Sunday, August 26, 2012

Growing

The kids are growing so fast - and they make me smile as they embark on the world with pockets full of thrill and giggles.  Porter ADORES his Daddy and all the adventure he provides.  Here's just a snippet of a fun day we had at the park - Porter's first longboard lesson:


Emma Rose continues to be reckless and adventurous.  I put her in this little float outfit because I got so tired (and embarrassed) by her constantly throwing herself under the water and everyone jumping in to save her.  I couldn't get her out of the water when I put this on --- and lifeguards still jumped in to save her because when she put her face under water and started laughing, they thought she was gasping for air.



Also growing up is Avery!!! She just started the 3rd grade.  I took her out to paint pottery for her birthday and she is just a little teenager - talking about music and friends and putting purple feathers in her hair and saying "like" ALL the time! She really is a sweet kid.


Emma Rose is more and more of a character all the time.  She LOVES shoes (especially shoes with heels) and dressing up.  This video cracks me up.


The kids came to work with me one day, and Emma Rose found these funny socks in my drawer and had to wear them for the rest of the day - to work in the stroller, the whole time at work, and during her nap.  She didn't wear the shoes to work, though.


In the spirit of dressing up, Porter had to sport the cat bed, as hat, and my flip-flops.


Biggest day of all came, proving how much the kids are growing up.  Porter started his first day of preschool.  I, of course, bawled for the entire week leading up to that day.  He loves it, and had no problems saying goodbye to me on that first day.




As I often remind Porter, they'll always be my babies - no matter how big they are.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

End of Summer

What a great summer we've had! I'm so sad that my 2 months home with the kids is coming to an end.  Here are some highlights of our last week of the summer:


The kids went to "Big" Monkey Business and Porter has proven to be a total dare-devil of a boy.


Emma Rose, at 15 months, tries to do EVERYTHING her big brother does, and she is a little dare-devil herself.

The kids love and are loved by our precious Axl & Fiona, and both animals take the loving torture in stride.


Porter has loved waking Emma Rose up from her nap, and filling the crib with the books that he "reads" to her.

Summer has brought plenty of play time with cousins, and even "all boy," Porter will forever love all things girl, thanks to his 3 Leavitt-girl cousins.

The last week of summer, we went to the Zoo, to a local park with a petting zoo, train ride and stream to play in.








When the girls got together for their girls weekend, Porter went on the boys' camping and fishing trip.





It was fun getting all the cousins together.  Emma Rose finally got to play with a buddy her age (Charlie, 16 months), and Porter totally fell in love with his big boy cousin, Alec (almost 5).  Both Alec and Porter had to compete for the attention of Ansley (4), though.







So sad to see the sun set on this season, but the kids are growing, loving life and each other. 
What more could I ask for?