Summer Break: Week 2

I am having a blast with my little man, and he has been doing great in the potty training department!  We will go a few days without any accidents! However, there are definitely days where multiple accidents still occur.  We are still trying to figure it all out, and Zander is getting better at letting me know when he needs to go to the bathroom rather than me discovering it (after the fact!).  I tried to do a little "schoolwork" the other day.... Zander decided he had to line up his crayons in order before starting to color on the page (where does he get that from?!).  He is getting pretty good at recognizing a few colors (red, blue, green, orange, yellow, black and white--his favorite to say is YELLOW).... but he isn't quite consistent yet!  He can sometimes count to ten and sometimes he can't!  We are starting to learn the letters of the alphabet and words that start with each letter. We have a long way to go but the teacher in me can't help but take these moments we have together to do some academic work!  My favorite times of the day are when we can read a book together and he is starting to respond to questions I ask about the story..... it is so exciting to see what he has learned!

 Maybe a leftie?!

We celebrated the 4th with some friends (Sarah, Josh, Luke, Kelly and Chris--Bri and Seph were out of town).  We grilled out and checked out the fireworks.  Zander loved wearing his flag shirt all day!  He would point to it proudly.  As you can see from the family pictures, I am definitely growing by the day and as I type this we are quickly approaching 23 weeks with "Thunderbird".   

The various attempts at getting a family picture....Zander's "smile" cracks me up in the 2nd and 3rd pictures....

Zander was not crazy about the fireworks this year! He cried at first and after that he just wanted to be held (especially by Uncle Chris!)  He faced the opposite direction while the firework show was taking place.  Maybe next year?!

 Zander has enjoyed playing in his pool (even by helping fill it with water) and with his sprinkler.  We are enjoying staying cool on these hot days! Mommy even runs through the sprinkler some!

I took both cars to get inspected this week (since it is that time of year again!)  Zander did a great job both days entertaining himself with toys at the car place and by attempting to take "selfies" on mommy's phone.

Grammy and Grandpa Buzz came to visit and hang out for the day.  We enjoyed spending time with them and grabbing lunch with daddy and Aunt Lindsey.

Also this week, we have had playdates with several of my co-workers and their kids.  We played at the park for a couple hours one morning and the pool that afternoon.  We have also been back to music and movement at the library.  I am already looking forward to the next fun things we have planned....stay tuned!