
Well to start off, I am not a consistent blogger! My goal was to blog every couple of weeks this summer, and really I have only blogged a couple times this summer. Oh, well! I am not going to bore you with every detail of the past few months, just the last couple of weeks!!! ( :
I titled this entry, Young Minds, because Laney's little brain and mouth are cracking me up lately. I love having conversations with her and watching her play when she is not looking. Today, we were on a walk in our neighborhood. I pointed out an American flag to Laney, and she asked what America was. I tried to explain that America is our country and where we live. Well let's just say, it became a heated debate between the two of us! Laney was appalled when I told he we live in America. She said, "NO Mommy, we live at home!". With a little chuckle, I responded that yes we live at home, but our home is in America." This debate went on for a couple of minutes until I said that America is a country like China. This statement must have sparked something because her response was, "Oh, like how Kai Lan's home is in China!". It is amazing how everything can relate to a Nick Jr. show. ( :



Both Laney and Leah have enjoyed their summer. We have done lots of swimming at Nana's and Papa's. Andy has finished about 1/2 of the girls' swing set and they both love to swing. Laney is anxiously awaiting the completed project so she can slide and go through her tunnel.



A few weeks after that, the girls and I went down to Rochester for the weekend since Andy was busy working on his parents' new house. My original plan was to take the girls to the State Fair. I thought it would be fun for Laney to go down the big slide, see the farm animals, and the butter cow. Not to mention, I was really looking forward to a Pronto Pup and some french fries! It was a typical



Poor Andy has been so busy this summer with his parents' house that he has missed out on a few of our adventures, but that project, that I jokingly and lovingly call "Habitat for Humanity", will be wrapping up soon. We are trying to plan a weekend getaway for our six year anniversary in October. I am also trying to talk him into a Disney trip for early next year because Laney is completely fascinated with all the Disney Princesses. He is not all that jazzed with that idea, but I am sure us girls will get him to come around. ( ;

Well, I must be wrapping up due to the fact that Leah is trying to help me blog! Enjoy the rest of your summer everyone!