Summer Fun Part 2

July and August 2012 - 

We got Jack a book called "I'm Going to Be a Big Brother".  He loved to read it.  Some how the guest bedroom became the books home.  So, whenever Jack got the urge to read this book, he'd run into this room and jump on the bed.  Here is Jack and Daddy reading the book.  Jack's favorite page was the one that says "Something's stinky".  Referring to baby's stinky diaper.

One of Jack and Mommy's favorite things to do this summer was go to the pool and go swimming.  We usually went one afternoon after I picked him up from his preschool summer camp.  We would swim for about 45 minutes and then have a snack.  The snack was always Juice and graham crackers.  Sometimes Mimi would join us.  We stopped going to the pool after Kyle was born.  Actually, we were supposed to go the afternoon Kyle was born but obviously didn't.  The cutest thing - when I picked Jack up from his first day of preschool in September, he asked "Go swimmin' mommy?".  I laughed and said "no, swimming is probably over for a while."  This was after a whole month of not swimming.  Jack has the craziest memory.

Jack became a great helper this summer.  He loved to help get the groceries out of the car, open doors, throw things in the trash (his favorite).  Here he is bringing in his very large bag of Veggie chips that we got on our trip to Costco.

Helping put wipes and diapers on the stairs to take to his room.  Love Amazon subscribe and save!

Summers around here are crazy hot and being that I was pregnant I didn't want to go to the park much.  Instead, we went to the mall quite a few times.  The mall has a small play area for kids.  We usually went right when the mall opened, before it got crowded.  Here is Jack on the bridge.

Cute picture of Jack reading daddy's sports coffee table book and wearing daddy's Dallas Mavericks visor.

Jack's new obsession has become his firefighter hat.  

One day as he was wearing his firefighter hat he asked "where's my hose?"  This was the first time I had heard him actually connect the two - the hose and hat go together.  We didn't have a fire fighter hose, so instead I gave him the top part of his broom.  He took it and then waved it around and made a "shhh" sound for water.  So I took a video of it:

New favorite show - Jack and the Neverland Pirates.  Mimi got him this t-shirt.

Daddy was able to go swimming a few times this summer with us.  Here Jack is showing daddy how to be a crocodile in the water.  Not an alligator, a crocodile.  Jack was very insistent on that.

Jack had a lot of fun with his cousins this summer.  It was the first time he was able to actually "play" with them.  Aunt Emily's birthday.  All of Jack's cousins posing for a picture.  

This picture makes me laugh.  Jack and the cousins on the couch using 3 electronic devices.

Daddy's A&M visor.

One Saturday we went to Southlake's town square as a family.  I had never been.  We went because Ben's phone needed some assistance at the Apple store and the closest one is in Southlake.  While daddy was getting his phone worked on, Jack and I took a stroll to the middle of the square.  

We were at the square for maybe 10 minutes.  The Apple store couldn't help Ben's phone.  We thought since we were out there, let's stop by the Babies R Us nearby and look at a double stroller.  While I was looking at the strollers, daddy and Jack roamed the nicest Babies R Us/Toys R Us I had ever been to.  I guess if you are a store in a city where people have lots of money, you have to be really clean and fancy.  Anyway, here are some photos of Jack having fun.

Jack got to go to his best friend James birthday party.  It was a Sesame street themed party.  Jack doesn't watch Sesame Street but he knows all of the characters.  Here he is in front of the picture wall.

The first Sunday after Kyle was born was Preschool parade day at church.  During one of the songs in the service, all of the preschool classes parade through either on foot, in strollers, or in buggies.  This is to help recruit preschool workers.   Jack is in this red buggy front right seat.

Jack and James having fun.  James and his dad came over one Saturday so the little boys could play and the big boys could watch college football.  I think the boys had fun.  I was also able to take a nap while Kyle was napping.  Side note- one thing I've learned from having a 2nd baby...there is rarely a time during the day when you can actually take a nap.  The boys are on opposite schedules.  So this nap was a treat for me.

Jack loves his baby brother.  I was so surprised at how much he has enjoyed having him around.  I honestly thought we might have some jealousy problems, but so far Jack has been great.