We have a walker...

Griffin is walking!!! Yea. He took his first steps on June 8th for daddy and grandpa. He has been building up his confidence more and more each day. He still resorts to crawling when he needs some speed but loves to test his new freedom - upright mobility. Griffin is pretty proud of himself and we are too.

Pool day

Our first trip to the pool means it is officially summer. We have had a very wet start, lots of rain and cool days. I am not complaining, the grass and fields look great and Lake McConaughy is up quite a bit. So a beautiful warm day was a perfect start to summer and the pool. Jack was very excited, surprisingly, since he is not much of a water kid and Griffin didn't have a clue but loved every single minute. We met Lori, Aelyn and Eden as well as Erica and Sadie at the pool. I was pleasantly surprised with the outdoor pool and hope to make it a few times a week.

Walking Hillcrest

Walking Hillcrest (our street) is no easy thing, pushing 50lbs. As you may or may not know I love to walk with the boys, especially on days when nothing seems to be going smoothly, such as today. So, on a cool, wet morning, I bundle the boys up in the double bike carriage also used as a stroller, throw a blanket on them then proceed to layer myself in 5 layers of clothes. I am typically cold. Then off we go down, down, down to the downtown area. Stop at the Lampstand, get a latte and a sticky bun. Let the boys play. Bundle them back up, make a stop at the post office for suckers and then a stop at Safeway to say hi to daddy. Then up, up, up we go. Today I thought I would try a different route hoping to avoid the dreaded "suicide hill", needless to say this was a more gradual hill but longer and without sidewalks on a busy street. The city just redid this entire stretch of road and decided that sidewalks were not a must!! Frustrating to say the least. I find myself walking on the streets often here, and where there are sidewalks, they are broken up and have these step ups that are not made for a stroller or wheelchair of any sort. But in the end we made it home, mommy in a cold sweat wondering when I will no longer be able to be pregnant and push two small boys up a hill. Hopefully, never since it is one of those pleasures that I don't want to give up.