August fun

The month of August was hot. We have had a bunch of fun swimming, going to the park, jumping on the trampoline, going to the library, and spending time with family. Trying to beat the heat has proven to be a challenge at some points, but we have done a pretty good job of it. Thankfully we have friends who have neighborhood pools that we can cool off in. Caleb is getting really good at swimming, he doesn't use a lifejacket anymore, but isn't quite to the point where I can sit down and read a good book while he swims. He does love to swim though. He is getting ready to start preschool and I am excited about that. He is too, however he doesn't quite get the fact that he will be in a new class with a new teacher. Chloe has been a sweet sweet girl. I love her helpful attitude. Caleb is very lucky to have her. Just the other day, I was hounding Caleb to get his shoes on. I was starting to get frustrated and Chloe said, "I get Caleb's shoes". I tried to stop her, but it was too sweet. I keep reminding him how lucky he is to have such a sweet sister who helps him out, I just hope he doesn't take advantage of her helpfulness....Keira is rolling over and I think she is trying to figure out how to crawl - definitely the beginning stages of crawling, but still. I am hoping that she doesn't figure it out for a couple more months. I am not ready to follow her all over the house. It is going to be harder this time around because Caleb's toys are getting smaller and smaller. Anyway, we celebrated my birthday with the family. Cindy and Carol's birthday are at the same time as mine, so we celebrated all together. It was a lot of fun and the kids had fun too. We went out to eat and then headed over to Jeremy and Cindy's house for cake and gifts. I got a Hobby Lobby gift card :) and three pair of sandals. Josh got me a Bible and some work out clothes. Caleb got me a waterbottle for "after you get done running, mom" - very sweet and thoughtful. Here are some pictures of our month....enjoy :)