frosting recipe I made for the cake, courtesy of Grandma Ellen. He literally licked his plate clean!
-Adam and I ran in the Go Commando 5K adventure race at Green Acres in Lake Elmo. It was challenging and fun (at times:)). Our friends want to make it an annual event, but I'm not sold on doing it again (yet!)
-Spent some poolside time at Pool Party 1.0, prepping for the 4th of July weekend. Nolan had a lot of fun playing with Murphy, the dog, who is just Nolan's size. Nolan would say "Ready. Puppy.", throw the ball, and wait for Murphy to bring it back - at which point he would say "dwop, Muphy".
-Adam and I have had 2 date nights, which is unheard of these days! We went for an impromptu motorcycle ride last Tuesday. Thank goodness for our babysitter who doesn't mind our last minute phone calls for help! We also went to a concert at the MN Zoo last Thursday night with some friends. It was a very interesting evening - hotter than hot (100 degrees driving home from work that day) and not a breeze to be found. Good thing the beer was cold and the music was good!
-Nolan learned how to wash a car and saw a huge turtle make its way across our driveway and over to the neighbor's house.
-Discovered the front yard is the best place to let the kids eat watermelon!
-Celebrated the 4th of July weekend by camping poolside at Pool Party 2.0. Adam went to the Eddie Veddar concert on Saturday, so it was just me and the boys camping on Saturday night.
-Discovered that Nolan's reaction to bug bites isn't getting any better. A mosquito bit him below his left eye, and it looks like he literally got punched in the eye. The swelling is finally down, but it's pretty black and blue. Hopefully he'll outgrow this!
-We've watched Kale make huge strides in walking over the last few weeks. He is getting to be quite brave, only holding on to things with one hand. Tonight he took his first 2 steps at home, unassisted. I don't think he realized what he was doing, because once he did he fell it to me.
-Kale has discovered the joys of "so big", "patty cake" and in general just clapping his hands. We are also relieved he is talking, starting with dada on Adam's birthday, and this week mama!
-Kale is also teething really, really bad. He's not a cranky kid, but the last few days have been a bit trying. He was in his crib before 6 tonight! We can see 2 other teeth breaking through the gums, which will bring him to a total of 7 teeth.
-Nolan and Kale are playing together more and more, which is great for us. Their new favorite thing to do is for Nolan to sit on the Mickey Mouse airplane and for Kale to push him around the house. Nolan says "push, Tale" and then uses his feet to help move the airplane. Kale holds on behind it and walks - making it look like he's actually pushing the airplane. Then they laugh and giggle at eachother!
This weekend Adam is gone on a baseball trip to Chicago, so I'm heading up to my parent's new house with the boys. It will be great to spend time with them, have my dad take the boys on walks in the double stroller, and get to see my grandma. I'm most looking forward to sitting in the screen porch after the kids are in bed with a cold beverage!
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