100th Post/ Happy Father's Day

As I was writing this I noticed that it is my 100th Post! And it also happens to be Father's Day...well actually yesterday was Father's Day. It is 12:30am, Sunday night/Monday morning and Steve and Violet just got back from a run to Wal-Mart for a "papi" (paci). Yes, he took her to Wal-Mart at Midnight because she couldn't comprehend that "papi went bye-bye." So, Happy Father's Day to an Amazing Daddy! One that will go out at midnight to make his little girl happy! I love you!

Pharoahs

The Arkansas Arts Center is hosting "The World of the Pharoahs." It opened last September and we have been meaning to go all year. We were unsure of taking the two younger ones and thankfully Dodi volunteered to watch them while Steve, Veronika, and I went to the exhibit today. Honestly, I am not that interested in history but it was quite interesting to me to learn about Egyptian society and culture. They were quite civilized, they created beautiful works of art and "normal" household items. Veronika did so well, she had lots of questions and did a great job reading all of the placards. We got to see lots of artifacts as well as a mummified kitten, and two mummified humans. The best part of the day was getting to spend some time with just Veronika. If you have time in the next week and a half it is a nice,air-conditional and educational way to spend an afternoon!

Summer Pics

Veronika is a fantastic swimmer! I can't believe she will be 8 in just a few weeks!

My emotional/behavioral "Mini-Me."

Beautiful Baby Boy! He is his Daddy made over!

Watermelon Time! Bottom Pic (L to R): Jackson, Evie, Tucker, Phoenix, Veronika, Violet

Summertime...

Even though our day-to-day schedule doesn't change much between the school year and summer the atmosphere changes...we spend a large amount of our time in Mom and Dad's pool, Veronika is with us for a full week at a time and life in general just SLOOOOWS down. This was our first "real" weekend of summer and I feel like I need a break already! Seriously though, I am really looking foward to what this summer will bring because, quite frankly, I am just SO THANKFUL to not be pregnant this summer!

Saturday we had a family day and took Phoenix to his first movie, we saw Shrek Forever After 3-D.
It was a great movie and Veronika loved it. The babies did pretty good but it will be awhile before we try that again:)

I have a few goals for this summer:
1) SLEEP: Phoenix is doing great at night, he goes down easily around 9pm and wakes up to eat between 4:30 or 5:30am then sleeps until 7:30 or 8am. However, he is REALLY struggling at naptime. I know that if we keep working he will learn eventually!

2) POTTY: Violet is really into using the potty but because of the SLEEP issues above I have been hesitant to really get down to business. I am really expecting it to go smoothly because she has completely been initiating it. I am planning on going to panties in a couple of weeks but keeping her in diapers at naptime and nighttime.

3) READ: Veronika is an avid reader and I have always loved reading but since the babies came along that has definitely taken a back seat. I think reading fosters success in every area of life so I am hoping that Veronika and I can have some time set aside to read each day while the babies nap. Each summer we sign Veronika up for the Summer Reading Program at the Central Arkansas Library and she has already read ATLEAST 5 chapter books in the past three weeks plus she listens to books on CD at night. I hope Violet and Phoenix love to read as much as their big sissy!