Enjoying summer

June is finally here and we've enjoyed a few warm days between the rainy ones. We're going to be painting our house this summer, and we've just started the priming, caulking, etc. Unfortunately we've discovered that the siding on the east side of our house needs to be replaced. I'm sure the project will be a lot of work, but we're so looking forward to getting rid of the pink-tan. The new color is brownish gray.

Dominic visited Kraeton over Memorial Day, when he played in a tourney near Schaumburg. Cohen and I stayed behind and went to Abby's graduation party. I also got a sitter and went to the Kool and the Gang concert at Valley Junction with Jack and Theresa. June looks pretty quiet for us, which is a welcome change from most summers.

Dominic's garden is coming up nicely. We've been eating freshly picked lettuce, and the radishes and onions are not far behind. Later this summer we'll have beens, peas, peppers and tomatoes (I'm sure I'm missing something). He could play in the dirt all evening long!

Cohen is doing well. He's crawling and babbling like a normal 9-month old. He can stand without holding onto anything for as long as 10 seconds (and has the proudest look on his face!). He seems so steady and confident, which makes us think he'll be an early walker like so many people have predicted. Just when we finished baby proofing for crawling... He's also getting sharper at identifying things. "Where's the kitty?" (or book, ball, etc.) is usually followed by him stopping what he's doing and crawling over to the item. This age is so fun and rewarding. He's literally changing before our eyes.

Anyway, here are a few pictures from the past couple weeks. I'll check back in soon. Hope everyone is having a great spring/summer!