It seems like summer just started and it's already the end of July!!! School starts again in a month! Crazy...

We have been having a great summer, filled with walks, trips to the park, and playdates with friends...Tess and Riley are growing up so fast...Every day it seems like Riley gets taller and learns new words and phrases...One of his new things is telling people, "Be right back!" He tries to put shoes on (he gets them on correctly about 25% of the time) and then stands up and says it and marches away...He is becoming so independent...It is so cute but it can also be frustrating for both of us...Especially when he gets his 2-year-old attitude...But we are surviving!

Tess has been pulling herself up to stand for the past few weeks...She can stand by herself when she doesn't think about it...If we try to get her to stand away from anything to hold on she chickens out but I see her let go of the couch and stand by herself sometimes...She is so funny :) Her hair is growing sooo slooow...Half the time strangers will say how cute "he" is...Despite the pierced ears and obvious GIRL clothes I dress her in...So in my desperation I have started to put an itty bitty somewhat pathetic ponytail with a bow on the very top of her head...If I don't feel like fixing the ponytail I put some of her hair in a clip...I am no hairdresser but shouldn't I get credit for trying???

It is so nice that they get along so well together...Every once in a while Riley tries to rough-house with her and I have to intervene but for 95% of the time they are best friends :)

This lovely bruise on Tess' forehead is the handy work of her first few times standing up and getting brave...We have since added more bruises and even a small black eye...But they have to learn somehow right???

A few of my friends and I all took our kids over to St. Johns to the pool for a swim...They have an hour blocked out on certain days where only parents and their children ages 0-5 can swim...LOVE IT!!! Hopefully we can make it over again soon because we had so much fun!