The Long and Winding Road

Nothing to terribly exciting to report. Summer is here and the pool is open! Walker loves to swim. He would jump in all day if he could. Lauren won't go near the water. Not quite sure what the deal is there. Brady is loving sitting in the baby pool and watching the other kids.

Doug is teaching summer school right now. I think this will be a good thing because it is not all summer long and will give him a bit of a break. We are planning to go to Denver in July and maybe, finances willing, California for Christmas. I would really like to get out there, but we'll see how it all goes.

Every day has its little challenges. I have to admit, I wish I was more patient. (if you are my brother or sister, stop laughing as you know that I have a history of being impatient and prone to temper tantrums). I am really trying not to get to upset with the kids of insignificant things. My big hurdle right now is the whole potty training thing. Poor Lauren. She gets it. She does it. But she doesn't always remember to scoot back on the potty, thereby peeing all over the floor. I am so tired of wiping up pee!! But I also know that she is not even 2-1/2 and I need to not take it out on her. Those of you who know me well will appreciate that Walker is just like me, thus we butt heads quite a bit. If I lose my temper, he loses his and it escalates. If there were a video camera, it would almost be funny to watch because he says and does EXACTLY what I do when I get frustrated with him, down to the facial expressions. Nature or Nurture? Talk amongst yourselves. Otherwise, he is really getting to be a fun little guy, riding his bike, playing, reading books and boy does he remember every little thing I tell him!! He is also a great big bro to Brady (Except when Brady blocks the tv, where does he get this from?)

Brady boy, or as Lauren calls him "baby boy" is getting himself into more and more trouble by the day! Yesterday he climbed all the way up the stairs!! He is pretty darn tall to so putting stuff up is not always out of his reach!! He is such a little cutie!

Lauren Funny- Doug bought them some batons at the grocery store the other day (SUCKER!) and taught her the following that she now does standing on top of the lego box as her stage "Go team GO! Go Team GO!" waving her baton. It cracks me up!!

Well until next time, Toodles!