Fun on the courthouse lawn!

One Saturday a month the city has an outdoor concert on the courthouse lawn. Everyone brings lawn chairs and blankets and they serve ice cream to the kiddos. The family went a couple of weeks ago and the KC Star took this picture of Mike, Emma and Sayer! While the music was good, chasing Sayer all around was not! Mike and I were exhausted after about an hour so we had to leave. I'm hoping next summer it will be a more enjoyable experience for all!

All smiles...

I finally managed to capture the smile on camera!

So Tired...

I couldn't even make it all the way into my bed before I fell asleep!

My brother and I...

My little brother and I are starting to have so much fun hanging out together!

We take turns sitting in the Bumbo and the monkey bean bag chair...

And we practice swaying to the Sesame Street music...

And my brother practices talking and smiling for Mommy...

And my brother practices sitting in his Bumbo so he can get big and strong like me...

Sitting in the Bumbo!

Sunday I put Greyson in the Bumbo and he did such a good job of holding his head up. He is so alert and is definitely happiest when he is sitting upright and looking around at everything. I really think that he enjoyed a different perspective!

Fun in the Bouncy House!

Saturday MaCallen celebrated his 1st Birthday. Happy Birthday Buddy!

They rented a Mickey Mouse bouncy house and ball pit and despite the 90+ degree temperature I thought that Sayer would enjoy playing in it. So, we ventured outside for a bit so he could play.

I was right... he loved the ball pit and bouncing! As for the slide... not so much!

Just look at those facial expressions... you can tell that he is one happy camper!

Disgusted!

Last Thursday I was chatting on the phone and pulling weeds from our garden in the front and I glanced to my right and saw a HUGE snake with a HUGE toad in it's mouth (whom I'd had an encounter with on Monday while pulling weeds). I immediately got goose bumps all up and down my arms and legs. Mike had a late night of meetings that evening, so I immediately sent a text to my next door neighbor and asked if he could come over and kill the snake. After trying to "remove" the snake carefully - the snake got away from him. YUCK! I was then really freaking out because I didn't want to take Sayer or the dog out front until it could be found. Luckily, Bob ended up finding the snake and had to do away with him - which was fine by me!

What scares me most of all is that Sayer and I were playing out front on Monday amongst the bushes in the front garden and I just wonder if that snake was there too. Needless to say, now every time I take a step out the front door with the dog I examine my surroundings to see who else might be hanging out along with us! EEEWWWW!