Summer Fun

School is out, and we are loving it. The hot weather hasn't quite arrived, which I've actually enjoyed. I love summer rainstorms and mild weather.

I haven't been great about using my camera with all our doings, but I do try. I figure the doing is more important than the documenting.

Aki's awesome cousin, Crystal, and her family came to SLC for a visit and we were so fortunate to have a little of their time. Her kids are precious and we can't wait to see the newest one arriving this summer.
Ame is so delighted to have her second-cousin, Tylie Pratt, living in Tooele. Everyone in our neighborhood her age is a boy, so she loves having a girl to play with. Dress up (complete with makeup) is a favorite, along with taking care of Tevi, bathing their dolls, and sidewalk chalk.
Ame and Makai's first cousins, Nina and Satchel, also live not too far away in Bountiful, so we made a couple trips up that way to celebrate Symonie's birthday and let the kids have fun. The lil punkins played in the water, then at the playground. (The DVD player in our new van makes trips to Bountiful all the easier and doable.)
And last, but not least, we have been enjoying Makai's t-ball games twice a week. Several friends and his second-cousin Tate, are on his team. He's quite the little athlete and is getting better and better. He had a great time hitting in the batting cages, and loves to cheer on his teammates.

10 months

Our little guy is now 10 months old. He is so busy, always crawling and cruising the furniture. He loves to cheer for himself, clapping and cracking up. He's got 8 chompers that he uses to sample everything that might be edible. He pulls up to standing and stands for a few seconds on his own before he plops down.

We really need to childproof...this kid can have the kitchen cupboards, the bookshelves, and any drawers cleared out in no time. He communicates by "calling" (yelling) to us, and we respond in the same way. We'll have "conversations" like this for several minutes, and he loves it. And I love him—more than I can describe.He is on a definite schedule, and he's so good to follow it. He goes down for naps and bedtime quite easily, which is a wonderful thing to me. I've been working with him on basic sign language, but so far all he does is laugh at me. Hopefully it will pay off in the next year.He uses great attention to carefully prod and poke our eyes, nose, and mouth; he shakes his head back and forth when we tell him "no" (his way of talking back, I suppose?). He is so much fun, and I wish he could stay this way forever. Love you, Tevita!