max is 10 months

life is busy busy busy with 2 boys but oh so fun!

This month we took a trip back home to  Illinois for the 4th of July.  Both boys were good on the plane.  Kam was soooo excited to get on an airplane he could barely wait to board it.   He was awesome on the flight too just watching the iPad with his own headphones and looking out the window.  Max was good too - a bit squirmy and only slept 30 mins on both flights.     It was so fun for the boys to see their cousins.  They got a lot of time with Haily, Johnny and Lucas.   We had a great trip to Brookfield Zoo with all the Laws.  It was great to spend the day together!   Max and Kam were even able to play with their 2nd cousins on both sides.     We went to Ken's Grandma's memorial service and a BBQ at Uncle John and Aunt Kris so they got so see most of the Ohse Family.  Then we went down to Paxton for the 4th of July and they were able to see all of the Rodeen cousins including Joe and Heidi's girls Tuesday and Cali, and Jerry and Bethany's girls Brylie and Brielle.    They all had a great time swimming and boating on the lake.    Kam also loved "fishing" He would sit on the dock so patient hoping to catch a big fish just like Johnny.  Too bad his poles never even had line on it!   We also celebrated Lucas's 3rd birthday -I can't believe Kam will be 3 soon too.    This trip Lucas and Kam interacted much more than at Christmas.  They played like brothers and fought like brothers.   They really are two strong willed kids.  Haha.  Johnny is just as sweet as ever and such a good big helper!   Max is standing more and more on his own and will even take a step or two here and there but definitely prefers to crawl lickety split wherever he can go!      Kam also got see a ton of tractor's of the Paxton Old Fashioned 4th of July.     He was lucky enough even sit on the one that my mom's neighbor Dana owns.   He was in heaven.

Al has been taking the boys to the beach a lot this summer with Mila and her Nanny Donita.  It's great that they get to see Mila so much.  Mila just loves her 'maxi' and she thinks he's her baby.  It's so sweet.  Kam also got in his first 'fight' at the park when he was there with Al.   He was playing with a little boy when Max crawled over.  The little boy said "no babies allowed" and Kam piped up "Yes babies allowed!!" but the little boy said "No, no babies allowed" and Kam walked over to Max put his arm around him and said "Yes, babies allowed" and then 'shot his webs' at the little boy and walked away. hahaha.  Makes my heart happy he stuck up for his little brother - especially since he is usually the one picking on him :-)

As I mentioned Max is taking a few steps on his own but he will walk by pushing anything he can.  He loves to walk with Kam's turtle, his walking, trucks, toys, you name it if he can balance on it he will walk with it.

The boys are also loving all the pool time they are getting this Summer.      Kam has started taking semi private swim lessons once a week and he his really improving.    Max is fearless - of course and he will jump right in the pool of the side of the wall.   We call it playing 'humpty dumpty'.     Here's a video


Kam also so his very first movie in a theater -  the Minions movie!      He thought it was so cool and sat through the entire thing (minus one potty break)  Dad stocked him up with popcorn, his own pop and some fruit snacks and he was set!   He said it was the biggest TV he had ever seen and when it was all done he wanted to watch it again!

We also are officially a solar power family.   We finally got our solar panels installed and approved to turn on.    We talk about it so much Kam will often tell me he's "working on the solar panels" when he pretends to fix things!

July was full of all the best things summer has to offer -the beach,  pool time, lake time, BBQ's, sunshine and family and the boys are loving every minute of it!