Life has been rolling right along right now. Days pass in a blur and I honestly cannot
believe it’s already August. We’ve got a
lot to look forward to this month (like Evie starting preschool…Eek!). I also want try and fit in some more summer
activities like going to a Columbus Clippers game, letting the kids play in the
fountains at the Scioto Mile, exploring the Columbus Commons, hitting a few
more festivals, and hopefully enjoying some pool time. Working full time makes it difficult to find
time to do it all, but I think my kids have had a fun summer so far.
Last weekend Evie had fun catching fireflies in my parent’s
backyard. We headed downtown to check
out The Banks on Saturday afternoon and the kids had a great time riding the
carousel and splashing in the fountains. Sunday, Evie helped Pops make blueberry
pancakes. After breakfast, we went to
visit G.G. Ruth and go fishing. Evie was
so excited that she helped Pop catch 3 fish!
She was pretty upset when we had to leave G.G.’s house and she was even
more upset when we decided to pack up and head home right when we got back to
Kiki and Pops. I felt so bad because she
seemed so heartbroken that we had to leave.
But Mitchell had fallen asleep in the car and we opted to just get on
the road rather than wake him up. Both
kids were pretty tried and slept most of the way home.
While we were in town, a lot of people commented on how much
Mitchell had changed since the last time.
He comprehends so much more these days and sometimes I forget that he’s
not even 14 months old yet. He will
answer you when you ask him a question.
If you say “Mitch do you want a drink?” he’ll nod and say “Uh huh”. He definitely lets you know when he wants
something and when you give it to him, he will say “Thank you”. Pat told me that the other night, while I was
out, he asked Mitchell if he was ready for bed and Mitch nodded. Then, after rocking him for a few minutes,
Pat asked Mitch if he was ready to lie down in the crib and Mitchell nodded. So Pat laid him down and Mitchell went to
sleep. Just like that. I wish it were that easy all the time! He is saying more and more words and, though
we can’t understand it all, it’s clear that Mitchell knows what he’s
saying. I think that this sudden speech
and comprehension explosion has a direct correlation to his recent obsession
with books. We didn’t think any kid
could love books as much as Evie, but Mitchell may give her a run for her
money. We read him no less than three
books each night before bed. When I need to get something done, I can put
Mitchell in his crib with a few books and he will be perfectly content. He’ll sit downstairs and look through books,
then bring them to us, plop down on our lap and demand that we read to him. For all of his love of books, however, he
usually doesn’t sit still for long. He’s
running, climbing, rolling and playing all the time these days. He’s learning to build towers with his blocks
and he’s starting to tinker with things to see how they work. I have it on good authority that his daddy used
to be the same way. He’s loves his big
sister and follows her around constantly.
This brings me to Evelyn.
My girl is such a good big sister to Mitchell. She had honestly surpassed all of our
expectations. Yes, she gets jealous and
loses patience with him at times, but usually she is the sweetest, most loving
big sister ever. She truly amazes me
daily, not only because of her awesome big sister skills, but because she is so
darn smart. She loves learning and her
mind is a sponge these days. Out of the
blue the other day, she looked at me and said “Mama…do you know that a worm has
5 hearts? And the butterflies eat with
their feet?” Umm…ok. She went to the History Museum with Grandma
Rita and she’s still talking about the mastodon bones she saw and how all the
animals and trees there were petrified (We chose not to correct her about the animals. She can learn about taxidermy another day). She doesn’t forget much and she loves sharing
her knowledge with others. She just loves
to learn. Awhile back, she spent most of one evening looking up foxes with my
dad on the IPad and learning more about them and she’s practically an expert
now. All of this makes me excited for
her to start preschool. I think (hope)
she’s going to love it!
Here’s a few pictures from the past week…
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