July is over already?

Wow! This month went fast, how is it August tomorrow? I'm not quite sure how this happened and don't have anything too exciting to share. We have become a DVD family ... which means we cancelled our satellite. I think I was about 13 the last time I didn't have cable (yes, I am spoiled) so this will take some getting used to ... but actually it hasn't been that bad so far. We have fit in more walks and time at the park. So not only is it good for our budget, it is good for our family time. I think that Mylie will overcome her withdrawls from SpongeBob and Dora, good thing she has DVDs of both.

Jeff and Blake have fit in some naps in the recliner. I have so many pictures of Jeff and Mylie in this same pose when she was Blake's age.
Our church had a Girl Party on Tuesday night for all the mother's and daughters. I volunteered to take pictures of all the moms and daughters so one of the young women offered to help out with Mylie. The became fast friends and I may have *finally* found a teenage babysitter. Mylie had a blast at the party, she swam and did crafts and had fun with some of the girls from primary.

This is Mylie with her new BFF Shelby.
Other than that the summer just continues to fly by. Blakey is growing like mad and will be 6 months old on Sunday. He is chowing down on cereal and ready to try new foods too. He is so happy and I must kiss him 238947 times a day. He has acquired a new skill of pulling hair ... pulling it out. I think he took out three little fist fulls of my hair today. Ouch!

Mylie is getting so grown up. She is writing her name and and doing great with her letters. While Blakey was napping today we spent some time reading and she was just amazing me with how smart she is. She is loving riding her bike and has already had to have one tire replaced on it (she is so my kid). She is so dang tall and already wears size 5T and some girls size 5. Yep, she is still 3 years old.

Jeff is busy at work, but things are getting better there. He has really helped bring about a turnaround in his department in the 4 months he has worked there. In fact, his boss' boss told him today that things have improved there faster than he thought they would. Yay Jeff!

I have just been working about one day a week this month which is a nice thing about summer. Still, I don't feel like I've done a ton of fun things with the kids. But I do enjoy fun moments, such as Mylie and I reading while Blake is napping, watching cartoons with Mylie and Blake in my bed in the morning, and watching the two of them interact. It is the most adorable thing when they see each other for the first time in the morning. Both of their faces break out into the biggest grins ever, so dang cute!

Next weekend we head to Utah for a family reunion. We leave early Friday morning and will drive to Salt Lake and go to Hogle Zoo and then the reunion starts that night in Provo and is all day Saturday. We are going to drive back Saturday night (it is about 6 hours each way ... without stops) so it will be a lot of driving. But it will be fun and we are excited!