To say Jack loves summer would be an understatement. He actually was upset about snow on the mountains this past week. I know kid, I know. I tried to get us out swimming 1 or 2 days a week. He at first liked the splash pad but once we discovered the outside rec center pool that is all he wanted to do. I only got 1 bad sunburn and Jack only got a little pink once on his back. His favorite thing by far is to watch buckets fill up with water and then tip out. It never gets old. He also does more than just standing at one bucket now and actually explores quite a bit. Taking a toddler to the pool is still tiring though!
As our vocabulary has grown, so has Jack's taste in music. He's discovered there is more to life than wheels on the bus. His top summer hits are in order
1. Megan Trainor "No"
2. Walk the Moon "Shut Up and Dance" (he does not know lyrics to this one yet)
3. Megan Trainor "Me Too"
4. Justin Timberlake "Can't Stop the Feeling"
5. ColdPlay "Sky Full of Stars" (Or he calls it "bluesky"
If any of these come on the radio he either asks for me to turn it up, or he yells "hey mom! It's our song!"
Apart from what you may have seen on facebook, here's our snippet of summer.
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| Grandpa Roy taking pictures. We love their fun backyard! |
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| Funny faces with mom |
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| Cutest face :) |
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| Hanging with his ladies |
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| UVU's Lego exhibit |
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| To say he was thrilled would be an understatement |
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| 4th of July parade |
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| A Boy and his Dog |
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| Pushing Brighton at our neighborhood block party |
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| Digging at Bartholomew Park |
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| This was mid June when he was just starting his tractor obsession. |
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| Watching floats come down the street at the 4th of July Parade |
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| He could hardly look away the first time we went to the splash pad to focus on eating his lunch. |
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| You wouldn't think he was leaving the pool with this smile. He rarely had a tantrum about leaving the park. It helped I had banana muffins as bribery. |
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| We hang out on the couch a lot... |
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| He loves sunglasses. He has 3 pairs actually and will tell me which ones he wants. |
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| More digging at the Lake |
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| And the dog grew......... |
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| Happy boy with his legos |
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| Our favorite post-Little Gym stop- Sodalicious. Our class let out just before it got too hot and they would often put up an umbrella for us. Since it has a straw roof Jack calls it the "Pokey Sodalicious" |
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| More Splash Pad adventures. Happy boy! |
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| In June and July Grandpa Roy was at a rehab facility. We made a lot of trips to visit. One day he watched part of Casa Blanca with him. Aunt Shelene works at the same place so we got to see her occasionally too. One time she let Jack pick a treat from the patient snack cart and he still hasn't forgotten. |
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| August. We stopped to get some dougnuts as a treat to take to Grandma Geniel's house and we let Jack try some "pink milk". He loves it...but not more than chocolate milk. |
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| I left a bowl of watermelon out. I turned my back and found he had climbed up to the chair and helped himself. Better than when he helped himself to an open can of soda this morning....... This summer was a blast. I think my only regret was not getting him in swimming lessons. The summer was just so chaotic that I didn't have the energy to do it. Here it's 2 weeks Monday-Thursday. That's a lot of work! We'll keep working on swimming during the fall and winter and then sign up next year early on. Thanks Summer for a season of memories. See you 8 months! |
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