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Summer in the South

We've been enjoying our hot summer with Daddy over the past month and settling into a nice routine with Wyatt. The boys are loving being big brothers and Wyatt is all smiles for Jack, which of course makes Jack beyond happy!




One of the first things we did was buy a shuffleboard table and then quickly bought a bowling game to go on top of it, which makes it more fun for the boys to enjoy the table. Our plan is to make our house the party house, so as the boys get older they will want to spend their time at home.





It's harder for Ethan to play but when we have the energy to hold him up there, he loves it.

I caught him reading a book the other night and it was so cute I had to get a picture of it. He is enjoying his stories so much more now. Before he basically just wanted to turn pages, now he really listens to the story.




The other thing we've been doing a lot of is hanging out with friends. Between BBQ's at home, meeting friends at the pool, and the random at home parties I've been attending, it's been a pretty full summer so far. Jason leaves on Monday to head back up to Ft. Bragg for a month (hopefully not any longer) so it will be interesting to see how much of this I can do on my own with these three boys.





Ethan has really taken to being a big brother and is doing much more big boy things now, like feeding himself, standing up, and trying to walk more!

Jack is loving being the big brother and checking on Wyatt all the time. Such great boys we have!







I've added more to my plate by signing up to be a Southern Living At Home consultant (a bit earlier than I had planned but the opportunity right) and will also be starting to addend an aerobics class as Jack's preschool church next month. I'm excited to start getting out more, getting some much needed exercise, and start bringing some more money into the house!

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