swimming adventures

isabel and jaxon have had a wonderful progression of experience at the pool this summer. it started with both of them refusing to go into the "big cool" as isabel calls it, not even with hector or i. the next step was that they would go in with a raft and scream with mom or dad. next, was jumping into the big pool to mom or dad and getting right back out. finally, we have isabel using her life jacket to jump into the big pool and swim all by herself! i took a video of her amazing feat, but our camera is holding it captive. we were so proud.

lake jacomo with bakers

takin a ride

don't let go

doesn't she look so big with that ponytail!

the boys sipping their cocktails of slushes

on our way out

besides our recent "ride the ducks" experience in branson the kids had never been out on a boat. sunday afternoon we set out with plenty of snacks, drinks, and sunscreen to last the evening. isabel and jaxon were reluctant to get in the water but eventually chose to swim with daddy. towards the end of the afternoon isabel would let go of the ladder for about 2 seconds! it was a great afternoon with friends and we all had a blast!

baking red velvet cake

for some reason our children love to bake! they love to add ingredients, stir the batter, and of course lick the utensils and bowl... they enjoy it so much that they even fight over whose turn it is next. sunday morning we baked a yummy red velvet cake and this day was no different. it was especially funny when isabel chose to lick the utensil from the mixer which meant that jax got the bowl and spatula, she even tried to talk him into trading with her.

roasting smores

it was the perfect friday night to roast smore's and boy were they delish! daddy got the firepit going and we began roasting... we only lost a few marshmallows to the fire. jax wasn't too fond of the smore, but did enjoy the marshmallow. for some crazy reason mommy prefers to set her marshmallow on fire before eating it... yum!

crown center

summer trips to crown center have become an annual summer thing. we go to the free exhibit that they're offering, head to lunch at fritz's, and then play in the fountains. the kids absolutely loved playing in the fountains this year and they were running all over the place. of course, jax probably slipped and fell at least 10 times but was never phased. they also had fun at the rainforest exhibit where jax climbed a mountain and isabel put together a puzzle bridge. fun times for sure!

SPORTING KC GAME

daddy got free tickets to the sporting kc game at the new stadium and it was so much fun! isabel and jaxon did so well despite the heat and cooled off with a $4 sno cone. the best part of the game was that jaxon did every single thing that hector did and i mean everything... if hector shouted something in spanish, jaxon did too... if hector threw his hands in the air, jaxon threw his hands in the air... if hector clapped, jaxon clapped... it was ADORABLE! apparently we have quite the little soccer fan in the making.

storytime

jax's first checkout

isabel's first checkout

her dinosaur and stamp

shaking out the wiggles... finally

she had to take minnie, so of course he took mickey

this was our second storytime this summer... they read dinosaur books and made little dinosaurs! jax and isabel LOVE choosing their books and quickly had our library bag full. we had books about pirates, dinosaurs, and even food allergies. on this trip they both got to actually scan their books. everyday i ask myself how we got here, they're both so big.