we are in full school mode now. but here is a summer rundown of what we did (for those who are still out there ;)
we sure went to the pool A LOT this summer. at least once a week if not more!
i swooned over this chair and really wanted it but passed....outta my price range :(
our main purpose for the SF trip--------to meet this little guy, evan, my brand spankin' new nephew! he weighed in at a whopping 11 pounds 14.5 oz!!! he was about 11 days old when i took this picture. he's such a cutie! thanks to my sis & BIL for letting us come to meet him and to stay with them so soon after his birth!
the boys were super excited to hold baby evan! brandon even got to feed him!
we got to have some time at the playground with big sis, jadeyn. she is super smart & super adorable!
one treat i discovered while in SF was this flavor of it's-it. i was so happy to have found it at 1 grocery store back here in SoCal!
back home & back to reality.....4 new tires for my car. we had some more maintenance done and it was costly!!
added to our list of "improvements" this summer were getting these puppies out. brandon had severe over crowding in his mouth and after a ortho consult, they suggested brandon have 4 teeth extracted. OUCH! i was not looking forward to it thinking i'd have a very cranky kid after but he did extremely well---both times. they pull 2 teeth a visit. i am so proud of brandon for going though this. we were told after the 4 teeth gets pulled out, it'll make the teeth erupting out over the existing ones fall back into place and you know what---it has and his teeth are looking a lot better!
more pool time
adding to the improvements this summer was replacing our tile. i cannot believe we ever had this! we had to be out of the house all day while they demoed & blasted out the tile so what do you do all day w/ 2 boys?
have a picnic. and go to the library. and the bookstore. and drive around.
caught some work in progress. the boys though it was hilarious having the toilet sitting outside in our backyard!
looks SO much better than tile don't you think? and it changes the whole look of our house.
random pics
bryan is still afraid to take swim lessons but miss jessica noticed that bryan would just sit around while brandon had his lessons so she convinced bryan to come dressed in his trunks the following week and she said she'd take him in the water. bless her for taking him on her break time. she tried to make it fun but he still does not want to learn.
the OC fair is a must for brandon every summer.
super giant turkey leg and corn dog
clowning around
one of my favorite meals
went into a store and bryan's eyes lit up and said, "what is this?" it's a rotary phone my dear boy....
my plate would be the one on the left...
and more pool time
i convinced bryan to go on a big boy roller coaster with me. he was nervous waiting in line but he was brave--didn't back out. i could tell during the ride, he was silent and scared but after the ride ended, he said, "let's go again!" big bro brandon chickened out...
summer treat and someone grew a goatee!
thanks for sticking around! hope to be back on track soon!
8 comments:
FUN pics...felt like I was with you! I can't believe how big your nephew is! WOW! Love the pics of the boys:) Your new floors are FABulous...love the dark wood!
wow you had a great summer...very busy and lots of fun places...your kids are too cute...thanks for sharing.
What a fun post! It's always great to see what you and the boys are up to and I feel like I'm right there with you! I'm sure Brybry will be swimming next year--maybe when you're at Ko Olina!
Great summer recap sis! Thanks for coming to visit and making Jadeyn feel super special so she wouldn't be as jealous with a new baby brother. My kids are so lucky to have such a fun auntie, uncle and boy cousins (Brandon was especially great with her, hopefully she didn't scare Bryan off too bad).
I wish I could be a kid again just so I could spend my summers having fun with you and the boys! You are amazing. I loved this summer retrospective, totally cracked up about the rotary phone. I'm thinking you will have to duplicate that chair on a budget somehow, it's totally you!
What a fun walk through your summer, Ivy! Congrats on the new nephew - he's a cutie! The boys look great and i love the new floors. Hope the school year is off to a great start!
looks like you had a blast this past summer!! i always enjoy seeing your photo posts and this is so fun to read! thanks so much for sharing, Ivy! sorry that i don't stop by often enough and thanks so much for stopping by my blog! =) hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend and hope you have a fabulous week! =)
Aw... look at your boys, they grow up too fast! You are a great mama, they always look so happy! Love all the wonderful pictures, thank you for sharing!
I hope they are having a fabulous school year so far, lot of hugs to you guys!
Thank you so much for your sweet comment on my blog, Ivy! We are very excited and looking forward to our new life in Taiwan, it will be a wonderful adventure! My only concern is the kids, I hop they are going to adjust well! Let's keep in touch! Have a beautiful and happy weekend, hugs!!
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