Sunshower

Today was another blazing day outside, but suddenly in the late afternoon a sunshower broke out. Joshua was excited to go outside, so we went out together. For about 15 minutes a heavy rain poured down on us while the sun still shined brightly. Joshua loved it, and we continued to play in the backyard even after the rain finally stopped.

Thumbs Down for Heat

The heat has been fairly ridiculous lately.  Today the temperature got up to 105 degrees.  Even when we were out this evening it was still 102 as shown on our car thermometer.  Here Meghan shows what she thinks of temperatures this hot.

Unexpected BBQ

Today I took the day off work and was running errands with Joshua.  While we were out, my friend Jeff called me and said he was in town and wanted to see if I wanted to go to lunch at Gates.  Joshua and I were done with our errands, so we met him at the Gates on State Line and had some good barbecue, though I still prefer both Oklahoma Joe's and Jack Stack above it.

Family Fireworks

Now that Julie and Andrew live in Olathe, it's easier for us to do things with them.  Because both of our families were planning to go to the same fireworks show (at the Great Mall), we decided to make an event of it.  They came over in the evening, and we grilled and had time to hang out, and then we drove over to the Great Mall for the show.  Even though there were already tons of cars there, we were able to find a great spot that had room for us to set up chairs and also gave us an excellent view of the show.  Joshua was a little scared at first, so he and Meghan went to sit in the car for a few minutes, but then he got brave and wanted to sit outside again.  Clara enjoyed the entire show and watched intently, unfazed by the noise.  Because that's how Joshua was last year, we're guessing next year will be Clara's turn to have a little time in the car.

Dance, Then, Wherever You May Be

Joshua continues to love music.  We have a CD player in our living room that we sometimes use to play music for him.  Our most common selection is a Christian kids music CD that Jeff and Josie gave to us.  The songs are really fun and catchy without being cheesy, so even Meghan and I enjoy them.  After Joshua eats, he tends to have extra energy.  After breakfast this morning, the music was playing and he went over to it and did some pretty serious dancing for awhile.

Cozy Coupe Kids

Joshua really likes his Cozy Coupe, although he's not very good at the Flintstone-like method of propulsion and instead asks us to push him in it, and we usually comply.  He's also not really into sharing.  Today I put Clara in the car, just to see how it would go.  To my surprise, not only did Joshua not immediately demand that she vacate his vehicle, he decided the right thing to do would be to help her by gently pushing the car around so she could have a little ride in it.  We were proud of him for sharing his toy and for doing something nice for his little sister.

One Down, One to Go

Today I finished my projects in Clara's room, so we are pretty much done with her room now except Jason is still working on her dresser. We did an owl theme. I didn't buy her a comforter set as I did with Joshua since I do plan on moving her to a toddler bed fairly early since it went so well with Joshua. I just sewed a wall hanging and bought some sheets instead, which was substantially less than a comforter set. This makes a lot of sense especially since it is a SIDS risk to use bumpers so those are a waste anyhow. I am fairly happy with how her room came out. I am really pleased with the letters, though not quite as thrilled with how the wall hanging came out. Next we are starting on Joshua's room.