What else have we been doing?

So what have we been up to??? It's been a very HOT July this year. We have often had days in the triple digits. Malenky is often in a diaper and that's it in the evenings---it's just been too hot! We've definitely spent some time in the sun and splashing around at the pool. That bleach blonde hair is testament to our summer outings. We also organized a yardsale recently which is a lot of work by the way. We were trying to earn some "fun money" for our vacation coming up real soon. So anyway, in the picture above Arseny discovered his old baby bathtub that I had found in the basement to put in the yardsale...I ended up using the sink quite a bit when he was tiny rather than the tub but I think Arseny thought it was pretty cool when I dragged it out. I have also been working on little projects around our house. I bought a little table and chair set at a yardsale this spring. It was a little beat up but I recently painted it and it turned out pretty cute. Here is Malenky sitting at it after I had finished it in his room. The last picture is one of Arseny and his good pal Aidan George watching Baby McDonald's farm on Baby Einstien. Aidan is our Godson. His parents are Erica and Mike Moyer and we're actually getting ready to go on vacation with them and Erica's parents up to Friday Harbor. We're going to share a house for a week and enjoy some of the fun up there. I think it will be really fun for the boys (Arseny and Aidan) and I'm excited to get away for a little while. More later...I'm sure we'll have lots to share in the weeks to come!