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| Jaz with his li'l pool |
I've been having issues with getting my pictures to sit where I want them in the blog so if I couldn't get them where I wanted them they are at the end of the post... so be sure to scroll down!
July was a busy month. Summer was in full swing. We enjoyed the Fireworks for the Independence Day celebrations that go on around here. The weather was lovely and it was a lot of fun to be together. We went to a BBQ on the 4th and we had a wonderful time hanging out. It was a great way to start the month.
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| Jaz and his curls |
The temps were hot enough that we decided to get a small pool for Jasper to cool off in whenever we weren’t out at the water park. He enjoyed it a lot. The kids and I spent 2 to 3 days a week at Six Flags every week this month. I have another friend that gets season passes as well. They have 3 kids that are very close in age to ours and so it is really nice to meet at the park and hang out. We decided this year to switch off so that she and I could both ride some of the ‘bigger’ rides. It’s been really nice. I have been slowly trying to encourage the kids to try out new rides instead of being scared of them. It has taken 2 full seasons of coaxing but this year, dragging him by his arm, I was able to pull Jordan up onto the Mind Eraser. (An upside-down, loop-d-loop coaster.) He was scared, very scared, but after riding it he realized he LIKES roller coasters and the ripple effect has been great. His goal by the end of the season is to have ridden each roller coaster in the park at least once. Jade is still afraid to try new rides but she has slowly opened up to the idea. By the end of the month we were able to get her on three new rides and 1 roller coaster.
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| Jaz in his bucket |
Jasper’s hair has become very curly and long. Jeramis wants me to cut it but I just LOVE his curls so very much I can’t quite bring myself to do it yet! Jaz is also very funny. He’s discovered that he can fit inside a bucket that we use to hold his Lego blocks. He dumps everything out of the bucket and climbs inside. He plays in it and will drag it around the room so that it ‘sits’ by other people. Later in the month he discovered that he could get Jeramis to carry him around in it. This produced giggles and laughter and some great photo ops! He also has figured out how to open pretty much any drawer or cupboard in the house. I have had to watch all my Tupperware and bowls become ‘toys.’ To help stop the excess washing I decided to give Jaz a few of the things I didn’t use much. He loves this colander and tries to sit in it. He puts it on his head sometimes too. Jasper also likes to play drums on Rockband. He doesn’t really “play” with the songs but he likes to bang on the drum pads. The first thing he makes a beeline for when he comes to our room is the drumsticks.
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| The Capitol Building |
This month we had a nice visit from “Aunt” Julie. It was great to have her here. The kids loved showing her all their favorite things. I had to fight for time with her! It was so nice to visit and catch up. We took her into DC one day and we all went up to the top of the Old Post Office. For those of you that have never been to DC or those who haven’t explored a lot, the Old Post Office offers and AMAZING view of the city. It is really cool to be able to see so many of the buildings and landmarks from up in the tower. It also has a nice little food court and some shops. It’s easy to get to and from the building and other downtown sites too so you can do it as a part of your day trip. We liked taking pictures from the tower. We also took Julie down to the beach to hunt for shark teeth, fossils and pirate beads. The kids played in the water and found some fish to “save.” Great fun!
Jeramis celebrated his birthday this month. We made him a German Chocolate cake. We loved being able to celebrate as a family.
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| Jeramis on his birthday |
Jasper is really into music right now. He likes to bang on the piano whenever he can. We dug out an old mini-keyboard that we let the other kids use when they were younger. He has enjoyed making the demo songs run along with plunking out sounds on the keys.
So overall July was a lot of fun. I didn’t take many photographs since we were (more often than not) at Six Flags. We spent as much time as we could together this month, making great memories and enjoying the summer.
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| Jade at the Old P.O. |
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| Jaz playing Rockband Drums |
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| The kids at the Old P.O. |
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| Jaz in his bucket watching TV |
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| Jaz-carried in his bucket |
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| Jaz playing his keyboard |
Jasper’s hair has become very curly and long. Jeramis wants me to cut it but I just LOVE his curls so very much I can’t quite bring myself to do it yet! Jaz is also very funny. He’s discovered that he can fit inside a bucket that we use to hold his Lego blocks. He dumps everything out of the bucket and climbs inside. He plays in it and will drag it around the room so that it ‘sits’ by other people. Later in the month he discovered that he could get Jeramis to carry him around in it. This produced giggles and laughter and some great photo ops! He also has figured out how to open pretty much any drawer or cupboard in the house. I have had to watch all my Tupperware and bowls become ‘toys.’ To help stop the excess washing I decided to give Jaz a few of the things I didn’t use much. He loves this colander and tries to sit in it. He puts it on his head sometimes too. Jasper also likes to play drums on Rockband. He doesn’t really “play” with the songs but he likes to bang on the drum pads. The first thing he makes a beeline for when he comes to our room is the drumsticks. 
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