No fear

At the beginning of this month-after the rain FINALLY ended for the entire month of May, we actually started being able to go swimming!!! Seth and I LOVE water, beaches, swimming, just being in the sun in general, and we so happy to finally get Elem in the water. We started the summer out by going to Uncle Spoons pool to "test the waters" and see how Elem felt about getting in. Last year he seemed to love the beach, and liked the pool okay, but this year is a totally different story.

As soon as we got to the pool, Elem took up residency on the stairs. The water was freezing....but that did not seem to stop him! His farmer tan is a little out of control here.


He was on a mission to get in that pool and swim. After a couple of seconds of seeing daddy jump right in, there was no turning back! The swimmies were originally put on in hopes to keep him afloat if anything went wrong, but I think they are really intended for an older or bigger kid. Maybe next year those will be a little better for us. But like I said, once he was in there, he was happy! He was smiling and laughing the whole time and just happy to be in this vast amount of water....with his daddy even made it better :)



After swimming at Spoons house, Elem was all about going back to go "swim in the pool". Lucky for us, Grammy and Poppa have a great big pool and it just got all cleaned up for the summer. As soon as we go there, Elem and Cecilia were right in the pool. Again, the temperature of the pool water seems to have no effect on small children. Wish I could say the same for myself. Instead I kill my self each and every time by inching into the water, first my feet, then my calfs, knees, etc. Once i get to my waist I am pretty good to go. However, daddy is a little more daring, and of course makes the grand entrance every time! So Elem counted "1, 2, 3 Jump" and daddy was in the water. After Elem saw that, it was his mission to be just like his daddy, which is his new thing, and he became a jumping maniac! No fear I tell you!



He must have jumped in the water about 100 times, and that has continued every single time we go to the pool! I love seeing him have so much fun and I am so happy he is a water bug like us! We wouldnt want it any other way. My only fear with him loving the water so much is that he seems to be very carefree when getting around outside of the pool. I am super paranoid about him having shoes on at all times so he doesnt slip and fall when he is walking around through the water on the concrete. And I am also super freaked out by him running or walking fast, because he doesnt even think about falling! So I have to overcome my fear of those things, and just hope for the best. We are hoping for an injury free summer! Full of lots of sun and swimming.

What I love most Mondays!

...is the look on Elem's face in this picture:


It is Priceless.

What I love most Mondays

Yes I admit I skipped a couple of Mondays, but I am back on track! At least for this week that is! This week I am keeping it nice and simple. Currently I am LOVING the effect that popsicles have on kids! Both at work and at school, with the rising temperatures outside, a popsicle seems the best way to keep everyone hydrated and happy.

Elem actually got on the popsicle kick from being at school, and once he had one-he never went back. Throughout the day at school he will tell me he wants one, and of course then I have to give one to everybody, but they are super cheap, and really do seem to have this magical effect on kids. Instant smiles, calmer children, and no disagreements for at least 3 minutes. :) ANother favorite that has creeped it sneaky little way into our lives would be the ice cream man. But I wont get into that one today. Even though he does drive through our neighborhood every single night at about 7:20pm on the nose, and continue to drive slowly for at least 20 minutes, dinging that little bell over and over with the song playing from his speakers. Even though we have only bought ice cream from him literally 2 times, Elem still can hear that dinging from a mile away, and ALWAYS wants to get ice cream from the ice cream man.

Okay back to popsicles. Our current favorite are flavor ice. They come in bulk, all different colors, arent really all that big, are probably one of the least messy popsicles ever, and taste super good! Elem picked up in about 1 week how to push the popsicle up the paper as he ate it, and likes to be super sensative and needs a paper towel to wrap around the popsicle because they are always too cold. Go figure. Last weekend we took a swim break to enjoy 2 or 3 refreshing popsicles:

Everybody has figured it out!


Sissy caught on very quickly. You can tell she has had a popsicle or 2. :)


I love the determination in this. Everyone take at least 2 seconds and think of the last time you tried this hard for something. Anything.


I didnt say they work miracles people! Of course when someone's is running out and someone else still has some, there will be conflict!



We love popsicles!

