Growing too Fast

Mike is getting super big. He looks like a total kid now. Except for the diaper he's lost all babyness. The countdown is on now. There are only about 34 days left until Joe comes home. We are SUPER excited. So now we have about two weeks until we head back to NC. I am getting stuff ordered for the house, and starting to pack things. It's going to be busy, but we are so ready! Taryn and Gabe are coming over the 4th of July weekend. It will be fun to see them and have all the cousins hang out. We will miss Joe Sr., Joe and Matt. They are all out doing their crazy jobs. We will see them soon though. We are all meeting back in NC around the 2nd of August.

4 peas in a pod

The kids are all enjoying spending time together now that they are out of school! Mike is especially having fun! He's learning all kinds of new things. Including this new pose.

Happy.........

Happy Father's Day, Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary!!!!
Geez!! This is the busiest week and a half of the year for our family. For starters we had Allie, Spencer and Chris's birthdays. For anniversaries we had Mom and Roger, Joe and Barbara and Joe and me(coming on the 18th). Then we also celebrated Father's Day. Whew! What a week. It was fun! Here are a couple photos!

Tired Boy

Physical Therapy wears Mike out. Since he started sleeping through the night around 5 months, he has never fallen asleep anywhere but the car. Today I found him knocked out on the couch just before Abbie came over. The poor guys gets so worn out from wrestling with the therapist. He's wiped out by the time we get home.

Swimming!!!

Today Abbie and I drove Mike up to Carey's. We took all three kids to the neighborhood pool. It was a blast. The kiddie pool was closed, but they did fine in the big pool. Mike learned how to jump off the side from Lily. Addy opted to stay poolside and watch. We can't wait for them to come visit us in North Carolina!

Mike's Stretches

Mike started physical therapy last week. The torticollis has started causing problems in his spine and down through his hips and legs. We have to do stretches 2-3 times a day and each stretch is done 5 times. So needless to say, he is not having fun. He screamed through our entire last session with the therapist. So Joe suggested giving him rewards at the end of each time we stretch. Today he got a star sticker, which he thought was very cool. Each time there are less and less tears and now with the new stickers at the end, I think he'll be getting used to it all soon!

Pool Time

Mike has been having his fair share of fun in the sun this weekend. On Friday after his physical therapy we went over to Natalie's house. He played with her son Nate in the sprinkler all afternoon. The next day Lily and Addy came to play at Popo's house. The three of them played in the pool out on the deck. He had a blast! Today, Cole and I got out the pool here at home. It's tiny, but they had a good time anyway! I don't have any pictures of the first two outings, but these are still pretty funny