Oh what a night!

It's 9 pm and both kids are asleep in their beds...a first for the Gardner family!! Trey has been my late night boy but we've discovered his secret...sleeping in his papasan chair. He sleeps much longer in that than laying flat in his crib, has a lot less spit-up, and is easier to put back to sleep in the middle of the night. Abby has become quite the early bird, it doesn't matter what time she goes to sleep she's up before 7 am. Waaaaaaayyy to early for me but she does well watching cartoons for an hour or so by herself until I deem it an appropriate hour to get up.

We have enjoyed the sunny weather the last few days. It's a little too hot for my taste but as long as it doesn't last for too long I'm okay with it. Abby started swimming in her little kiddie pool. She holds on to the side and kicks her legs out. It's so cute to watch and she is definitely proud of herself. "Daddy, look at me! Abby swimming! Abby swimming!" I've heard that a lot the last two days. I just love that girl!

Jerry's friend Nick was down here visiting from Alaska so we had him over for dinner last night. Yummy steak and potatoes with some ice cream (Abby calls it "surprise") for dessert. It's fun to visit with him since we can't get together very often. He brought the kids presents too which is always fun. Abby got a foam alphabet puzzle for the floor, what a hit that has been. And Trey got a little people police station. Abby thinks it's for her too, we are really working on differentiating between her stuff and Trey's. She is not good at sharing yet and has learned the concept of "mine". It should make for some interesting days in the future.

It has been a busy summer so far, not much family time yet but there is not much on the calendar this week so I'm hoping we can enjoy spending time together. We do have a vacation to Ocean Shores coming up on the 11th so at least we'll get some quality time then for sure!