Summer Fun

We got back from Colorado and camp on Saturday afternoon and everyone was very glad to be home. The boys and I have had time to do fun things like go to the zoo and take Poppy to the park for a walk. We are enjoying being home and having some normal summer days.

They have been on the zoo train a million times, but this time the seats were getting pretty small for them! Their long legs don't fit so comfortably in the tiny seats anymore. 

Jack bought himself some cool new shades at the gift shop. Henry bought a new stuffed animal.

Our trip to the park was made more exciting by bringing Poppy along and using her new puppy car seat thing. 

These last pictures are from earlier this summer, but they sum up our summer well. READING! I think we've checked out close to 200 books this summer. Just the other day we had 80 checked out in our account. The boys fly through them. I love the sound of the car on the way home from the library. No talking, just book pages turning. 

Henry's 1/2 Birthday

Henry's 1/2 birthday was June 21 -- the longest day of the year as he likes to point out! He had a baseball game that night and he got his very own Jayhawk baseball hat. He is the sweetest 8 1/2 year in the world. At his yearly check up at the pediatrician she told us he is still very tall and very skinny, which wasn't a surprise. Right now his favorite thing is reading. He has read so many hours this summer and flown through tons of book series. Since being back from camp, he has spent many hours sitting on the front porch with our neighbors trading Pokemon cards. Life as an 8 1/2 year is great!