July

July was a great month! We went swimming with Emily and her kids a few times and made a quick trip to St. George for the Air Show (Matt) and to visit my grandparents. Both the 4th and 24th of July were a lot of fun, spent with family and fun activities! 

Deacon
Deacon has such a fun personality. He has been walking backwards a lot lately. He thinks it's funny and some sort of game. He also likes to play hide-and-seek with Matt and me. He can say "Hi" and just started to say "uh-oh." He does like to jabber jabber jabber in his own little language, which I quite like to hear. He is doing well with food, he much prefers to eat what Matt and I are eating than what is in his bowl, even if it is the same thing. He and Livy have started to actually "play" together somewhat. He still picks up everything and puts it in his mouth! Sticks, leaves, apples, books...pretty much he'll chew on anything he can find on the ground and he has to pick up every little tiny thing. I guess it's good he's a curious boy, but i'm not a fan of him eating sticks and leaves. I guess he'll learn. He likes to squeeze himself into tight places - behind the couch, entertainment center, and chairs. He tries to jump - if we tell him to jump, he will bend his knees and shoot up, but his feet never leave the ground; it's pretty cute. He is also getting better at sharing. Garrett came to visit us a week or so ago and we would give Deacon a cheerio to eat and then ask him to give one to Garrett, and he did! Well at least he would try. He got one in Garrett's mouth about three times and then "attempted" to give one to him before deciding he wanted to eat it himself. He has been sleeping great at night, but not quite as well in the day. He used to take 2 naps at my mom's house, but lately it's only been taking 1. He can get pretty cranky at night if he doesn't get a second nap when we get home. He is our amazing boy who loves exploring the world around him. 

Deacon is my "stinker pant"s and Livy is my "sassy pants." Deacon is a bit of a tease, or stinker, and Livy has got a bit of sass, or swagger (as Grandma says). 

Happy 4th of July!

He loved these rackets!

                                                                                           
This is how Deacon "hides" from his dinner.

Cool guy in his cool shades.

Caught in the act of eating an apple.

Deacon wanted to watch the rain instead of taking a bath.

He fell asleep at Grandma's in the middle of playing with his toys.

St. George

Driving the golf cart.

Playing with bubbles.

Swimming

Jeremy used his cool phone that can go underwater to shoot this video.