Here are a few of the latest Insta.gram photos

the boys found a frog!
 

my mother in law did an amazing job on the cushions and pillows for our breakfast nook, i love them!

perfect spot to read

took the boys to panera bread for breakfast this week

my stroller fitness buddies

yikes, first day is less than 2 months away!

baked oatmeal baking

pajama jam

Diaper rashes are something Grayden rarely had and Sadler has also only had a couple, but that all changes when they were/are teething! Now I’m not sure if this is a real term or not, but both our boys have had what I call “teething diapers”. I don’t know what it is about teething but it never fails; every time Gray had a tooth come through as a baby he would have the nastiest diapers, multiple times a day, for weeks until that tooth popped through. That’s the stage we’re at right now with Sadler: the “teething diaper” days!

Poor kid is working on popping through his 1 year molars and has so many dirty diapers a day that his poor buns get wiped and wiped and wiped until they’re raw! It’s so sad to see him uncomfortable while I clean him up, but it’s not so pleasant for me either!
Just last week we were getting ready to head outside so we could spend some time in the little pool. I had just finished changing yet another dirty diaper, and I let Sadler go free (I figured he could use a little air down there for his poor buns) for a short time (like 30 seconds) while I walked with him to change him into a swim diaper. On the way to the laundry room, where we store all our swim gear, he pooped all over the floor. Apparently I changed him too soon, and he wasn’t quite done filling his pants. Biggest mess ever! Again let me tell you '’teething diapers'’ are not your typical 1 year old dirty diaper, they are nas-tee!

I learned my lesson from that ‘diaper(less) disaster’, and now I wait just a few extra minutes to change him until I’m certain he’s done! (And I make sure he is diapered 100% of the time!) I usually try to change him ASAP to avoid pesky diaper rashes and all the pain and fussiness that comes along with those. But now that I’ve had the opportunity to try out Boudreaux's Butt Paste for a few days, I have the comfort of knowing his buns are protected better than ever before, so waiting another few minutes to ensure his duty is complete isn’t going to hurt!

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Scratched off a few more fun things from our summer list!

we fed the ducks at the outlet mall on day last week after running a few errands!

We spent some time playing at Kollen’s park this morning before our stroller workout.

We met some friends a couple weeks ago at the fountain downtown, we got there a little bit before it opened and it was a good things we did, my boys wanted nothing to do with it once it was up and going full blast!

we had a picnic lunch a couple weekends ago after soccer

fun with bubbles!

we made a water blob (via pinterest) this past Saturday

we had fun playing tennis as a family one Sunday night

Gray finished soccer camp on Saturday

I took the boys swimming in grandpa and grandma’s pool. sadler was there too, but needed to be held so no pic of him!

many hours spent playing with the water table

and the little pool

we went to Kindermusik at the library with friends a few weeks ago

Summer sure is going fast, so glad we are filling it up with lots of fun things!

*pick berries

*feed ducks

*Fillmore park

*outdoor discovery center

*kollen’s park

*timber town

*Lawrence st. park

*farmer’s market/ market kid’s activities

*whitecaps game

*downtown fountain

*zoo

*coast guard festival (July 27-August 5)

*hot air balloon show (June 30, July 1) * this was on our calendar but ended up being TOO HOT THAT WEEKEND!*

*truck parade (labor day) *not going to happen, made plans to go out of town that weekend!*

*memorial day parade

*have picnic

*bubbles

*water bed (Pinterest)

*run through sprinklers

*fly kite

*sidewalk chalk

*go garage sale-ing

*beach

*Meijer gardens

*library programs

*lemonade stand

*downtown street performers (thursday nights)

*play tennis

*go to cottage

*swimming lessons

*pool time

*bike ride

*mini golf

*soccer camp for Gray

*water table

*little pool

*sand box/swing set

*campfires

*hike trails

*trip to sandy pines

July 10, 2011

July 8, 2012

every year, on July 7 I document a day in our life. it’s been fun to see how our day to day life has changed over the years!
7:30 am Sadler wakes up!

he has his typical breakfast, almond milk and a banana!

grayden snoozes until a few minutes before 8

Grayden grabs a granola bar for breakfast and we are off to Gray’s last day of soccer camp by 8:20






after soccer we hit the farmers market for donuts and zucchini


on the way home we stopped by work and traded grandpa a donut for a tractor ride!

i took the boys home to get sadler to bed while robb loaded up the rubber mulch for the play set


while sadler napped and gray played in the sand, robb and I worked hard at spreading the mulch, i even got a blister! but it looks nice and I’m excited to finally have that project done! Sadler woke up just as we were finishing (about an hour)



 

we treated ourselves to McDonald's for all our hard work!

after lunch we worked on building the water blob!




it took about as much time to fill up as the kids spent playing in it, but we all had fun!
we played outside until about 3:00 when both boys went down for a nap.


while they napped, robb and i made zucchini brownies to bring to the cottage tomorrow

I also got some reading time in, yes, I'm behind. I have the hardest time staying caught up!

spent some time online, and sat outside for a little while Robb ran to the store for more cocoa for the brownie frosting, adjusted all the sprinklers and mowed the lawn (boy, that makes me sound lazy :)

Sadler woke up at 4:30 and rode the lawn mover with him

Grayden woke up at 5:30 and then we had a simple Saturday dinner, frozen pizza for the boys and zucchini boats for me

after we ate we played outside the rest of the night,



we head inside after a little visit with grandpa and grandma, who came over to check out the rubber shreds for the play set around 8:30.
The boys get showered up while I spend some time getting sweaty on the treadmill


Gray and Sadler are in bed by 9:00 and Sadler falls right asleep.



Gray usually reads in crazy places while having a snack for awhile until he eventually falls asleep!

Robb and I hang out downstairs watching TV and snacking on popcorn and frozen lemonade.
We’ll head to bed soon and that’s where the updates end!

Thanks for following along on our day, it was a perfect mixture of busy and relaxing, exciting and boring!