July

The 4th of July Magna parade is always fun at Grandpa John's. This year my mom brought pirate hats for the boys to wear and candy in Christmas gift bags to throw. As soon as there is a break in the action she takes the boys in the street and lets them throw candy to all of the people on the sidelines. It's always an adventure! It rained a little, but nothing we couldn't handle.

On July 6th, 5 days after Carter went to the ER for swallowing a penny, we found ourselves back in the emergency room. He was playing in our family room and putting on hand on the corner of the entertainment center and one hand on the arm of the couch and swinging his legs. He went to land on a basket but he didn't land very well and fell backwards hitting his head on the corner of the entertainment center and giving himself a pretty good gash. One look and I knew it was bad so I once again dropped Spencer off at my mom's and Carter and I headed to Primary's. He was a champ the whole time, I think he secretly likes the one on one attention. They put three staples in scalp to close up the wound. He only cried for a few minutes and then he was fine. That was Carter's 3rd trip to the ER this year and hopefully the last!
As a consolation prize at the hospital the nurse gave Carter the syringe thing (do you like my technical terms?) that they used to clean his wound with before they did the staples. We of course asked for one for Spencer and the boys had great fun squirting them in the backyard. They actually squirt water really far - better than any squirt gun!

Wish I had this much fun when I did housework!

Mail Time! Aunt Diane is the BEST!

Backyard Fun:

Taking the meaning of the day of rest literally - Sunday afternoon naps are the best!
Matt's 28th Birthday:

I told Matt I was going to crop him out of this picture. Figures that the one picture I get where both of the boys are looking at the camera and smiling that he's not. I swear he can be worse than the boys when it comes to pictures!

Carter caused a momentary moment of panic one afternoon after I had looked all over the house and couldn't find him anywhere. Luckily when Matt went down in the basement to look he just happened to hear a little sigh. That was enough for him to find Carter fast asleep under his train table. I never would have found him down there!