*Carston thought it was the funniest thing in the world when he peed his bed one night. He hasn't done that for several years. He couldn't wait to tell everyone about it because he thought it was so crazy funny. He told me several times, Grandma, Daddy, etc... I'm glad he got such a kick out of it :)
*I was going shopping to get the kids clothes to wear for pictures.
Carston said he wanted to come along. I found out later the only reason he wanted to come was because he didn't want me picking him out a shirt he didn't want to wear! He takes after his dad and has quite the opinions on what is cool to wear and what is not. I finally talked him into a gray shirt with pockets and other stuff because 'it looked a little bit army."
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Carston will be starting at a new school this year and I don't think the kids will have a hard time figuring out his interests. Grandma took him to pick out a school outfit. He chose army shorts and an Air Force shirt. I took him to get new shoes and he picked out some
camouflage ones. He also has a
camo backback. Luckily I was able to talk him out of the
camo shirt by finding the Air Force one :)
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Carston was able to participate in a great service project. His piano teacher invited him to be part of a concert for the Veteran's Rest Home. He went up there and played the piano. It was neat to hear him talk about it when he came home. You could feel how good he felt about doing something kind for people who truly appreciated it. Hopefully we can plan more ways to do that as a family.
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Carston learned how to swim under water while we were in Park City!
AVERY
*Avery chickened out going laser tagging when it was
Carston's birthday. Apparently she regretted it because she was
adamant about going this time around when we went with her Aunts and Uncles. Even though it meant missing the chance to play with Hallie, and that says a lot. She was super cute and stayed close to her mom and dad. She loved it :) I was happy that she had a desire to conquer the things that she was a little scared of because she didn't want to miss out on something exciting.
*Avery LOVES to read. She is getting so many books at the library now and she plows through them like no one's business. She will spend hours up in her
bunk bed reading. She is very excited for school to start and loves to do learning with Macy or play school with the girls. I love it. I love hearing my kids say, "Just let me finish this chapter Mom!" It reminds me of myself :)
*Avery made friends with a little boy at the playground in Del
Taco. About an hour after we left, she let out a big sigh and said, "I'm really going to miss that boy."
*I took the girls to The Chocolate for a special mommy date. They felt so special and were thrilled. Avery kept talking about all the decorating and furnishings and how much she loved them.
MACY
*Macy has been loving having her cousin Peyton to play with for the month. However, sometimes the two of them together makes for a lot of not listening to their mother's. One night after we found them
deliberately disobeying we sat them down for a talk. When we asked them why they disobeyed, Peyton said, "Because Macy had a great idea!"
*Sometimes Macy is not super excited about our family rule of no one getting left out. Sometimes the last thing she wants to do is let Kate join the playing. Kate tried to come play with Macy and Peyton while they were at Grandma's house and Macy said, "K-ATE...go find Grandma! Grandma has a surprise for you!" It worked that time, but I don't think it will take too long for Kate to figure out that little trick.
*The kids and Emma were working on making their own movie with the video camera we gave
Carston.
Carston and Emma both wanted to be the directors. Emma was getting pretty upset with
Carston because he wouldn't let her do something she wanted. Macy finally chimed in with her advice on how to handle the situation, "Just keep bothering him Emma!" Uh oh...hopefully she doesn't stick with the
tactic for her teenage years :)
*My mom took Macy to the bathroom and told her she knew which one was the girls because it said "women." Macy wanted to know if the one for the boys said "Prince."
*One night I heard Macy talking to
Carston. "Dad is the boss of you, and mom is the boss of me. Wait a minute....NO ONE is the boss of me!" And then she broke into song about how no one was her boss.
*Macy FINALLY had her first day of preschool! She could not wait! She loved it and looked so cute walking off with her huge backpack on her back.
*Macy is obsessed with Chelsey and Jared because they've been living in Utah for the summer. She loves spending time with them and is always wanting to be playing or snuggling with them.
*Macy is awesome in the water! She puts on her life jacket and takes off. She goes all over the place with no hesitation.
KATE
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Carston and Kate sit next to each other in the car. One day while driving Kate wanted me to take her bows out of her hair. I told her she would have to wait until we got there. Without missing a beat she said, "How 'bout Carson?" And without missing a beat, he took them out :) I love to see them being such good buddies with each other.
*Sadie threw up all over the kitchen floor. Kate said, "Sadie's pooping her spit!"
*I guess Kate decided she didn't want to wait for me to potty train her. I'd been thinking about it for awhile but we were having too much fun enjoying our summer to make the time for it. So she has been telling me when she needs to go, I'll take her, and then get quite the surprise when she goes potty on the toilet. It is awesome.
*Kate likes to dance gracefully during the Hymns at church :) It makes me smile every time.
*Kate fully potty trained herself! She doesn't have accidents unless I don't listen when she tells me she has to go. Like when we were shopping at the outlets in Park City. She told me. I didn't listen. She peed on the sidewalk.
*Kate is awesome in the water. She puts on her life jacket and goes on in with no hesitation. It is amazing!
