Micah's first trip to the beach. We went to Maumee Bay as our first official spontaneous outing of the summer! That's Ethan in the back right of the picture.
"Dream Night" at the Toledo Zoo. It was a totally free invitation only night that Ethan was invited to. He had such a great time being treated so special and he got to see and do a lot of things that we normally don't get to. It was awesome!
We spent a couple of days in Marblehead and Lakeside, OH for Matt's step-family reunion. This is the view of Lake Erie from our hotel room.
Ethan wanted to play in the kiddie pool before we left. It was 1 of 3 pools at the resort. We decided that the next time, we would stay more than one night, so that we can take better advantage of all of the pools :)
Chillin' by the pool, watching Ethan play.
Matt's brothers Taylor (left) and Alex (right) came into town for the reunion with their mom. This was at Zia's the night before they left to return to San Diego.
Matt and I went with my brother-in-law and nephew to a Detroit Tigers game. It turned out to be the longest night and game! It started to rain, which ended up causing a 2 hour rain delay. The game ended just before it began to pour again! We got completely soaked when we were trying to get to the car, which made for a very cold car ride. It didn't help that we ended up circling Detroit for an hour due to the non-existent detours. In the end, we finally got to our house around 3 a.m.
Matt was installing a new attic ladder, which had styrofoam in the box. Ethan found it really interesting and snuck down to his playroom (which I had just spent a week organizing and cleaning) and proceeded to make snow ALL OVER his playroom! This picture was taken shortly after he was crying, because he was already told not to shred it and he was now in trouble for doing it secretly in his room!! Of course, I couldn't help but laugh and hug the poor little guy who only wanted to have some snow in the summertime.
Testing out his big kid bike. It is still a bit difficult for him to pedal, but he is learning and keeps trying.
When Matt had his guys weekend at our house, Ethan, Micah, my mom and I headed up to Frankenmuth for the weekend. We were only going to stay one night, but we were so exhausted that we ended up calling Matt to book us another night at a hotel! It was a really fun weekend.
Our biker dude! His shirt says Heavy Pedal and has a picture of his tricycle. He loves his trike. So, while he is still learning how to ride the big bike, he is happy to ride his trike!
Micah turned 8 months old in June.
This is Ethan's first experience with sparklers. Micah was in bed and Ethan and I were home alone on the 4th, so I pulled out the sparklers. His scared face is real and it is because he was afraid of the fireworks that were going on in the background. He began to cry just after I took this and insisted that we had to get inside and shut all of the windows, shades and curtains. He loves fireworks, but HATES the noise they make.
Matt's dad and brother Chris came in from San Diego for a week long visit. One of the first events was going to the Mud Hens game, which included some more fireworks. We all had a great time!
This is Micah's first time on the zoo safari train. That's his uncle Chris in the background. This was Micah's 3rd time to the zoo, but the first time he was awake. The other two times he fell asleep in the car and slept the entire time we were at the zoo!
This is at the rock beds on the Maumee River. We had a really great time discovering this little gem. Matt's been there before, but it was all new to me and I loved it. This is a picture of Matt skipping some stones.
3 generations of Young men. That's Maggie down at the bottom of the picture, she is constantly at Grandpa Young's side when he is here. It is amazing that she remembers him so well after 4 years!
Our tiny miracle turned 5! He had so many birthday celebrations, but he really had a great time at this one. It was a luau for his Aunt Gail's 50th and since it was on his actual birthday we celebrated his also! He loved it. He was dancing most of the night and he loved the attention. He was stuck to his birthday buddy Aunt Gail for most of the night.
Micah had a great time hanging out with his cousin Madison. Can you believe he is only 6 months older than her? He looks huge!
A family picture at the luau! Gotta love the attention span of a 9 month old!
Ethan's yearly picture on the recliner with his bear and preemie doll. I still can't believe he was ever that tiny. I remember when he was about the same size as that teddy bear when we first started the pictures with it. His 5 year doctor appointment went really well and he is looking forward to going to kindergarten.
Micah turned 9 months in July. He was 22 lbs 7 oz at his doctor's appointment. He is in the 75th %tile in weight, height and head circumference. He is doing great and it has been wonderful!
Our big boys with their picture bears! Micah has such a long torso that he is getting so close to Ethan when they are sitting together. They are really having a great time playing together and we are so proud of them. My favorite thing about being in the car with them is when they make each other laugh. It is the sweetest sound and it happens more and more now.
This is just too cute not to share! He was jumping and looked like a boxer about to get into the ring.
In other news, Matt and I just celebrated 10 years of marriage. We have been together for 16 1/2 years now. Matt has been playing volleyball 2 times a week, with one of them as part of a volleyball league in Perrysburg. He loves playing and seems to be really enjoying that time each week. I have been working out with a trainer 2 times a week and I am really starting to see the changes. I'm really excited about the fact that I have been sticking with this and this is the most weight I have been able to lose at one time. I still have a long way to go, but I know that I can do it and that I will do it. In a few weeks Ethan and I will head back to school. It will be hard to give up our summer, but at least we will have a lot of great things to look back on. It has been an awesome summer and I know it will continue for the rest of the summer!
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