Oh What Do You Do In The Summertime? July Edition

July was a busy month. A good chunk of our time was spent at the local pool for Mason’s swimming lessons. I think I kind of mentioned this in a previous post, but we had such a good experience with swim lessons. Mason’s teacher was awesome and I really liked the way the class was set up. They did a lot of teaching through songs and games and Mason was really excited to try everything. He learned a lot!

We let Kellen dip his toes a time or two and he was pretty content. He liked splashing around and kicking those pudgy legs.

There is just nothing cuter than a toddler walking around in a Mickey towel like a little Jedi. Bah! Spencer and I about died watching him carefully lift his towel as he glided along the sidewalk.

Masons favorite part of each lesson was when he would get to jump into the pool. And his last day of class he got to go down the big waterslide with his teacher. I spent half of our time at that pool trying to keep him away from that slide so, needless to say, he was pretty excited to FINALLY be able to go down! He was beaming when they shot out into the water.

Kellen mostly sipped formula coladas poolside.

We spent lots of time at parks and splash pads. We still haven’t run out of new playgrounds to try. We have to spend time outside pretty much every day. The boys are so much happier and better behaved if they get a chance to go play and get their wiggles out. Not to mention, they nap a lot better! Our whole day goes so much smoother when they have a chance to run amuck for a while.

This is one of my favorite pictures of me and the boys:

We’re off on an adventure!

We still enjoy the occasional half-price shake or shaved ice or otter pop. Cool treats taste SO good on hot days. 

We took Kellen on his first trip to the zoo!

He looks thrilled doesn’t he? He really did have an enjoyable time. Surprisingly, both boys seemed pretty excited by the butterfly exhibit. I was surprised that that seemed to be a favorite.

Kellen doesn’t care so much where we’re going, he just likes to be out and about. He LOVES being outdoors. He is happy as a clam when he can spend a bit of time in the sunshine.

There was our usual splashing in the backyard and dashing through the sprinklers. Mason thinks it is HILARIOUS to “get me” with the garden hose.
We finished our summer reading program and collected our prizes.

I think our favorite part of July was visiting family and birth families! 

As usual, I think that I have so many pictures I should break this into several posts, but I’m having enough of a hard time keeping the blog updated as it is! Suffice it to say, July was great. Lots to look forward to this month too!