Summer Fun

We've had a great time the past few weeks in our Kindermusik summer class "Adventures in My Backyard". I'd love to keep Aaron in Kindermusik all the way through the final classes when he's 7. We have so much fun!

We have also enjoyed the pool in our neighborhood a lot this summer. This day we invited Aaron's friend Jack to play. Aaron took a great nap that afternoon!

The pregnancy is going well. I'm at 12 weeks now. I'm feeling much less sick and tired, so I have a bit of a reprieve for a few weeks until I start getting (as Aaron says) "bigger, and bigger, and bigger!"

Commemorative Air Force

A few weeks ago I went to get the oil changed in my car and the lady behind the counter (seeing I had a little boy) told me about the Commemorative Air Force at the San Marcos Airport. This was very close to our house, so I was excited to take Aaron. We finally made it this morning and had a great time looking at all the planes. Their "big draw" is a plane called the "Yellow Rose" that was used in the Doolittle Rades of WWII. They have an interesting museum with all kinds of WWII memorabilia. I wish I would have known about this place when my grandfather (a WWII veteran) was visiting a few months ago!

Another Left-Handed Genius

Yes, my son appears to be a left-handed creator in our family. One of his favorite activities is coloring. We have tons of coloring books and print off coloring sheets from on-line at least twice a day. As you can see, he also likes to pose for the camera. And, I apologize for his lack of clothes, but he's doing better all the time with using the potty!

Messy Playdate

I hosted a "Messy Playdate" today in our backyard. We had a blast with a pudding pool, spaghetti slide and water play to wash off. The kids got messy and the moms had a great time chatting!

Moorific!

Today we went to Chick-Fil-A in Austin to enjoy some free food for our little herd of cows. I went with a couple of other momma cows and we had a great time. I didn't get too many pictures because Aaron was so busy running back and forth to the play area. We stayed for a good two hours and enjoyed a little mommy talk while the kids played. And still, the child won't take a nap. I'm afraid the nap days are coming to an end!

Ultrasound video of our two little peanuts!

In my life as a musician, I've heard many sounds that have touched my heart and moved me to tears. But, there is no more precious sound on earth than the "thump thump" of the two wonderful heartbeats of my twins that God is weaving and already has plans for! Here is video we took of our the ultrasound...Enjoy!

Two Strong Heartbeats!

We had an ultrasound this week with the IVF doctor and my OB and heard two strong heartbeats! The doctor said they were measuring exactly the same (which they should be) and are right on track. I'm going to see her regularly and will also go to the perinatal clinic in Austin for extra checkups. It's just standard to consider any multiple pregnancy high risk. But, we're praying for an uneventful pregancy!

We had a fun 4th of July. Earlier in the week we did a craft playdate with my mom's group. Scott, Lana and Heather Presuhn came down for dinner and fireworks. It was great to catch up with our friends! Aaron loved the fireworks and was naming each color as they went off. His new favorite thing is pretending to be an animal. Lately it's been either a tiger or a penguin. And, I was pleased to discover that I can get him to do pretty much anything is we pretend we're an animal. Examples-Hop up to your room for nap times like a rabbit, jump into bed like a kangaroom, brush you teeth like a tiger. And one that actually worked yesterday, "brush your hair like a penguin." I know penguin don't have hair and wouldn't brush it if they did, but it worked!