Hot summer days

The heat wave is over, thank goodness, but we had 3 days of intense heat, 100 plus degrees! We were holed up inside for a lot of the day on Wednesday, enjoying being in the AC. Kekoa and I were having fun playing open the door, close the door. He thought it was really funny to shut the door and then have me open it. He actually wouldn't even let me come in the room with him! He wanted me on the other side of that door.






After a few round of this, we were ready for swimming. Thank goodness we have such good friends close by with a pool. We walked over with Ava and Auntie Cassie, trying not to pass out on the way over, and set up under the shade of the ginko tree. The pool was so cool and inviting. Kekoa wanted in, immediately started gesturing to it. It did feel so good in the water and it did just the trick of cooling us all off. Afterwards, Kekoa was ready to be a nakie baby! You just can't have too many camera shots of a nakie baby. He was having so much fun playing with the little wagon, taking things out, putting them back in, and of course pushing it....all while in the nude. We were having quite the laugh watching him. Ava said, "Get it" (meaning his cute little tush) to her mama. Of course Auntie Cassie couldn't resist the little tush either! :)


I love how Kekoa squats.

Snuggly little bug

Kekoa isn't feeling too good right now. He has been sick since yesterday. He is sneezing, his nose is running, and his eyes are watering. He hasn't been sleeping that great, but did take an hour and a half nap today!! We feel really bad for him, but there is one good thing....he is SUPER snuggly when he's sick. Even more loving than normal. He just laid in our lap yesterday and wanted to be read to. He is even more momtastic right now than normal. I hope he does get better soon, but Scott and I are both enjoying this extra snuggly little guy.

Even though his eyes are red and watering and he has a snotty nose, Kekoa is still so cute!



I love how his arms are all spread out.
His little crossed legs are too cute!

Weekend Kickoff

Every Friday, the moms group I belong to meet at Bachman park for a weekend kickoff celebration. We have tried to go most weekends this summer. It is a really nice way to spend Friday afternoon with friends. I have met so many really kind moms through the group. Today Kekoa and I walked went and it hit me how different the weekend kickoff was today compared to the beginning of the summer. The first one we went to, we sat on the blanket on the lawn, Kekoa played on the blanket and I talked to the other moms and dads that were there. I even had a glass of wine, it was so nice and relaxing. Flash forward to today, no one was sitting on any blankets. We were all down at the playground, some moms were chasing their little ones, some were in the sandbox, some were sliding down the slides or swinging in the swings, but we were all moving! What a difference a month makes!

This is from July 24th weekend Kickoff. We were so happy to have Scott at this one!

How you show love...

-Give sleeping daddy a big smile and then crawl over to give him a hug and rest your head on daddy's chest.
-Crawl, with lightning speed, to me, pull yourself to standing using my legs and look up at me with a smile that melts my heart. You then either keep on cruising or reach your arms up to be held.
-Crawl over to me, when I'm kneeling or sitting down, so unexpectedly and give me a big bear hug. You then smoosh your cheek into my cheek and you just stay like this for a long time. Another heart melting moment for me.
-You give all your stuffed animals kisses when you wake up from your nap. Today you were especially fond of Mr. Pickles and Gorilla. You kept resting your head on both of them, going back and forth from one to the other. So cute!
-You give kisses but they are a special treat and always unexpected. Today you were full of kisses and snuggles since you aren't feeling well. I took you on the train and you kept turning to look up at me and would lean in for kisses....it was so sweet and of course made my heart melt.
-You say baba (daddy) and look for him when he leaves for work.
-You say good-bye to your bath toys when bath time is done and then crawl up onto my shoulder and rest your head there as I towel you dry.
-You crawl up on my chest when you are done nursing to fall asleep.
-You snuggle into the crook of my arm at night.
-You give daddy your goofy face and laugh, laugh, laugh with him.
-You wave frantically at Auntie Cassie and Ava. I think what your saying is "Hi guys, I'm so excited to see you!"
-You snuggle into our laps to read books. Today was an especially snuggly reading book kind of day. Daddy was so sweet and said that this is exactly what he imagined when he had kids while you two were snuggling and reading.
-You give little love pinches that hurt oh so much.
-You give little love bites.
-You smile.

Faces with daddy

When we got back home from the beach yesterday, Kekoa was in the BEST mood. It was a mix of the beach and daddy being home from work. Kekoa started making this really funny face while I was feeding him dinner. I turned around and Scott was making the same face. Our little man was copying his daddy and cracking himself up. Scott and I were cracking up too! What a little ham!
Hmmm, I wonder where Kekoa got his goofy side from?