Summer Fun

Well, we survived the great heat wave of 2013 and enjoyed double-digit weather throughout the holiday weekend.

Mom says I don't have to wear clothes when it's hotter than 100 degrees.

Our 4th of July was absolutely classic, starting with a parade downtown, lunch in the park, a dip in the pool, burgers and 'dogs for dinner, and a big fireworks show at dark. We walked into the park quite a distance to get good seats in the grass, which ended up being TOO good. The fireworks were launched right over our heads and we could feel bits of ash landing on us and the booms echoing through our bodies. The little boys trembled and hung on to us the entire time...poor babies. I stayed positive the whole time and said how pretty they were, with lots of oohs and ahhs.

I think it worked, because when Felix saw fireworks on TV last night, he got all excited and leaned in and said "Ooooooh! Oooooooh!"

Watching the parade. His favorite group was the bagpipe marching band.

On Saturday night, we met up with fellow choice mom Claire and her girls for some amazing hot springs camping. I'll let her do all the work on that recap - hop over to her blog if you haven't seen it already!

In other news, we started a new bedtime routine that excludes bottles and includes brushing teeth and reading stories, and like every other routine change, Felix has done great with it. He actually lets me brush his teeth as long as he gets to brush mine. He has rediscovered books and I'll often find him sitting in his room quietly "reading" to himself, as he did briefly around 10 months.

His two new words are "shh" (fish) and "doo" (shoe). He uses them voluntarily and in context, so I'm sure he knows what he's talking about. It's so fun hearing him learn new words, and I can't wait to hear what his first version of "Felix" will be.