In June we also went to a Timber Rattlers baseball game and got to meet Daniel Tiger!!! Sol was pretty much blown away, with a little confusion as to why he was so big and also not talking or singing, but he still cried when we would walk away from the big Dainel Tiger.
We also did our first family movie day at the theater to see Incredibles 2! Sol was pretty tired by the time we went to watch it so he didn't stay entertained the whole time, but we made it through and that is what counts!
May has been going to practices since June for our community arts theater play that they are doing. She is an orphan in the sequel to Annie. This has been keeping us pretty busy! Especially as of late since now they are doing practices every day until opening show. It is a pretty cute play with some really good actors in it! I can't wait to see the finished project.
We spent a few weeks with the cousins this summer! My oldest nephew visited us here, and our chicks ;), and a couple weeks later my younger nephew, May and I went with Grandma to go strawberry picking. The kids were rewarded with some play time at the aquatic center. They must have gone down the water slide at least 40 times! May really loved spending time with her cousins!
Later in the month of June, we had a play date with one of Sols nicu buddies! We went to a playground that was a little more handicap accessible and it was sooo sweet and cute to see these two boys together! It was Hot, Hot, HOT though, so it wasn't super exciting for them, haha, but maybe next time we will go to a splash park or something. Sol has been loving water this year, he Loves the sprinkler sooo much. He could play in that all day, and he is getting a pretty nice tan going on!
Speaking of play dates, last weekend we met a family that I had started talking to online shortly after Lua was born. Their kiddo is the same age as Lua, but a couple months older. I still can't believe we were able to meet them! It was such an honor. Their little boy is doing so wonderful and is so amazing, and as sweet as I expected he would be! This also felt like something we can cross off Lua's bucket list. I always wanted our kids to meet and even though she wasn't here to meet them, I'm glad we could still do it, and if it wasn't for her I would have never even know this amazing family. I find it interesting that Lua can still find little ways into our lives still, even if she has been gone for 3 years.
A little over a week ago, May finally learned to ride her big bike with out training wheels. It all came together one day for her and then she was off and has been cruising ever since! She even did a 3 mile bike ride with us last week!! We are so impressed that we figured it was time for a family bike ride outing, and we got a trailer hitch for my bike for Sol to ride in. He likes it quite a bit! We can put his little adaptive chair in it and it keeps him pretty comfy and safe. Now if only it would cool down just a tad so we can bike outside a little longer. It gets pretty hot in that trailer after awhile.
Well, the rest of our summer looks like it will be lots of play practices, biking, sprinklers, and of course playing with the chickens which are now huge! Cannot forget about our chicks! ;)
