Summer Fun

We've enjoyed a lot of time at Grandpa's pool this summer. Swimming lessons has helped the kids be more confident with putting their face in the water.

 P2 has the best Sunbeam teachers ever! Her class is AMAZING every Sunday. One time I walked in  and they were all sitting on the floor eating popcorn (which was everywhere), and they had a blanket over the table for the den because they were learning about Daniel and the lions den. Her one teacher received her mission call though, and they had to say goodbye to her. P2 still asks when she will be coming back.

P3 has discovered a newfound love for ice cream. He had never even had ice cream before, but he knew that he had to have it! And of course he loved it, and now no one can eat ice cream in peace.

Just chillin' at home:

 Christmas in June:

We had a water party at a neighbor's house, and the kids really enjoyed that. P3 has no fear of the water, and just dives right in.

Our city has a summer reading program at the park. One week they had a fire truck there for the kids to see.

We went with Grandma and Grandpa to the Rockin' E Country Store, and the kids wanted to ride the horse. They panicked a bit when Grandpa put in some money to make it go...

New Beds!

P3 has been "sleeping" in our room since he was born. And I use the term sleeping very lightly, because this child does not know how to sleep. He wakes up 3-5 times a night, and I usually only get to sleep in 2-3 hr stretches. It has been so hard. We didn't want to move him to the kids room until he slept better at night, but I had finally had enough. P3 needed to be evicted from our bedroom.

We bought bunk beds for the big kids so we could fit them in the same room. Twin beds are so huge!!! I've been so used to the toddler beds. P1 and P2 were very excited to have a bunk bed. We got them new Star Wars sheets, and P2 loves "Arty-Dooty" (R2D2). 

I bought a $20 Wyze Cam to use as a baby monitor, and it works pretty well for only $20.

We put P3 in the room with P1 and P2 and wished them good luck! P3 thought it was pretty fun to be in the same room as his siblings. And apparently we needed to do this way sooner, because after a day or two, P3 was "sleeping" through the night! (The camera shows he still gets up a few times, but now he usually puts himself back down). So at least mom and dad are finally getting to sleep through the night! P1 and P2 have handled it very well, and they seem to sleep through most of it.

P2's Birthday: 4 Years Old

P2 turned 4! She is our little sweetheart and we love having her in our family. She is easy and hard to shop for. Easy because she says she likes everything, hard because you're never really sure what she actually loves. She tends to like whatever P1 likes. But also likes princesses and pink. She loves to play with friends, and is always wanting to go to someone's house to play. She is a bit shy in public. She is a great sister, and good helper.

4 Year Stats:

Weight: 36 lbs 6 oz (63rd percentile)

Height: 41 in (79th percentile)

P1 was so excited to give her a Pokemon lego (Fomantis) because it was a pink one. We also gave her some dinosaur Duplos and some Star Wars Forces of Destiny action figures. She was excited to get "Arty Dooty".

 

 

We had a birthday play date at the park with friends. We brought water balloons and ice cream sandwiches. All the kids seemed to have a great time!

 

 

We had family over for cupcakes that night. I made Star Wars Forces of Destiny cupcakes with lots of pink frosting!

P2 got cute clothes and bracelets from Grandma and Grandpa. She also got some fun books to read.

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday sweet girl, we love you!