Happy 1 year anniversary

Of course in true blogging fashion I am late on my post. But I just wanted to throw in a quick shout out to honor my 1 year anniversary. :) On May 30th Seth and I were officially married for 1 whole year and we couldn't be any happier. In some ways it seems almost like we should be celebrating our 5 year anniversary because we started dating almost 7 years ago...or is it 8, I think I have lost count! But in other ways it seems as if we were just married last week. We have such a great and open relationship, and every day just seems to flow so great. We pick up where the other needs help and we each know our roles in our relationship without fail. Seth cooks, does the yard work, I clean and change all the dirty diapers. :)We just fit and I couldn't imagine spending my life with anyone else! We are still just as happy as we were this time last year, although we were a lot tanner, and a lot more relaxed chilling on the beach with our feet in the sand. For our one year anniversary we didn't do anything extravagant like some couples would-that is really not us. We actually chose to spend the day with Elem, just our family having fun and enjoying the outdoors. In the early morning we headed off to the baseball field with Elem to play a little ball and run the basis, and then we spent the rest of the afternoon swimming at Spoons house, soakin up some sun, and enjoying watching Elem play in the water for his first swim of the year. We finished up the night at Ali and Dustin's by cooking up some food and still playing with the kiddies. It was such a great day, surrounded by family. Seth is my best friend and my "baby daddy". haha! Rather than include some great pic of us all dressed up at a fancy restaurant, (not that I have one like that or anything), I included the only one from that day that we had. Us all sweaty and still in our bathing suits, chillin and enjoying each other's company. Happy 1 year baby. I love you.

Best Friends

Elem and Cecilia have been turning into quite the Best Friends lately. They have always been such great friends but it seems that every single day they just become closer and closer and you can see it at the funniest times. The weather has been really nice here so lately it has been outside in Ali and Dustin's backyard, just playing on the swing set or as you can see from the video below, just playing with dirt! They communicate so good to each other, it is almost heart breaking to watch them have conversation together, all by themselves! They arent supposed to be having conversations together yet!!! They are growing up so fast, and being only 3 months apart has allowed them to pretty much grow up right at the same pace. For now, Elem has taken the role as the leader of the 2. :) I often catch him out of the corner of my eye, telling Cecilia what to do, or taking a toy over to her and trading her for her toy, that he is wanting, and telling her that this is Sissy's toy and the one he wants is Elem's toy. Cecilia is a little bit quieter but once she gets going, she does say a lot. And once she gets to giggling, there is no stopping that girl! They really do love being around each other, and even though one of them always ends up accidently hitting the other in the head with something, or pushing the other off the couch, they still turn right around and are best friends no matter what. They are really god at apologizing these days too! Which is so great to see. I often hear Elem say, "I sorry Sissy...its okay." or Cecilia say, "I sorry Elem Zane."

For now they refer to each other in their own special way...Elem calls Cecilia "Sissy" and Cecilia ALWAYS calls Elem, "Elem Zane". She just called him "Zane" for the longest, so it is a step in the right direction. We are just so thankful for Sissy and love to watch them grow together. It is really nice to have a cousin right around the same age. Guess it is an automatic friend right around the corner at any given time.

Here is some good ole play time in the backyard..2 BFFs just enjoying the afternoon. Please excuse Elem's outfit, his teacher at school dressed him very 70s to enjoy the sprinkler fun outside!

Stop that daddy

Tonight Elem, Seth and I all piled into "daddy's bed", meaning Seth and I's bed to fall asleep. "Mommy's bed" is on the couch where Elem and I usually cuddle before we both drift off to sleep, but he has recently, for the past three days chosen daddy's bed to go night night. While we all three laid cuddled up and as I repeatedly told Elem to close your eyes and go to sleep, Seth attempted to make the false snoring noise..."snggggghhhh-shhhhhhh" I am sure you can imagine it in your head right? The typical choice you would make if someone told you to pretend to snore. Immediately Elem leans up and says, "stop that sngggg..shhhh"...hahah. It was one of the funniest things he has ever said. Not only did he continue to repeat it, because he was getting a laugh out of the both of us-allowing him to stay up a few minutes later, but in no way did he believe the fake snoring for a sign that daddy was going to sleep. Ahh my little baby is so turning into a little boy and it is getting harder and harder to get things by him. Seriously one of the funniest things that has ever come out of his mouth.