July, Please...Slow Down.

Too adorable to not put up.  Isaac's had a serious case of the "I love you's" lately, and I can't get enough of that!  It's so damn cute!  The other video he's saying "abra-cadabra, skibbley-boo, I'm gonna do some magic on you!"
Despite all the wicked (I don't mean wicked as in cool, I mean wicked like ev-il) home improvement projects that have a new challenge under each tile, behind each wall, and within every square inch of this home, we are managing to get some summer fun in.  Unfortunately for Dave, it's often Isaac and I who are doing the fun while Dave works on the bathrooms, but Dave is sneaking in some activity here and there.
It's already mid-July, which makes me really, really annoyed.  How does winter move so slowly, and summer so quickly!?  Dave often makes fun of  my "weather fantasies," and I know they are just that, but I really think winter should stay in the mountains during the winter months and leave the valley alone.  I'd love summer (well, more like late spring) year round! 
I am also not ready to go back to work yet.  I think school should start just after Labor Day (back to my fantasies...)  We are excited, however, that Isaac still has a great place to go while we are at work!  Remember the post a few months back about my worries of Isaac being constantly sick from starting at a daycare (the germs...the germs?)  Well, a family friend emailed me shortly after and HOORAY!  Problem solved!  Tori, a stay at home mom,  has a 20 month old boy, lives very close to my school (just a couple blocks from our old house,) and is ready to take on Isaac!  We've been getting together over the summer to get the boys used to each other, which I think will be/has been very helpful.  Both Isaac and Miles are the sole children in their fams, so it will also be good for these little guys - get them used to sharing the attention! :-)  My mom is going to continue watching Isaac once a week also, so he'll still get his "nana time." 
The last few days:

Nate and Dave working on the damn bathroom.

Isaac inspecting the kayaks before launching.

Beauty at Causey.  Isaac with nana and pa in the canoe.

Taking a time-out from the bathroom project.  Nice refuge.

Isaac and I at Causey. Thanks for having us, mom and dad!  We needed it :)

We've been swimming a lot, and Isaac's been begging for "orangey" goggles.  He had his first dentist appointment yesterday and these goggles were his surprise for being good at the dentist (he did awesome, by the way! No crying, opened his mouth whenever asked, let them put fingers, tools, etc, into his mouth.  I was absolutely astonished. 

Today I took Isaac to Jump Around Utah  and he loved loved loved it.  There were mostly only little kids (like 4 and under) there.  He loved it so much, that we got a 10 visit punch pass (for 2 yr olds, only $25!)  Parents are always free, too, so if you're looking for a cheap place to go bounce without lots of crazy older kids bouncing your kids to kingdom come, this is the place.  :)