Have I mentioned that our kids love having a backyard? I am so thankful for it everyday.
My buddy and me
I love how when Zane builds something with blocks now, he has an intricate story to go along with it. He told me all about this creation for about 20 minutes.
Zack did a wedding about a month ago for some friends of ours in Estes Park. It was beautiful and we got to spend a night and day together without kids. I was super proud of Zack - he's so great at that kind of thing!
Can you find Zack among the gorgeous scenery?
For Father's Day, I met my dad for lunch while Zack was working. Here he is with Zane boy.
My sister Janelle was there too.
We've had some fun playdates this summer with some good friends. This day, Zane and his friends Luke and Charlie were unusually quiet so I went to check on them and they were reading together in Zane's bed. So cute.
Lunch party at our house!
At our church, three characters (Bob, Bob, and Ann) create videos for the kids. Zane LOVES these videos and this day when we visited Zack at work, he got to meet Ann (on the way to her video shoot), which is exactly like one of us meeting a huge celebrity that we adore. We had to get a picture of the big moment. He still really wants to meet one of the Bobs when he has been shrunk and becomes "Tiny Bob." Good luck on that one!
We went to my Grandma's house for a family dinner. We turned on a show for the kids and they kept trying to get comfortable. Poor Emmy, while trying to mimic Zane, couldn't quite get the pillow under her head.
Zane's been loving his sports camp. This day, he was practicing t-ball skills. Love the helmet.
Then, he was supposed to be using the milk carton to catch the ball, but he started putting it on his head instead. Then, the other kids started copying him. 
Emmy and I were cheering Zane on.
We tried for two days to potty train Emerson. We thought she was completely ready and that it would go smoothly. Well, the first try was perfect. She liked her big girl underwear for about 5 minutes, went in the potty and I thought it was a go from there. She never went again, had a bunch of accidents, and then finally just asked me to put her diaper back on.
Zane asks me to give him "homework." I don't know where in the world he got that, but he enjoys doing "homework" almost every day. He has been loving working on writing, drawing, artistic projects, etc. lately. Here is is practicing his letters.
Once a week for the past several weeks, we've met friends at a fun park after a Bible Study that we're all involved in. It has sand and water - that the kids can play in for hours with no break. After basically ruining a few outfits, I finally got smart enough to bring their swimsuits to change into. Here they are sitting in the muddy water. They were literally covered from head to toe in sand and grossness. That's what baths are for, right?
Sweet pea
Zane got to help Grandpa Dave fix our broken car window recently. Dave it really good about actually letting him do some of the work. He knows "righty tighty and lefty loosy."
Zane was watering with the hose, and giving Emmy refills in her watering pot so she could keep watering with that. They were both busy working together but soaked by the end.
Dad reading before bed. Our kids love their books. We read several books every single night and they love it. Then, they both read themselves to sleep after we say goodnight. Right now, Zane's favorite book is "How I Became a Pirate." Emmy likes Dora books, Berenstain Bears, and counting or picture find books.
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