Hello, everyone! We are all doing well & staying busy of course. We can’t believe it’s nearly August already—with all the celebrations that come with summer and other happenings, it has really gone by fast! And so much more to look forward to as well!
Ariel will be four August 3rd. She is really looking forward to her birthday party and says “she won’t be scared of Grandad Chris when he gets here but Dylan might be.” She’s so funny! She still loves art, and helped Daddy build & paint a bird house. Here are some photos of her:
Dylan turned 18 months on July 10, and he is just full of love. He is always smiling & teasing Ariel. He just adores her. He is now 29 lb 7oz (in the 90% for his age), and he’s nearly 35 inches tall (off the charts for his height—above 97%).
David & I are doing well too. I am now the Calendar Coordinator for one of the mom’s groups I’m in, so I stay busy making plans for us to do. We toured an ice-cream shop today. It was during Dylan’s nap time, so David stayed home with him. Here are some photos:
We had a belated birthday for Zada, our cat, in June. We sort of forgot in May with everything going on, & Ariel wanted to make cupcakes for her & have a “party,” so we did. Zada’s 9 now.
Patrice (David’s sister) visited us in June as well. She was here for her high school reunion. It was great catching up with her! Here are some photos:
And of course Father’s Day was in June. We went to Kathryn Albertsons Park for Father’s Day & enjoyed a nature walk. Here are some photos:
And here are the photos from Alan’s b-day & Father’s Day celebration at our house:
At the beginning of this month, we celebrated my mom’s birthday as well as the 4th of July.
We bought fire crackers for the first time this year to let Ariel try her hand at them. She really enjoyed the “pop-its” and “snakes,” but also got to try the sparklers. Dylan thought the “pop-its” were pretty cool too. We didn’t watch fireworks though—we’ll save that for when the kids are older.
We also went boating with my family; it was Dylan’s first time on the boat. Ariel really enjoys being on the boat & “driving” with Grampa. Dylan liked helping to “drive” too, but it was a good thing my parents were camping that weekend because he really didn’t want to stay on the boat for too long. So we hung out at their campground. Here are some photos:
We also celebrated David’s mom’s birthday over at his brother, Nathan’s house.
And Ariel started gymnastics this month. She loves it! She is great on the balance beam & loves the trampoline too. We hope she’ll continue with it in the years to come, but of course it will be up to her.
We are looking forward to Chris’s visit & Ariel’s birthday coming up very soon. And then we’ll be taking our annual trip to Cascade at the cabin with Janeen in August.
Here are a few bonus photos:
Hope you are all doing well!
Lots of love, Tammy, David, Ariel & Dylan
