keeping busy

Pete turned one month back on July 21st. He is growing and getting bigger. At first Pete seemed to be a calm baby just like his sister was, but he's come into his own now. He moves more than Kendal did, and likes to stand up and hold his head up. Pete is growing out of his sleep all day phase. He now has a good amount of awake time during the day. I wish he would sleep for longer periods of time at night, but i'll take what i can get right now. He has started to give social smiles, and we've heard a handful of coos out of him. Pete likes to grunt, sometimes when he eats he can get so noisy, and when he wants to eat he grunts and blows bubbles till i pick him up.  Pete is only grumpy when he is gassy or tired. Pete never liked sponge baths; finally after a month his belly button closed up and we could give him a bath. He is much more content in a bath than he is getting a sponge bath.

Kendal loves to help give Pete his baths. She likes to pour water on him and tries to get him to kick like she did as a baby. Kendal is enjoying her brother. She always likes to know what he is doing, and what we're doing with him. Kendal is loving her brother, but knows she's not the only one around any more so she tends to show off and be a bit silly for house guests and family. Lately Kendal has been wanting to play games (our board games). Casey has told her that she has to be five to play some of the games we have. So now Kendal announces to us that she is five and begs us to get a game down. Kendal still loves to talk, sing, and read. She's starting to get into pretend play with her animals and pretending she is a princess or other characters. It's cute to see her imagination grow and see all the things she comes up with.
We got to spend some more time with the Spears on the 20th and 21st. They were in Logan so we got to hang out a bit. Our visits are too far apart, but we love getting to spend time with them when we can. We got in a little bit of golf, and some water play with the kids. 

 This past week we celebrated the 24th. For the first time in four years i had the holiday off so i got to join the family for some fun. We went to the North Logan and Logan parades. Kendal had a field day gathering and eating way too much candy. Later in the day we pulled out the pool for Kendal and her cousin Campbell; then we had a yummy family dinner.

The day after the 24th Casey and i took Pete up to Challis to check things out and find a place to live. (Kendal stayed with Grandma and Grandpa, because i was not going to do 9+ hours in the car with a toddler. It was a long enough journey with Pete : / ) We move in the middle of August, and Casey starts school on the 20th. Casey still doesn't have a full schedule lined up yet, but it looks like he'll be making up his own curriculum for some classes, and doing a lot to prep and ready his new classroom.
We got to go to a children's museum last Thursday with my nephew Campbell. Kendal and Campbell loved to run around, explore, and discover things.  It's such fun to see Kendal and Campbell together!
So much more coming up with Pete's blessing, family reunion, and moving. It's all keeping us busy