FUN IN THE SUN

Today was so HOT! We pulled out our fun sprinkler and had some fun in the water. Mark has banned pools because I always buy one but it blows away, fills up with leaves, or kills our grass because I don't move it! That's okay because sprinklers and water guns have proven to be just as entertaining as a pool.
Everyday Hallie asks me if it is summer so she can play outside with the water guns. They have been anticipating the warm weather for so long!I actually got a smile out of Asher! He likes to make funny faces instead of smile. I actually catch him in front of the mirror making faces at himself. It's pretty funny.
July is almost here! Tomorrow will be the 1st. Before I know it, it will be time to send my kids back to school. At least we still have 2 months of summer to play in the water.

A NEW ADDITION

As everyone knows, we are having a baby. Unfortunately, I have no idea if we should expect a little boy or a little girl. That's frustrating because I want to go shopping! If it's a girl the seasons are off from when Hallie was born and I'll have to buy all new girl clothes. If it's a boy, I'll think we'll be okay for awhile. I have an appointment in 2 weeks to see a Perinatologist to check the baby's blood flow to see if it's getting too many antibodies from me. Hopefully everything will be fine, but I'm not sure how serious things will get so it's a little scary. On the plus side, maybe the Perinatologist will check the other end of the baby during the ultrasound to see if we've got a boy or a girl coming! I think Asher needs a brother more than Hallie's needs a sister, so a boy would be nice, but I'm sure it's a girl. I don't think I'm ready for that! There's such a big gap between this baby and Hallie I feel like I've forgotten how to take care of a newborn! My counselor in Primary just had her baby. 9 lbs 9 oz. Can you imagine? I thought Asher was big at 8lbs 5 oz. She has a small frame too and she is short so they had to do a c-section. Looking back, I was a huge baby too. My feet were bigger than Asher's when I was born, if you can imagine that! I guess the nickname Chewbacca does fit me well!

HALLIE'S DANCE ROUTINE

This year in dance, Hallie was the only one in her class. There wasn't a recital, which is a little disappointing, but I recorded her routine on the last day. It was with my digital camera, not a video camera so the quality isn't spectacular but it's not too bad either. It is shaky in spots because Asher kept bumping me! Anyway, I thought Hallie was too cute and had to share the video with everybody. I think she was nervous that I recorded her because she skipped parts of her dance and did other things twice. Once in a while you'll see her pause briefly, look at the camera, and smile a really cheesy smile! She has really gotten better at some techniques in dance, so hopefully she will remember all of it when next year comes around!