Beating the Heat!

As with most of you, we have been battling "excessive heat" this last week or so. To combat the indoor cabin fever that comes with avoiding the heat, we came up with some alternative plans!

First of all, we set this up for Aaron and were shocked that he enjoyed it so much!

Taking a break, Aaron (a sweet brother the vast majority of the time) gives Emily a ride around the yard! They have really started playing together and communicating. It's great!

Emily has now picked up her brother's habit of asking for peanut butter before she's even out of bed! She will eat the whole bread/toast, but licks the peanut butter off first...and here is the result:

You may remember her brother putting gloves on his feet during a nap? Here, Emily had transferred her sock to her hand after waking up in the morning!

Emily and Duke share a special bond. She LOVES to hug him and he "tolerates" it, but secretly enjoys it. He still likes to help me put her to bed at night and will often stay in her room even after I've left.

Here she is giving him a kiss...aiming for his mouth...ick! Don't worry, Mommy intercepted that one!

We received this chair from Josh's brother's family who have long since outgrown it. It is intended for Emily's room but doesn't fit yet with the rocking chair still there (and, I'll admit, it doesn't yet match her decor) so it found a place in Aaron's room...that doesn't stop Emily from using it! It's the perfect size and so sweet!

Lately, when going to sleep, we'll hear Emily kicking the wall...not a big deal. Well apparently, she is a strong girl and can push her entire bed AWAY from the wall as well! We have found her bed 6-8inches from the wall several nights now!

(By the way, at her 18 month appointment she was in the 90th percentile for height, 35th percentile for weight and at or beyond the speech/language abilities of a 2 year old. She has an endless number of words and is putting two and three together regularly!)

Ever see a brussels sprout grow? Now you have...

Aaron is a natural on his bicycle. We've been taking evening walks/rides once the heat has cooled a bit. He is really good at stopping and starting back up again and is learning how to check for cars at intersections!

While Aaron works hard on his bike...Emily lounges in her wagon:) Trying to stay cool!

Looks like we're getting a break from the heat...we need it!