Updates

I can't believe the girls are almost a year old...and that they've survived with no major injuries! Claire has decided that Kevin's little table is an excellent climbing spot. She does a great job climbing up, but getting down is mostly left to gravity. Delaney has started to like the push walker, but, again, gravity can be both friend and foe. They are still both small, but both have their two bottom teeth and are showing a lot of interest in getting food in their mouths. Waffles, mac and cheese, and chicken nuggets are current favorites, but they still like their fruits and veggies too. In other news, they both had a visit with Dr. Suh, the pediatric ophthalmologist, who said that they were both far-sighted. No glasses yet, but we'll be going back in 3 months for a recheck.

Kevin is still working on potty training. We've told him that it's his job and he'll need to be able to do it by the time he starts preschool at the end of August. He'll pee on the potty and has occasionally pooped there too, but doesn't quite seem to have the "feel" yet. He's had a great week with a trip to Sioux Falls to see his cousins, a parade and fireworks on the 4th, and another parade, and maybe fireworks, today. He loves parades, especially the candy, and even the loud fireworks don't seem to faze him at all.

It's been super hot here the last few days and we've been contemplating setting up the wading pool. All 3 of the kids really like water. We had a nice vacation to Minneapolis and Alexandria, MN in June and, as long as the water isn't too cold, the little fish are all for a dip:) We'll be heading over to Wisconsin in a few weeks to visit Angie & Eric and family and hope to find a spot around Madison for a couple days of family fun. We'll see how a vacation without the good help of Grandma Helen goes!