Catching up

Feels like life is speeding by at a million miles an hour...can't keep up. Time to play catch up for a bit. We are having a wonderful summer together! It has been pretty brutal here weather wise. There are endless heat advisories that last for days...temps from 100-120's and with the humidity it just makes for a miserable experience when we have to even step outside for a bit. Crazy that both summers and winters here are wicked extreme. But we have really grown to love living here. Hard to imagine that we will graduate in April and most likely be on to some place new. It is amazing to me how much my boys seem to have grown. It seems as if it happens overnight. They are such good friends, and with that come battles as well...but they sure love each other.

Kyle's birthday was May 7th...So happy to be married to my perfect man! He is 27. OLD!

And some funnies...

Kyle has been working hard at the Law School Clinic all summer. He has gotten great experience and has loved doing it. It is fun to see him be excited about what he is doing especially when the school year can really bring your spirits down. Law School is not the most pleasant thing to endure I am told. He is truly an amazing dad. The boys love him to death and get so hyped up when he can be home to play with them. He also has been having really bad migranes...one lasted more than a week and we ended up going to the ER. He got some drugs that knocked him out, but when they wore off he felt about the same. We ended up taking him to a chiropractor that not only did adjustments but acupuncture. It has really helped. He still gets headaches but they go away and are not as bad. Kyle has also been getting his security clearances and everything worked out for the externship coming up this fall. We are looking forward to moving to D.C. for a few months. And lucky for us Kyle's sweet aunt lives there and has generously offered for us to stay with her. What a relief.
(I think it was Kyle's first trip to the ER, and definitely first IV ever. Better for a bit after some drugs :)

I have been busy helping out with things for my sister's wedding, (My sweet gorgeous wonderful sister Aubrey is getting married to an equally wonderful guy-Landon. We can't wait!!!!) sewing/crafting projects, learning new recipes, preschool with Damon, baby proofing for Jonas, reading, teaching primary and activity days, and who knows what else. I feel like I am going non-stop but when I sit down to see what I have accomplished it never seems like that much.

Damon loves learning. We read, write, play games, get together with friends, occasionally go outside (IT IS TOO HOT!!!!), and just have tons of fun together. He is a great big brother and definitely is already looking out for Jonas. I am so grateful for his sweet tender spirit and that even though he loves to tease and provoke, he truly loves his family and those around him. Both Damon and Jonas got the croup this week so we have kept to ourselves for a bit but are ready to get out and do more things now! So stupid that they got it in the summer...who would have thought.

Jonas is growing like a weed. He sure thinks he is a big boy like those around him now! He has even managed to climb up on our big bar stool/dining room chairs. It is crazy to think my baby is that big already. He is a snuggler, and loves his stuffed animals. He tries to mimic everything he sees Kyle and Damon do. He is just a happy smiley boy and we can't get enough of him.