Trey

I could have watched this sweet boy play with those toys all day. I was amazed at how interested he was in the "new" toys at Mema and Pepa's house. I love to watch children discover new things.

He was in heaven with the "big boy" tinker toys and legos!

Addyson

It was too fun getting shots of my little ham Addy and learning my new camera! This girl is SO much fun to be around! And she is a doll!

Maryland Crab

We bought a few small crab at a local crab shop. Nathan wanted to get the full Baltimore experience while here. Ethan and I wanted to try as well. All I can say it it's a LOT of work for a little amount of meat! We could have got great big crab that might had been more enjoyable, but we did not have a great big budget!

That night Nathan grilled us some awesome steaks which made for a really nice meal. Ethan said it was defiantly one of the best steaks he'd eaten! We sure are going to miss have good ol Nate here with us, he has been a joy!

What Bryn and I have been up to

This summer has gone by way faster than I wanted it to. I had lots of goals for the summer but one of my main goals was to teach Brynlee how to read. Big goal I know, but she wants it SO bad. I am not the kind of mom than thinks that my kindergartener need to be reading Harry Potter by the time she starts school, but I do think that when a child is ready they are ready.

She keep asking me.

And asking me!

I feel a little guilty because I know that she was ready awhile ago but I was dragging my feet. It has been going well so far. She does not have a long attention span, but when we do it at just the right time I am amazed at how much she picks up.

It's such a unique feeling to see your child start to learn something for the first time, that is why I love being a mom so much. I'm even amazed when I see Trey learning how to follow simple commands!

Her writing is really improving.

Today was a good day, we are almost half way through the book so we need to "book it" in order to get finished before the 29th!

(Thanks Karen for introducing us to this fabulous book!)

If you can't stand the heat...

put only the front of your shirt over your head!

See is SOUND asleep.

I promise!

The next morning I asked her about it and she vaguely remembered, then said she was hot. Its affecting all of us honey!

One of these days I will go back through and round up all the crazy sleep pics of her. I need to start getting quick snaps more often, we find this girl in the strangest sleeping positions!