Happy 4th of July!

Thunder Bug

Eric got a little bug house as a Sonic Kids Meal toy and has been wanting to try it out. A few nights ago, Robert noticed there were lots of lightning bugs out when he came home from work. He and Eric went on a mission to catch one and were successful. Eric kept forgetting what kind of bug it was and would call it a "thunder bug". Too cute! Anyway, here are pics of his successful bug hunting mission.

Abbie and Eric - the fabulous swimmers!

Here is a picture of Eric and Abbie after class one night this week. They are having a great time!

Swimming Lessons

Eric is taking his first swimming lessons this summer. He is having such a good time. Abbie is taking lessons with him. The pool is indoors, so we don't have to worry about the weather.

Great buddies!

We are so blessed to be surrounded by so many amazing people! Eric has some pretty fabulous friends. On his birthday we met Ms. Tammy, Nate, and Hannah for lunch at Chuck E Cheese. Eric and Nate had a great time racing the jet skis and riding the roller coaster. These guys are incredibly close and have such a great time together.

Breakfast with the Easter Bunny

Saturday morning we went to the mall for Breakfast with the Easter Bunny. If you remember from last year, Eric was having nothing to do with that bunny. This year he was all about it. He was very excited to see him.



Chick-fil-a is so amazing and provides breakfast for all the kids. They also gave each child a Chick-Fil-A Cow. Here is Eric mooing with his cow.


They had door prizes, and Eric won a Tale of Despereaux lunch box (he loves lunch boxes, so this was the perfect prize for my little guy). And, If I haven't told you lately, that is a pretty great movie. He wanted a picture of both the front and the back of the box, so here he is posing with each side.

A few hours after this, Eric began to get quite sick. He is beginning to feel some better. Hopefully none of the rest of us catch anything.

Our growing boys

We took these pictures on Sunday. I thought I should post some new ones, since Widget has changed so much in the past couple of weeks. We took him to the vet last Thursday, and he was 3.8 pounds (he was 3.2 pounds when we got him). Everything looked good, and he got a shot.
Eric went for his well child check this week. He is 38 pounds and 41.75 inches. He is in the 25th to 50th percentile in his height and weight. He also got his shots (four to be exact), and he handled it like a champ. He cried for just a couple of minutes, then he was done. We were very proud of him.