We've had amazing weather the past few weeks. It has been in the high 70's and 80's during the week which means lots of popsicles, sprinklers and pool time.
One of the kids favorite things to do is take a nature walk around the neighborhood. We have a few cul-de-sacs that they like to walk to and check out the bugs/rocks/wild bunnies/blackberry bushes/anything. I always try to wait until later in the morning so we don't wake up the entire neighborhood when they discover a slug. This particular morning was a slug fest. 15 were found and Carter named them all. Lucy's job was to babysit the baby slugs and she happily obliged. She'll do anything for her big brother. :)
Lucy loved picking out her own clothes lately. Usually we end up in a swim suit, or snow boots with shorts but this particular day she had the cutest little outfit on!
Now that the sun is setting later at night I can actually go out of the house in the evenings (this is by far my favorite time of year!). Lucy has been my nightly walking buddy after dinner. I love going through each neighborhood as she points out the flowers and birdies. Our girl time is pretty special.
Another little outfit choice the other day.
Carter has been very, well 4, lately. That's probably the best way to put it. He is awesome but also strong-willed and persistent. He used to love going bike riding until he fell off his bike one day about 2 months ago. Ever since then he's scared to get back on his bike. After an hour of encouraging him to try and about 50 pinky promises that I would stay next to him the entire time and never let him fall, he gave in and got on his bike. Only problem was he didn't want to ride down a hill (for fear of going too fast and falling). So he chose to only ride up hill, which meant me helping push him up hill as I pushed the stroller next to him, uphill. The neighbors probably had a good laugh. But, he did it!
Another big event has been soccer. He's on his first official team, the Blue Sharks with 8 other kids. Watching 4 year olds run around the soccer field is hilarious and I'm so sad the season will be ending soon. He scored his first goal last week against the Yellow Bumblebees! In a few weeks we'll be trading in the soccer ball for t-ball (and our weeknights have suddenly gotten much more busy!).
Lucy has suddenly become much more independent and now insists on doing everything herself. Sadly, she smashed her thumb in the car door the other day when she wanted to close it. Thank goodness Matt was right there to open the door back up but she had a pretty big dent in her thumb. Luckily a big red popsicle saved the day, along with a princess band-aid picked out by her daddy.
In an attempt to fix up our yard Matt did quite a bit of weeding the other day. And Carter was right there with him to clean it all up. Someday he won't be as excited to help so we'll appreciate it while it lasts.
And finally, Yoshi celebrated his 6th birthday this month. Our once crazy dog has transitioned into a sleepy, arthritic, doesn't like loud noises type of dog who prefers to just lay down and sleep most of the day. We love him so much and even though he still licks people like crazy and sheds hair everywhere, our family just wouldn't be the same without him.
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