Where did July go?

I am amazed that July has already come and gone. This summer has been and continues to be just wonderful. Not much new has happened, but we continue to have fun in the sun, playing with friends, and doing our outings. I am looking forward to spending next week with the kids at my parents house. Adam and his dad and brother are going on a fishing trip for the week, so I figured this would be a wonderful opportunity to spend time with my family at the beach and in the country.

I didn't take any pictures at the Mall of America the other day, but I wish I did. AJ went nuts over watching the roller coasters and if you ask him what his favorite part of that day was, it was eating the "happy face cookie".

Both kids just are wonderful, I can't say enough good about them. Abby is growing so fast, I am excited to see what percentile she is at when we go for her two month check up. She is smiling and laughing so much (quiet laughs, but definitely laughs), is cooing tons, recognizes us, is showing good strength in her neck muscles when I pick her up or hold her, and is almost always happy. She is nursing about every 2 hours, give or take, and I STILL can't get her to take a bottle. We have had lots of help from "expert" friends and family members, and are hoping that by the end of next week she will be able to take one since I am bringing the kids up to my parents house for the week.

This was so sweet... AJ saw that her foot was still in her pants leg a little, so he was very gently trying to roll up her pants. She was smiling at him the whole time!

We hosted our "Sweeney Playdate Group" this week. It has been so much fun visiting with friends/ coworkers this summer. It amazes me how many of us have had babies in the past few years, and I feel so fortunate to work with such wonderful people (who have very cute kids!) and to get to know them better.


Here is AJ making a silly face :)

Good ol' floor time :)

Look at that face!

Smiling at the toys in her bouncy seat.

Today AJ, Abby and I were blessed with our Aunt Val's presence. We had such a nice day with her both at the zoo, and in our backyard later that afternoon. AJ enjoyed showing off for her and Abby seemed so comfortable and happy with her. It was a day packed full of fun!

We were hoping to see the snakes today, but little did we know that AJ would get to touch one! This definitely forced me to get out of my comfort zone, just to let my son touch one, but he sure enjoyed it!

SPLASH!

Aunt Val and Abby had many bonding moments. Both ladies seemed to enjoy one another so much, it was difficult to say who had the most fun!

We were hoping to get to feed the giraffes again ( I am still hoping to post pictures from last week, but they are on my parent's computer), but they were full! They are such beautiful and graceful animals!

Oh so cute!

We were able to watch a training session of the dolphins, even though they don't do performances anymore. AJ had a blast watching them, especially when they did great big "splashes"! He loves it when things get wet, so this was right up his alley!

Here we are sitting and watching the dolphins.

This is a video of Abby listening to me talk and trying to make some sounds. As soon as I stopped recording and put the camera away she started cooing again :)