July was not a joke

When you think of July, you think fireworks. To say the least, there has been no shortage of those this month. As soon as it was here, it was gone. The month started with a visit from my bestie Andrea and her sister Jen. For Henri and Graham it was endless fun with their Aunts. We mostly hung out at home since it has been so hot, but there was still plenty of fun to be had. Josh and I welcomed the newest member to our family. Our third niece, Addison Reise, was born perfectly healthy and gorgeous. She has a head full of hair and could not look more like her older sister. I'm so proud of my sister in law and how she did through the pregnancy, and my brother did a pretty good job too. Graham has started physical therapy to help him progress with his core strength, and things are going very well. He is being seen at the same place that Henri went. Those people at Sensory Solutions are simply amazing. Graham is getting more verbal everyday and eating everything in sight. He really loves being in the pool and loves to splash around. He seems to be adjusting very well to going to school and we get great reports everyday from his teachers. Henri has become a two year old for sure. He is speaking VERY well and counting to ten. He loves saying his alphabet and he loves testing every possible limit he can. Just the other day he had his first, "Let me embarrass the hell out of my mom in this store by crying and screaming" fit in Target. I could have been so angry, but honestly, I was just so happy to have such a normal experience with my baby. We have certainly enjoyed more family time on the weekends and had many outings. We have had family time at the pool, time at the zoo, time at the parks, and much more. We finished getting the plans together for Henri's second birthday and neither one of us can believe he is TWO already. I will be having surgery on Wednesday to biopsy a tumor in my left hand, so we are anxiously awaiting to know what that will bring. A trip home to Cincinnati could not have had better timing. Enjoy the pictures below, and look for a good update sometime in July.




Loving brothers....at least long enough for a picture!



Aunt Andrea helped out with a fun 4th of July painting activity.



A sweet baby if I have ever seen one.




Hot or not, this guy LOVES his swing set.