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I had so many pictures to post and don't have the time for separate posts so just wanted to do a catch up of what we have been up to in the last week or so!

We are trying our best to beat the crazy summer heat! This has involved lots of trips to splash parks and pools!

Here's Mason and Carter having fun spraying each other!

Mason and Presley in their matching floats.

Connor sleeping the shade :)

So having two kids is hard. Not that I just realized this but I especially decided it a few days ago after attempting to go swimsuit shopping at Kohls with both kids in tow and no double stroller or cart. Hmmm I think I was temporarily crazy when I came up with that idea. Connor screaming in the baby bjorn (I guess he stopped liking it???) and Mason wanting to push the cart through the tiny little aisles instead of ride in it was more than a little stressful. So after the Kohls fiasco I promptly called Jared and told him I would be buying a double stroller that day! We had one that someone had given us that just seemed so big and heavy and I had been wanting a lightweight one for a while. I decided on a side by side umbrella stroller and love it. Its so lightweight and I can even get it in and out of the car while holding Connor!

Jared turned 30 on Wednesday so I had a "surprise" dinner for him. I'm not good a secrets so I think he had pretty much figured it out ahead of time but it was still a lot fun!

Afterwards Mason and his cousin Liev had funny riding the horses outside the restaurant.

They started off like this:

And before we knew it Mason had jumped off the moving bench and on to the moving horse! That boy is crazy. I love this because it shows Liev and Mason's personalities perfectly. Liev is the calm and reserved one and Mason the little risk taker.

Connor is getting so much better at tummy time. I will be the first to admit that I am horrible at enforcing the amount of time they should spend on their tummies. Watching a baby scream and kick to be turned over is not my idea of fun! In the last couple of weeks though, Connor has seemed to be enjoying it more and more! He is so close to rolling over too!

We also tried the excersaucer for the first time! He is still to0 short for his feet to reach so we improvised by adding some books at the bottom for him to stand on!

We are starting to work on potty training with Mason. That is a whole other post but we bought him some Thomas the Train undies in hopes that it would motivate him. One morning I let him put a pair on then discovered him like this:

I guess one pair wasn't enough?

We have been enjoying lots of time in the backyard in the evenings when it is a tiny bit cooler.

Connor is big enough to swing now!

Mason's favorite backyard activity is playing with the hose. It could entertain him for hours!

And finally if you are still reading the longest post ever, here are just a few more pictures of the boys I wanted to share! Have a great holiday weekend!