Twenty One Months

 21 Months

• We got two new kitties this month named Smokey and Shadow. They are good, strong kitties. You will grab one by the belly and drag it all around the back porch. You call them "meow meow" more than kitty.
• Usually, June is rainy and on the cooler side, but this year it has been hot and dry. We got a really bad heat wave come through and we had temps over 100 for five days in a row. We haven't dipped much below 90 this whole month. Because of this, we have been in our swim suits for one reason or another almost every day. We have been to the river a lot, our new favorite spot being Schookumchuck. We got a pool pass. We have done lots of sprinklers, even a water balloon fight. We are in the middle of setting up a slip in slide. We have used it twice now, but if you go without a tub, bruises will be left on your hips. Water is by far one of your favorite activities. When we go to the pool, I am amazed at your strength to hang on the side of the wall by yourself. You will inch your way down to the jet, because you like the "bubbles".
• We were suppose to go Silverwood, but it was during the heat wave so we decided to re schedule and go camping up past Elk City on the Red River. We are getting this whole trailer camping thing down. We had the whole camp are to ourselves. As we were exploring, we found so many wild flowers. I had you kids go and make a "museum" of all the different types of flowers that you could find. We ended up with 19 different types of flowers. It was so cute watching you try to pick them and shove them up your nose to smell them. We did a lot of fishing in the river, but being so hot, you just jumped in the water and played (though we didn't pack swimsuits so you got to go naked!). We ended the night with burgers from Elk City. It was good to get away as a family and just play with each other. 
• Fourth of July is awesome here. We went to the parade twice. You figured out the whole candy thing really fast. On Saturday, Dad joined us for a full day of fun. We got into town just as the foot races were starting. I was able to run down the street with you. I felt that you were too little for the egg toss, but maybe next year. We walked up to the park and visited all the booths. We had lunch at home and got a quick rest in before the parade started. It was so hot that we made a last minute trip to the pool. It is always fun when Dad gets to go with us. We ate Korean food for dinner from the food trucks. While we were eating, every one of you looked tired. We planned on going to the rodeo, but we were all so tired from the day that we bought a big bag of kettle corn, brought it home, and ended the night watching Sandlot. Popcorn is a good way to your heart.
• Made it camping again to Winchester. I love having the bath tub for you to sleep in!
• We have had a few visitors this month. The first one was the Shippen family. You didn't take to them like you have with other families. In fact, you keep glaring at Sarah and Talia. It was pretty funny. We took them on a little tour around town and then made our way to Pine bar for cliff jumping. Right after they left, Uncle Josh's family came to visit. The highlight with them was going rafting down the Salmon. You got so scared whenever we hit a rapid. We called them bump bumps. You pretty much just sat right in the middle because you were nervous. The week afterwards, you kept asking for bump bumps.
• You are still mischievous. This months happenings are toothpaste smeared all over Millie's Ally doll (she smells minty now) and getting into the bandaids in my bathroom and using them as stickers.
• You love fishes and especially fishing videos with Dad. You won't sit still for Disney Junior, but you will watch a whole YouTube video on a guy fishing.