Top 5

James

1. Chewed out our neighbor for smoking. James demanded that the guy (we know him pretty well) "get that out of his mouth!" and then he said, "I don't want to see you do that again!" The neighbor chuckled and threw his cigarette down and stomped it out. Then chuckled and said, "okay, it's out! Smart kid!" I was grateful James picked that neighbor to scold. Not sure the others would have thought it was as funny. I was even more grateful that the neighbor was good humored about it all. James, I hope you always decide that you'd rather be able to run and walk and jump and breathe rather than smoke because I won't be as nice as you were to our neighbor :) Love you!

2. Such a good helper!

3. Almost night time potty trained. 

4. Loves nap time because he gets to watch "a little show."

5. Looks after this younger brothers and only teases them sometimes. 

Seth

1. Loves to do everything his older brother does.

2. LOVES blueberries

3. Wakes up at 6:30 AM every day

4. Tries soo hard to get out of taking a nap by declaring, "me happy!" as he's crying. 

5. Always wants to hold baby. In fact he and James fight over who gets to hold baby. 

Matthew

1. Smiles

2. Giggles

3. Doesn't like to go to sleep by himself

4. Wakes up 3-4 times a night

5. Holds his own head up like a champ!

We went to a splash pad and the boys loved it. So nice in the terrible heat. 

Photo credit goes to James :) 

This is what makes waking up every night worth it!

"Shhhhh, me sleeping!"

Our swim buddy