Well another summer is coming to a close! It's been such a busy one but good grief, it flew by so fast! 

You will start your last year of preschool in a few weeks - It literally brings tears to my eyes at the thought. I love you so much and I am so happy that you are growing and maturing but I just am not ready to have my baby boy be so big. You've really sprouted up in height over the summer - you are so tall! 

You finished your first baseball season - that was probably the cutest thing in the world. You and your little buddies had such a great time together! 

Since Mama has her job at Washburn, I had a lot of flexibility so I got to spend so much time with you this summer. I took off 1-2 days a week to work from home and we just hung out and did fun stuff together! We did some swimming, went to summer movies, and just spent a lot of time hanging out. I still thank the lord everyday that I was blessed with this job opportunity because my mama time has increased SO much. 

We spent last weekend in 

st Louis and did so many fun things! We went to the arch and then to grants farms where you rode a camel for the first time! This is such a brave move for you because last year when we were in Wichita, you were so terrified and refused to. You've really grown and were so brave! Auntie, Uncle Ez, the girls and poppy arrived a day after us and we went to a Cardinals game (you're a big cardinals fan now...you want to wear your shirt and hat all the time.) that was your first baseball game! You weren't that into it but it was still fun! We also went to the city museum which is basically a huge obstacle course. Again, you weren't scared of anything - you climbed through dark tunnels, climbed through cages hanging way in the air...I was so proud if you and your bravery. You really overcame a lot of fear that weekend. We ended the weekend at a big arcade - your favorite part of that was playing laser tag. :) You and Kam chased everyone around and tried so hard to shoot us. It was a blast and so nice to all be together again for the first time in a few months. 

We continue to try and teach you new things - You hate doing "schoolwork" so it's a huge struggle. Right now we are trying to work on recognizing the sounds associated to the letters but you aren't very interested. We are also really trying to help you write your name - you do it, but sometimes it's a little hard to read :)