Summer Fun!! - First Half of June

One really fun thing that happened this summer is the hatching of our little bird friend under our deck.  Although it is hard to snap pictures of him (partially because the nest is under our deck and on one of the support beams but also because his mom watches us very closely), we have been having fun watching him grow.  We waited a few days for the other eggs to hatch but they never did.  Here he is a few days after hatching.  We could already see some feathers sprouting!

 

Just a few days later, our little pink baby bird was completely covered in feathers and had his eyes open!

 

About a week later we went to check on our little bird and found him perching on the side of the nest!  Sadly, this was the last picture we will ever get of our friend.  We left for the afternoon and when we came home and went to see what he was up to I spotted him just below his nest dead.  We think he might have fallen off of his nest from the wind.  Poor bird!  Guess we have to wait for a new batch of baby birds next year!

  

The first weekend in June we had a very special day for our nephew, Andrew.  He was baptized!  I hope Ethan is as nice to his future little brother as he is to Andrew.  He gave him hugs and rubbed his head while he got changed into his little baptismal outfit.

The family after the baptism. From there we went to Kel and Chad's house for an awesome lunch and outside play time for the kids. Congratulations Andrew!

Probably the thing we have done most so far this summer has been playing in the water.  Whether that means in our little kiddy pool, playing with the hose, or running through the sprinkler, Ethan absolutely LOVES playing in the water!  A few days Kileigh even came over to play with us!  Here they are trying to outrun Mike with the hose!

Every once in awhile Ethan gets to play with the hose too!  Although it is fun to fill up his pool and water the plants, he would much rather try to get us.

Running through the sprinkler with Daddy!  He is such a good sport and always participates in the sprinkler fun!  I, on the other hand would much prefer to snap some cute pics :)

 

 Bracing for the cold!

This past weekend, my dad had Kileigh for the day so they came over and played outside for awhile.  Grandpa was also a great sport and played in the sprinklers!  The kids LOVED making grandpa get all wet!

 He even taught Ethan a new trick.  With the one type of sprinkler, you can avoid lots of the water if you crawl. 

 

Or use grandpa as a "house" and crawl under him!

 Yummy popsicles on a hot summer day!

 Another big event this month was the high school graduation of my cousin, Stephanie!  She will be going to Whitewater this year and studying education.  Congratulations Steph, we are so proud of you!!

Finally, on this past Thursday, Mike took the day off so our little family headed out to the cottage for the day for some more play time outside.  While we were there, we checked on the nest of eggs that was there last time we were there.  I couldn't tell how many, but, as you can see, there were lots of baby birds in the nest!

 We even got to go out for a boat ride!!  It was the first time I had been out this season and we couldn't have asked for a better day.  I was in the 70's, sunny, with a little breeze, perfect!!  Ethan even helped Mike drive the boat.

 Sometimes, we would go super fast and Ethan had to cuddle up to keep from falling over!  We almost lost his hat in the wind we were going so fast!

 Happy boy on the boat!

Another preggo update!  Almost 32 weeks and going strong.  The contractions are still there but I seem to be doing a better job of ignoring the non painful ones. At our last appointment we were measuring right on so hopefully this baby won't be as big of a moose as we were thinking!  We have been working on a name list and haven't really gotten anywhere.  Pretty sure we will be going to the hospital with a list of 6 or so names and making an in the moment decision.  Can't wait!!

Funny Ethan Story:
Mike's mom told me I had to post this so I figured I probably should :).  Ethan has been working hard on pooping on the potty.  Each week we are becoming more and more successful.  Last week after pooping in the potty, he leaned in to see it and said, "Look Mom!  There's a snake in there!"  Then today he informed Mike and I that he pooped a mommy, a daddy, and lots of baby poops.  Oh my, the joys of potty training a little boy with a creative mind!