It's Been Hot

The summer sun finally kicked in at the first of July and even then it was only in the afternoon. We are currently trying to keep our house cool as the weather gets hot in the morning too and has the house cookin. Our hottest temp inside this year as only been 80 degrees. Last year it got around 88 degrees...that's when we had to escape to Astoria and stay with Oma and Opa. Thank heavens they have air conditioning. So...I'm grateful it has not been as hot this year. The house has been able to stay cooler...in the low 70s which is nice.

So here are the kids having fun in a our silly little kiddy pool.
They love to do this run and jump thing and pose for the camera!

Carter in action.Anja posing like only a girl can.

And Fischer wet in his clothes...didn't have a chance to get on his swim trunks before he was ready to play.

Rain in June & Arlen's Birthday

This spring was damp and cold. I was so surprised by how the weather was not truly spring like. But the kids still had fun. We put on rain coats and played outside. Anja has been loving her bike she got for Christmas. So it was fun to see her ride her bike in the raid with all of her Minnie Mouse rain gear on.Fischer would have preferred to not wear his raincoat. He just loves to the rain...and he just loves to get wet.

A silly picture of Carter and Fischer. We have since cut Carter's hair. Actually, we usually cut the boys hair short and then let it grow out...that way we don't have to cut it too often. Because we'll be honest, our kids don't love haircuts.

During the rainy time, Arlen and Lois came to visit. Lois came because she helped watched the kids for the 2nd half of my (Alexis) trip to Pennsylvania. Kim and Conrad (my parents) helped for the first half. Thanks it was a total blast!! So, while Arlen and Lois were here...Arlen had a birthday. Here is his birthday video.

Happy Birthday Arlen!

Aarrrrhhh!!

Fischer the Pirate
Fischer loves to be like his big brother. Carter got a pirate set from Oma and Opa's trip to Disneyland...and it came with an eye patch.
It baffles me how quickly kids grow and Fischer has been no exception. He is my baby and yet each day he seems to act more and more like a toddler. Makes sense since he is almost 2 years old! He is funny, talkative, inquisitive, and LOVES his older siblings. Everyday after his nap he wakes up and says, "CarterAnja." No mistake...he says them consecutively to where they sound like one word. He wants to know where they are, so he can play too.
We love our little Fischer!

Carter turned FIVE!!!

Our little Carter Roy turned the big FIVE on June 3rd.
He was so excited!!!For the special day, we took Carter to the Oregon Zoo.
(a place he loves to visit)
And we were lucky to have Gram and Grandpa with us!

As usual, we had a Watermelon Cake.
Delicious!!

This is Carter's Favorite Birthday Cake! He's had it for the last 3 years!

He loved celebrating his special day.
He not only had fun opening his cool gifts, but also playing with the boxes.
A true boy.