End of July

Once Rachel started back to school we stillhad two more weeks before Annie started, so we had a few adventures in that time.

Megan hit that point where she decided it was easier to walk all the time rather than crawl sometimes and walk when she felt like it. She also has decided she's a big girl and needs to sit at the table. She much prefers sitting on the bench at the table to sitting in her high chair. And she'd rather be on top of the table than anywhere else.

 Ryan is always happy to help Dad run the BBQ.

 Annie found the camera. Many times. We got lots of hilarious videos.

 And she figured out how to do special effects.

 It's always an adventure to unload the camera and go through the pictures.

A friend called one morning when it was overcast to invite us to go to the zoo and take advantage of the (momentarily) cooler weather. When we got there they were training the tiger and it was pretty cool to watch.

 Good times at the zoo. :)

 Ryan has been taking naps off and on after not taking any for many months. Most of the time he just falls asleep in the car and gets a 10 minute nap and it's great. But sometimes he can't wake up or falls back asleep.

 Usually when he sleeps for any longer than 10-15 minutes it is HORRIBLE. He wakes up SUPER cranky and screams or is easily set off for a tantrum for at least an hour after he wakes up. And bedtime is horrible. I try not to let him nap at all so Mr. Sleep Monster remains dormant.

I got a new pineapple cutter. I never knew what I was missing. It is awesome. So much easier to cut a pineapple with.

 Rachel got a thing of bubbles from a birthday party she went to and we had nice overcast skies from a monsoon that had blown in, so we enjoyed a lovely time in the back yard playing with bubbles.