Summer's Coming!

Summer will start for us soon. That means end-of-year recitals and wrapping up the school year. It is a time of year full of extra little jobs but it's well worth it at the end of the season. We have three recitals today. Always an adventure!

The boys are eleven months tomorrow. Since I haven't posted anything for two months, I'll list the major developments. Both boys have two bottom teeth. This is particularly satisfying for me; I love the sound they make when they bite into Cheerios with their tiny little teeth! Ethan does a real true crawl on his hands and feet; he is quite fast. Evan still prefers to crawl/slither on his belly. He will crawl on his hands and knees if he puts his mind to it but inevitably ends up closer to the floor. I think he thinks its faster.

They both will beeline for the stairs or bathroom if I don't put the gate up. They crawl the stairs very quickly and with a sneaky grin...I have no idea how they figured out that we don't want them climbing by themselves. Both are walking with assistance. Nana has two neat walkers at her house and the boys enjoy being able to walk the length of the house, which is substantially more room than at our place. If you are on Facebook, there's a video of them walking on my wall that's funny. Evan is pushing Ethan around on one of the walkers. Built-in buddy...the best!

Evan will make little barking noises if you ask him what a doggie says. He will also growl like a bear. Ethan likes the bear growl, but won't bark just yet. Both boys say "Ball" although their B's sound more like D's so its more like "Dall." I'll take it...super cute. Their favorite toys are balls. Ethan will attempt a dribble and both like to play toss (imagine Joel's joy!)

Elsa is enjoying being outside more. It's hard sometimes being a kid in Alaska. She's not a fan of clothes so getting bundled up to go outside can be frustrating. We try to go for walks as much as we can. The weather has been predominantly pleasant, a trend we hope continues through the summer months.

This summer should be interesting. Every year we try to build a summer program at the school with very little success. So, this summer, Joel will be teaching piano a couple days a week and I will be working at Coal Point on the spit full time. I'll have the PM shift so this means Joel will be Mr. Mom for that time. I've got some meal planning and such to do. I think he's looking forward to the change of pace. Of course, we have another large project to do at the school; we are planning to add another studio for a percussion teacher!

I'll try to be more faithful to post more regularly...but I'm not promising anything. Alaskan summers are crazy busy.