Beach Day!

Our neighborhood has a very small park and beach just a few doors down from our house. It's nothing special, but the location is amazing! Parker and I enjoyed the beach this weekend, just the two of us. He loves splashing in the water, and bath time has become even more entertaining now that he can sit up in the tub. Starting swim lessons next week!

Check out my teeth!

We also met Missy and the kids at the beach this week. Mia was enjoying eating the sand - Parker looks disgusted with her!

4th of July

We began celebrating summer with fireworks in mid June with the show in Lake Villa. Parker stayed awake for the show, watched the sky (and the people) and even talked through some of the fireworks with a few baby "oo" and "ah"! We also celebrated at the Taste of Grayslake, where he fell asleep half way through the show. If he can sleep through the fireworks, I would imagine he can sleep through anything! On the 4th, we watched the Kenosha fireworks and Parker was more interested in the fountain behind us than the show in they sky. The final show was over Fox Lake on the 6th, and he slept through it all. The noise of the fireworks doesn't seem to startle him at all, but a loud sneeze or a surprise "hello" in the house can scare him to tears!

Summer with Mommy

Our second time swimming wasn't as successful as the first - Parker was tired and the water put him immediately to sleep!

We have an inflatable kiddie pool at home and it's almost as much fun as the bathtub! It has an inflatable bottom so its nice and cushioned as Parker practiced sitting up.

Dipped his face in the water!

Practicing sitting up! 5 months 3 weeks and very steady!

 Using a sippy cup - loves his sip of water!

 Such a great job posing for the camera