9 months, Fourth of July, and more

The kiddos can barely make it until daddy gets home and then they love playing with him all evening until bedtime. Sometimes that's less than 30 minutes because of busy work and young mens, but we take what we can get! Lyla is always waiting by the door long before Paul gets off to make sure she's ready when he walks in, and the moment Trevor sees his Daddy his eyes light up and he kicks his legs- so excited to get into his arms!

 Poor Trevor has to be such a good sport with an older sister to boss him around. He is frequently being dressed up in girly things and we've already had many chats on how boys don't paint their fingernails, or wear bows, or dresses. In case you can't tell, Lyla put her underwear (it was clean- fyi) on his head and she thought it was the funniest thing ever!

 Watching Daddy juggle balls- Trevor kept laughing and laughing.

 Since it's been so hot lately, we get our little pool out just about every day. Last week I told Lyla to go get her swimming suit on and she came out like this. She said she needed the hat to keep her hair from blowing into her eyes- silly girl.

 We had a nail painting party and Lyla wanted to pamper me by painting my toes- (notice I didn't say she painted my toenails?)

We had a great Fourth of July this year and enjoyed spending all day as a family. We went to the parade and Lyla loved it! She couldn't believe that people kept throwing candy to her- she constantly talks about how we need to go back. She also got this necklace there and is so proud of it.

We then decided to go golfing on a short course. Paul's trying to get me into golf so he doesn't feel as guilty for golfing 3-6 times a week! :) He also is convinced that I need to start liking it so that when we're retired we can golf all day. I respond that he can golf while I'm visiting our grandkids. Anyway, I decided that I should be a good sport and go with him once. Lyla loved trying to hit the ball and then found a sucker and that kept her happy the rest of the time.

Trevor is now 9 months old and his stats are:
Height: 27 3/4 inches (30%), Weight: 19lbs 2 ounces (40%), Head: 46 1/4 cm (80%)

He has had a bad cold and sinus infection so he's been a bit miserable lately and I hate knowing that he's hurting. He's growing fast though- I can't believe he'll be 1 soon! He has suddenly learned to crawl in his own way- he does a swimming stroke and then he slams his head into the ground and drags his body along. He gets very determined when he wants something like my phone and he finds some way to get to it. He is pretty inconsistent with his naps but he goes to bed at 7:30 at night and usually just wakes up around 5:30 to eat, then sleeps til 7-8. Swimming is one of his favorite activities these days. We love our little guy!