Soccer!

Taylor is doing Parks and Rec Soccer this summer.  She had to "warm up" to the idea, but now that we have gone a few times she seems to like it.  (For those of you that have heard her talk about Kenny, he's the one in front of her)

 Getting ready to kick a goal!

 After she kicks in in she yells over to us on the sidelines everytime, "Did you guys see that?"

 Ben and Daddy at soccer!

Ben's First Haircut

Ben got his haircut this week.  I don't have any pictures of him getting it cut, but he did great!  He was a little wiggly, but didn't fuss or cry at all.

 All trimmed up like a big boy!

 It's a little short in the front for me, but I know it will be back in his eyes before long!

 And Taylor wanted to show off her haircut too.  She got a good 2-3 inches cut off!

Michigan Vacation

We spent 3 days near Saint Joseph, MI with Oma, Opa, Blake, and Kara.  We had a little bit of rain Thursday morning so we went to a Children's Museum.

Taylor loved the play radio station!

Thursday was chilly so we went to the beach in our clothes.

They had a great playgound area by the public beach!

And of course a carousel!

More Michigan

We built cities in the sand!

Ben loving the beach!

A very experienced beach bum!

Burying legs in the sand!

Ben in the water.....which was freezing!!!

How he likes it best....covered in dirt, sand, etc!

Near the public beach they have a huge fountain area.  Both kids got in and checked it out.

Bonfire

We had really nice weather this weekend so Saturday night we made a fire in the fire pit (since Taylor had been asking for days).  We had fun just playing out back around the fire pit and on the swing set.

 Ben LOVES the sand and water table!

 Eating graham crackers before the fire was ready

 I think he likes the graham cracker!

 Taylor roasting her marshmallow....which she never ate.  She likes to have the crackers, chocolate, and non-roasted marshmallows all separate on her plate!

 And a little swingin' to end the night!

10 Months!

Ben turned 10 months old this week.....I can't believe he is almost a year old!  He has a normal crawling style now and can pull himself up.  He can clap and also waves in his own unique way.  He got 3 more teeth this month so he has 7 in all (Taylor had 7 teeth at 20 months!).  His hair is getting much blonder and yes, we have an appointment to get a trim!  He loves to eat....don't put him in the highchair unless you have food ready!  He likes fruits, chicken noodle soup, and most breakfast foods the best.

It's a....

BOY!!!  He was being a little modest, but we got a good enough peek to see that we are having another boy! My due date is October 28th and everything is looking good!!!

Weekend in Crown Point

We spent the weekend in Crown Point visiting Troy's family.  There is a house being built right next door to Grandma and Grandpa Larkins so we had to try out the bulldozer that was there.

 Ben found a great spot to hang out, squished in between the end table and the couch....he thought it was great!

 We went swimming with Oma and Opa.  Their kiddie pool is really shallow and Ben loved "swimming" in it.  It's hard to tell from the picture, but he would keep his hands down and lift his legs up and float. 

 Jumping in....to about 8 inches of water!

Fun in the Sand

We have both the sand and water table filled up now and the big sandbox under the swingset.  Both kids LOVE playing in the sand.  I just wish I could get Ben to stop trying to eat it!!!