We have had a very busy week!  Brian will be starting back to work on July 10th so we have been trying to figure out where the kids will go for daycare and how we will juggle all of the changes coming up in the near future.  We have a few more avenues to explore and then hopefully we will have everything decided by Monday!  We are looking at an in home daycare provider for Colton.  Austin will be starting preschool in the fall at St. Pat's!  The preschool also priovides childcare before and after class, so for now we are thinking this will be the best fit for Austin.  I'm sad to seperate the boys for their days but I think they will both continue to grow and thrive once they are on their own.  I have also been quite emotional about all of this (I know that's probably not hard to believe).  I cannot believe Austin is going to preschool this August!  He is growing up so fast, way to fast!

Funny thing that happened this week:  Wednesday afternoon Brian took the boys to the park and as they walked up to the park they saw a girl pushing a stroller.  Austin said, "Daddy, that looks like Baby Keller".  Brian said, "it probably isn't baby Keller, it's just another baby".  Austin again says, "Daddy that baby really looks like baby Keller".  The girl pushing the stroller says, "Well, that's because it IS baby Keller!"  Brian was so surprised!  It was Baby Keller and his babysitter.  Brian didn't recognize the babysitter so he just assumed that wasn't baby Keller.  Good thing he has Austin to help him out! 

We have been going to the pool as often as possible and last night we went to Jeff, Jamie and Baby Keller's house.  They have a swimming pool in their backyard so we spent about an hour swimming and then had a bbq.  The pool was so nice and the food was delicious!  Austin and Colton have no fear of the water, which can be a little scary for Brian and I.  Colton will run across the deck and just jump in the water!  He has to keep up with his brother and since Austin jumps right in, Colton does too.  I'd say the water is about 4 feet deep so neither one of the boys can touch . . . they definitely kept us on our toes last night around the pool.  Colton also loves their dog Tito and spent some time trying to feed him pieces of his hot dog bun and wanted to sit next to him on the deck.  Tito is a good dog and lets Colton pet him, sit real close, and of course Tito is always up for eating whatever Colton will share.  They are a funny little pair!

Sturgis Falls!

 This weekend was Sturgis Falls and it was a great time!  We went down to Overman Park on Friday night and we stood in line for balloon animals . . . both boys got red swords.  We watched a childrens parade and listened to a band for a little bit.  Annie and Papa were visiting for the weekend and we all headed down to the parade on Saturday morning.  It was a lot of fun watching the marching bands and seeing all the big trucks and tractors.  There was also plenty of candy to go around for both little guys!  After the parade we went to the carnival so Austin could ride rides.  The above picture is Austin and Zoey on the roller coaster.  They were first in line and chose the front car!

 This picture cracks me up.  Austin loved this race car ride, the car would drive around the track and really whip around the corners.  So, whenever it came to the corner, Austin would throw his arms up in the air and smile and laugh.  He loved it!

 Colton was pretty worn out by the time we got to the carnival rides.  He sat up on the merry-go-round and didn't start smiling until his turn was almost over.  He was very serious about his horsey ride.

 They had a huge slide that was "taller than a giant" at the carnival.  Austin had to haul a potato sack up all of the steps and then he got to slide down.  This is a quick shot of Austin about half way down.  He was starting to look a little panicked because he was airborne from the waist down.  It was an extremely fast slide, of course when he got to the bottom he wanted to go again!

They had hot wheel race tracks set up at the park and Austin and Papa spent some time playing with the race cars.  Austin built a project out of wood and glue.  Papa bought a bag of fesh mini donuts that went over great with everyone!  ;)  There was tons of food and great music to just hang out and listen to.  We had a great time down at the park.

 This is just a picture of Colton being silly.  He has his swim goggles on and a tootsie roll in his mouth!  He is definitely an entertainer and loves to have people laughing with him!!

 Annie and the boys made banana bread.  Them helping is always entertaining!  Annie let them each peel one of the bananas and put it in the bowl.  Austin peeled his and put it in the bowl.  Colton peeled his, put half in the bowl and ate the other half.  Austin dumped in the flour and Colton was in charge of stirring.  The above picture is Austin saying, "Great job Colton.  You are a good helper Colt."  The below picture is Austin tasting the flour and telling us, "I don't LIKE flour it is not good."

 Through everything Colton just wanted to stir.  The banana bread turned out great and the boys were amazing helpers!  We spent a lot of time outside on Sunday and went to the pool Sunday afternoon.  It was a great weekend and so nice to get to spend it with Annie and Papa!

It's a Mystery.

So at about 10 o'clock this morning Austin, Colton and I were standing on the deck while they ate popsicles.  I went in the house to do something and a minute or so later Austin ran in to find me . . .
Austin - "Mommy, there is a piece of mine popsicle in our swimming pool" 
Me - "Well how did it get there?"
Austin - "I don't know Mommy . . . probably maybe when I frowed it up into the air off of the deck.  It maybe broked into two piece and one probably went in the pool maybe."
Me - "Sounds like a good guess."
Austin - "Yeah, I'm a good guess . . . "

Austin's blessings last night:

"Mine first blessings is this delicious dinner that daddy made for us.  My second favorite blessing is going to Old McDonald's all the time (he hasn't been there in about 3 weeks!), My furd favorite blessing is going swimming and my fourth favorite blessing is Colton"

Loving this happy guy!!  Colton has some tickle spots and he loves getting kisses below his chin!!

Austin has swimmers ear.  We went to the Dr. so they would give us some drops.  Poor little guy is in pain but doesn't want to tell us because he doesn't want anything to do with the drops.  We are going to take a couple days off from the pool and hopefully this will help him get better quicker.  We are pretty sure he got swimmers ear when we were on the Cedar River a couple weeks ago.  He started complaining "Mine ear hurts" last Wednesday when he was taking off his shirt.  Poor little guy . . . good news is that we have the drops and it is only supposed to take a few days to clear up. 

Last night I took the boys to the waterpark for about an hour . . . while both boys were playing in the water, Austin comes over by me, throws his arms in the air and says "Mommy, this is the best summer ever!!"  Adorable.