End of Summer :(

I officially went back to school this week, which means summer is over for us :(  I can't complain though because I am only teaching part-time and am done at 10:26 every day to spend the rest of the day with my wonderful boys!!  Landon starts pre-school next week as well! 

 We have been enjoying the beautiful weather and spending as much time as we can outside.  We are very lucky that there are a ton of kids who live by us so that Landon (and eventually Keegan) has friends to play with all the time.  Here are a few pictures of the neighborhood kids going back and forth between our neighbor's swing set and ours.  Keegan loved watching the kids play because they were everywhere and a constant form of entertainment for him!

  We also went to the pool last weekend and plan to go this weekend and next as well, before it closes for the year.  Keegan in his swim gear!

The boys at the pool

 Keegan is VERY close to crawling.  He gets on his knees and rocks back and forth. He can scoot around and get anywhere he wants so we will have to baby proof the house soon! He decided to crawl under his exersaucer the other night!

 Here are a few pics of our sweet, sweet boys.  I love how much they love each other!!!  

 Have a great Labor Day weekend!!!

Fun with Family!

We went to Illinois August 14-19 to hang out with our family, some friends and head to the Illinois State Fair.  We had a blast and it was great to see everyone.  We can't wait to see everyone again at Thanksgiving.  We forgot to get the pictures from everyone else's cameras so we don't have many from our trip :(

Keegan has been eating cereal since he was 5 months old, but he got to start eating veggies when he turned 6 months old.  His first taste was in Illinois with Green Beans.  He made some funny faces eating them, but didn't mind them so much mixed with his cereal.  Since then he has had peas, squash, pears and peaches and LOVES everything!!  

1st Veggies

Landon loved going on the rides at the State Fair.  His cousin, Nathan, went with him and was so cute with him the whole time.  They were always talking like crazy on every ride and had such a good time!  Matt and I enjoyed the delicious fair food!!

On the dragon roller coaster

 Riding a pony

 Keegan driving a car.  He could actually make the car move by moving his legs while he was sitting on it....he is getting too big!

 We also went to Adelin's 4th birthday party while we were home at State Farm Park.  She wanted her cake to look like the pool in her backyard!  

 Ade with Cindy and Jeremy

 Mom and Dad with their grandkids!!

The kids got to make their own hats at the party.  This is Landon showing off his!

After the party we headed to Downs to hang out and stay with my brother for the night.  Landon and Ade had a blast playing together.  Here they are on the monkey bars.

 Chasing some birds

 Keegan also enjoyed the swing set!!

6 months old!!!

Keegan is 6 months old today!!!  Our sweet little guy is growing so fast.  He is so much fun and such a good, happy baby.  He talks, babbles, squeals and blows raspberries all the time.  He is always checking out his surroundings and constantly trying to keep up with and keep track of his big brother.  He loves to grab anything and everything and gets upset if you take something away from him.  He is starting to notice when I walk away for a minute or leave the room and usually wants me over anyone else if he sees me in the room.  Keegan still loves to take baths and loves the water.  He laughs when he sees Count (which his brother loves) and is now ticklish too.  He also still likes his Bumbo, Exersaucer and Jumperoo.  Keegan can scoot around the floor and is very close to crawling. He will definitely be mobile soon and we need to baby proof the house! He sits up on his own and can stand on his own as well if he is holding on to something.  Keegan also just got his first two bottom teeth. He has been eating cereal for about a month and is going to start veggies tomorrow! So so sad how fast time goes.  

Here are Keegan's 6 month pictures

Just a cute pic of our happy boy

Love these two pics....Keegan is looking out the window watching Matt mow the yard

 A couple pictures of his new bottom teeth....can you see them in there?

More Adventures & New Pictures

Another new adventure that Landon did last week was go to the dentist for the first time.  I was a little nervous because the dentist can be kind of scary or intimidating but Landon did GREAT!!  He loved it and even helped during his visit.  He learned that he has 10 top teeth and 10 bottom teeth.  The dentist said that everything looks great and he does a great job brushing!  He was excited to get a prize and a toothbrush when we left.  He told me he is ready to go back again.  I can't believe Landon is big enough to go to the dentist already.  These pictures make him look like such a big boy :(

Getting his teeth cleaned

Getting everything checked out by the dentist

On Sunday we went to a Lake Erie Crushers baseball game.  They are a frontier team and the stadium is right by our house.  It is pretty new so it was really nice.  We had a good time.  First, we sat on the hill behind the outfield.  Here is Landon in his chair.

Landon sliding down the hill

Our view from the hill

After a few innings, Landon went to play in the inflatable obstacle course.  Then, we ate dinner and watched the game down the 1st base line at a table.  After the game, Landon got to run the bases!  The game only lasted a little more than two hours so that was perfect for us.  We had a fun night!

Running the bases

I love this picture of Landon....he was showing me his new hat, too cute!!

This is Landon's new shirt that he made with Lili, our neighbor.  It turned out really well!

Here are a few cute pics of our sweet boys!  

Landon's Summer Adventures

The summer has gone by extremely fast for us, but we have had a lot of fun.  These are a few of the fun things Landon did.

Swim Lessons

For two weeks in the middle of July, Landon took swim lessons.  They were in our development at the pool, which was really nice and convenient.  His teacher was actually one of my former students and she was great with the kids.  There were only 3-4 other kids in his class so that was really nice as well. Landon loves to be in the water, but didn't really like to get his face wet or go under.  Now, he doesn't mind going under at all.  In fact, he will even jump in all by himself.  He loves to put his face in or under the water.  He also likes to push off the wall and glide, float on his back monkey crawl along the side of the pool and move his arms and kick his legs. - All the things he learned and practiced in swim lessons. He can't swim on his own yet without swimmies, but he has really improved and does a great job with everything.  We are headed to Illinois in a few days and he can't wait to go down the slide at my parents pool and jump off the diving board at Matt's parents pool!

Moving his arms and kicking his legs

 Putting his face in the water

Monkey crawling to the deep end

Jumping in the deep end

Back float

Trying to swim on his own

Splash Pad

Crocker Park is an outdoor mall about 10 minutes away from our house.  It has a huge movie theatre, stores, restaurants, etc.  It is a really fun place to go.  One day at the end of July, the boys and I headed there for lunch.  We ate outside, got smoothies and then Landon played in the splash pad.  What a fun afternoon!

 Lakewood Park

Last Wednesday Rachel and I took all four boys (Jack, Cooper, Landon and Keegan) to Lakewood Park.  There is a huge play area for the kids and the park overlooks Lake Erie.  It is really pretty.  Landon and Jack played for a little bit and then we had a picnic lunch in the grass.  It was a lot of fun.  Here are some pictures of the boys!