Summer Summer Summer Summertime

Well folks, it's Summer. Now, Summer doesn't mean as much to me as it used to due to me not being a student nor having kids that are old enough to experience Summer vacation yet. We've been having fun so far though. The Hubby has been working a lot the past week and a half because he's covering for someone. That has caused him to have to work every morning at 4:45 during the week. He usually only does that on Mondays and Fridays. And to add to the mix, he also started school this week. It's only one class but it's for two and a half hours every day and it seems as though he'll have paper due every day. In fact he had a test this morning on the third day of class. This is in addition to the rock wall schedule that he works as well. I miss my husband.

Smasher and I have been keeping semi-busy though. I think for the summer I shall change his name to Splasher! We went to the new splash pad that opened recently in our neighborhood. It was packed and I ran into several friends! We first sat next to our friend that was parked under a tree and finished our second snocone of the season. Splasher loved it! Then we bravely entered the fenced in area filled with "big kids". I didn't want to push Splasher since he seemed a little apprehensive about the whole thing. Eventually he ventured into the throng of children with me trailing close behind. I tried to stay back a ways, only intervening when he seemed confused that I was not right there. Once he saw me he was fine though and continued playing. He seemed to stick to the edges for the most part, only venturing to the middle of the pad when I held his hand. After about 20 minutes, he decided he was done. That was fine with me. He gets so hot playing outside. Hopefully we can start going a couple of days a week and he'll get more interested in it.

I'm also having the Hubby look into Mommy and Me swimming lessons. I want Splasher to feel comfortable around water and I would also feel more comfortable knowing that he knows the basics. Especially after an incident we had a friends pool last week. Splasher was fine. Just fell in the pool. The Hubby was in before I was even out of my seat and Splasher came up wide eyed and coughing a little but not crying or anything so I'm pretty sure he was fine. I had a mini-heart attack, but he was fine.

I don't let Splasher watch a lot of tv. In fact, we don't even have cable and typically just rent DVDs or watch things online. However, I have decided that a few minutes of a show here and there, really help me out a lot. Luckily, the local video rental store offers free DVDs of kids shows to rent. So the other day I sent the Hubby to find a couple of videos. He returned with The Magic School Bus and Schoolhouse Rock. Now, these are great shows! They're just a little over a 17 month-old's head. Good try anyway, Honey!

Shy is doing well. Growing like crazy although I didn't really notice it until other people were holding her. We took her to the doctor last week and she has gained two pounds in a four weeks. She's up to 9lbs. 10oz. She's starting to become more expressive and developing a personality. She makes the funniest faces and has started kind of grinning at us a little bit. She's still not sleeping too well, which is really hard considering I'm the one that has to take care of her since The Hubby has to be at work so early. I don't mind though. He takes her when he's home so I can get a nap sometimes. Splasher is an amazing big brother! He just watches her and actually whispers "shhhh" when she starts crying, which is not very often.

Well, I am going to find some more fun summer activities to keep my Splasher busy!