Well June got away from me. This will just be blog of it all. And full of pictures!
Oakley is enjoying having Benson around. He likes to hold him for 2 seconds and then go on with life. Sometimes a wish there was more interaction between the two, but I know that will come with time.
My mom gave me all of her Joy School activities and some lesson plans she created. Oakley loved sitting in the box they came in. He also thoroughly enjoyed the puppets my mom had made.
Sometimes it is just so hot outside. A favorite activity of ours is "Paint the Deck". I will give Oakley a bucket of water, a bowl and a paint brush and he just goes to town painting the deck. Mostly it ends up being a splash paint job instead of brush strokes.
Dan and Oakley had a boys night. (Mom may have crashed it a little bit.) The original plan was to sleep on the deck, but the mosquitoes were out that night. so they had to make do with the tent in the basement. Oakley didn't mind too much though. We also had some chocolate fondue and watched Gnomeo and Juliet.
My Grandma Christensen and Aunt Janese came up to visit. Neither had seen Benson yet. It was great to visit with them. They took the boys and I out for lunch and then I took them to the Brigham City temple to walk around the grounds.
We got Oakley a pool. Since there is no grass, we just set it up on the deck. He loves it!
Sometimes I will bring it inside and fill with pillows and blankets. We watched a few shows in this comfy pool!
My parents brought up all of my stuff that I still had stashed away at home. I think it was about 6-8 boxes. I went through it all. I found about $100 worth of money some of which were Euros from various trips over the years. Oakley inherited many of my stuffed animals and loves to wear my old clogging hat.
Oakley loves to play with his blocks. He was so proud of this tour and wanted me to take a picture of it.
Dan took Oakley for a drive. The blazer popped another tire. (the second one in a week) Oakley new exactly what to do.
Sometimes I find Oakley reading his books after he wakes up in the mornings. I love that he loves books.
Benson is starting to hold his head up really well!
Oakley is always riding our neighbors' bikes. We decided to get him his own. He was so excited that he couldn't wait for Dan to finish installing the wheels. Oakley just grabbed it and started to "ride" it.
Of course Oakley likes the fact that he can stash things in the seat. (See all the books.)
Dan took Oakley for a little hike. Oakley loved it. He out-hiked his dad. At the top of the rise Dan said he was huffing and puffing. Oakley looked at him and started to huff and puff, too.
It was a hot day!
Oakley brought back these flowers for me. The smile on his face was priceless as he handed them to me! We kept them on the table for a few days.
We have an extra guest bed sitting in our front room until I get furniture to fill it (and a room built downstairs). It is the prefect place to hang out and read stories.
