Its Summer

So, its been awhile, I know, but to be fair, I was going to post awhile ago, got the whole thing typed and ready to go and wouldn't you know it, the computer froze and I lost all my thought provoking material and wasn't in the mood to retype it. But now I have time so here you go. Let's hope the computer doesn't freeze...again.

Summer is here, though its been up and down. Sometimes chilly, sometimes muggy, seems to be raining a lot (which we just love, given last year's epic flood) all of which is great when you have kids. BellaRose just loves going outside ("bat-side" as she calls it) and doesn't quite get it when its rainy or 100+ degrees and she can't go. We have season passes to the Ames pool again and she loves going, of course. We've gone a few times but its hard with this rainy weather. She would go everyday if you let her decide. She went with her Momby a few weeks ago and I guess they (the lifeguards)let her go down a big slide, which she wanted to. Her Uncle Jordan was at the top manning the slide so she trusted him enough to push her down at least. The last time I took her she wanted to try it again but got scared when we reached the top. I guess she was expecting Jordan.

Jude has grown like wildfire. He just turned 4 mos. and is wearing 6 mos. to 12 mos. clothes, depending on the brand. He's a big kid, for sure, with a healthy appetite. My mom says I was a big kid too and everyone says he looks like me. For me its hard to see. I only know what adult, grey-haired, permanent 5 o'clock shadow Mike looks like, not 4 mos. old me. I guess I'll take their word for it.

Jude is sleeping in his crib now, in he and BellaRose's room. She doesn't seem to mind having a roommate and he's doing quite well. Some nights he'll go a full 10-12 hours without waking up or needing to feed and other nights he'll wake up like clockwork every 4 hours, feed, and go back to sleep. Either way, he and BellaRose are asleep from about 9 pm until 8 am each day. That chunk of time between 9 and midnight is quality Mom and Dad time, usually spent cleaning something, preparing for the next day or if we're lucky, relaxing, watching episodes of Grey's Anatomy and eating ice cream like its going out of style. Elizabeth didn't use to be as serious an ice cream connoisseur until she met me. As my family can attest, we Davis' are fanatics about ice cream and can devour whole gallons in mere minutes. And always between the hours of 9 and midnight--peak ice cream eating time.

The job is going well. Keeping me busy, that's for sure. Lizzie seems to be doing well too, adjusting to two kids. I would say she's doing fantastic. I'm constantly impressed. The times that I have both kids while she is out and about I find myself exhausted and at my wits end after only a few hours. She does it 8 hours a day, 5 days a week (and sometimes more). What an excellent mom and wife she is, for sure.

That's mostly it for now. I bought a truck, so that's nice. We've had to replace our dryer, which is fun, and just today we found we need a new fridge, equally as fabulous. Oh the delights of homeownership. Hopefully both of these investments pay themselves off and last millions of years. Well, that's all folks. Hope you enjoyed this riveting tid-bit. A true white-knuckle read, I'm sure.