summer days

hard to believe that we're already half way through the summer!  crazy.  this summer has been so different for us.  we didn't have our annual beach trip with my mom's family.  i think this is the first year that no one has gone in my whole life.  it's been kind of sad not having the build-up and excitement of getting everything ready to go.  we had our big trip in may, so we've pretty much just been kickin it around these parts.

we spend a lot of time at the pool.  mae has finally been brave enough to venture into the water herself (with her puddle jumper on of course), and we've only had one incident where she went in without it on.  i've started taking izzy in for a little bit, and she loves it. 

we've also done lots of fun things with our friends.  mae plays so well with other kids, and loves when we get together with friends.  seriously, anytime we go someplace she always asks if her friends will be there, even when we go to the grocery store.  we went to zilker park last week to ride the train, and these kiddos had a blast!

 i'm so grateful for the friends that we've made since we've been in austin.  mae has some great buddies, and it's nice to meet up with my friends and have adult conversations as well!

mae got this awesome hat and cape while we were in VA, and it took her a while to warm up to it.  but now she loves it.  she put it on the other day and said "i backman mom".  so she runs around "saving" the day.  and always wants me to sing the batman song while she's wearing it.

 we're still going strong with the potty training.  and my sanity is in tact...it was pretty touch and go there for a while.  this munchkin has been number 2 accident free for three days!! we just decided not to stress about it (easier said than done if you know me), and to make it a pretty big deal when it happens.  so, when it finally did happen, we busted out some sparklers. 

 i'm still not completely confident to go out for a long time without mae in a pull-up, and it has seriously been over a month that we've been working on this.  but, the end is in sight! (i hope).

my sweet friend got my girls matching jammies when izzy was born.  and because munchkin number two is such a long lady, she's wearing 12 month clothes, and was able to wear her jammies.  i love these pictures.

 mae still adores her sister.  and is so sweet and helpful.  whenever i play with izzy, or do something like blow raspberries on her belly mae always says "mae too mae too!"

case and point.  izzy eats in the bumbo seat, and so mae waited patiently until she was done and said she wanted to eat her "oakmeal" in the bumbo seat like izzy.

oh my little string bean.  the long one.  these were 9 month jammies that she busted through during the night because she's so long.  she's even managed to weave herself into the bars at night.  not just her legs through it, but through around the bar and back in towards the bed again.  crazy kid.

hard to believe that she's already five months!  where did the time go?  she's still my sweet happy baby.  her little smile lights up the room.  we're so incredibly blessed.