Summer Break: Week 3

Here is how we spent our third week of summer break..... We had a "low key" 4th of July.... we took the kids to Salem Lake for a walk and time playing in the creek.  We had the family over for dinner and went to sleep hearing fireworks all around us! I think since they didn't have the traditional town fireworks, everyone decided to purchase their own and it sounded like a war zone outside our house for a short time period! haha

On Sunday, we went swimming in our neighbor's pool.  We decided to venture out to dinner.... masks required at this point in public.  You can see from my two cuties what it will look like if kids are required to wear masks when returning to school..... stay tuned to the future of their schooling as the governor and county decides what school will look like when we return in August!

On Monday, we went to the lake with the Williams.  On Tuesday, we had to get a recall taken care of on my car.  Grammy and Grandpa played taxi for the day and we ended up enjoying some time at the driving range!

Zander finished his second novel this summer.  His first novel was about the Avengers.  I'm so proud of his hard work even in the summer months!

This cutie below sometimes turns his light on when he goes to bed.  I will find him like this hours later as I'm settling in for the night.  He loves to have his monkey under his arm and his turtle under his head while he sleeps.  I just wanted to document this for future reference!  Also, we found out on Monday (while at the dentist) that Maddox will need to have his right front tooth extracted in the upcoming weeks.  I haven't scheduled the appointment yet as I am still trying to process that gap in his sweet smile for the next few years and having to watch him have laughing gas while they pull the tooth will be such a hard experience for us both.  The reason for the extraction is from an injury to his two front teeth about a year and a half ago.  Through periodic x-rays, they have determined that this tooth is dead and causing an infection that could impact his permanent teeth.  Please pray for us as we schedule this procedure and that this is not traumatizing for him as he goes to the dentist in the future.  So far both boys enjoy their dentist visits and I would like to keep it that way! ;) 

We attended more ball games..... two for each boy this week!  Maddox earned the game belt.... which made him super excited.... see below!   Zander also got a shout-out at his game last night for his quick hustle onto the field each inning and major attentiveness/ great plays!  He got a sticker added to his helmet!  Both boys are loving this sport and it is so fun to see their skills developing over the summer!  Aunt Kelly got to see the boys play and Grammy and Grandpa brought Emerson last night to see both boys play as well!