So long, summer!

With football season starting last weekend and the weather definitely cooling down a bit here in Lubbock, it's safe to say that summer is pretty much over. But fall, my favorite season, is here! Hooray! As a farewell to summer, I thought I'd put up some of the fun pictures from this passing season that somehow didn't make it in to other posts. Enjoy!

Early June- Kolbe loves play doh!

At the beginning of June, Reagan was starting to get a lot better control of his body so we decided to break out Kolbe's old Exersaucer. Not only has it provided endless fun for Rudy, but it also provides him with a good 8 inch or so shield from his big brother!

My little dumpling

This pic had to be early June because it was before we got my mom and dad's old kitchen table. I love Reagan's face in this pic! The funny thing is Reagan can't even fit in the Bumbo chair any more! His thunder thighs are too big! He looks tiny in it here. Just goes to show you how much they grow in a few months.

Kolbe's sweet goggles that his G-ma got him.

Mark loves to go jogging in the evening. For a long time we contemplated getting a jogging stroller so he could take the boys jogging but continued to put it off since he was in Midland most of the time. We also debated whether we should get a one seater or two seater. Luckily, we spotted this one on craigslist and snagged it up in a heartbeat. Thank God we got the two seater because I've actually been able to get a lot of use out of it too! It handles so well so it's great for taking to the park behind our house and on walks around the neighborhood. Probably my favorite find of the whole summer! LOVE IT!!!

Whenever we'd see metal frame sport carriers like this one at stores like Academy, Mark was always drawn to them. It was one of those manly things that are cool but we'd never actually buy. After all, how often are we going to go hiking in Lubbock??? But when my Uncle Paul and Aunt Pam cleaned our their house, they came across theirs and brought it by as a donation to the Asmussen Family Charity System. (a preferred charity of many wonderful families!) While we still haven't legitimately used it, Mark puts the boys in it from time to time and walks around the house or block. Too funny!

I really should have done a blog posting about 4th of July weekend because we have some great pictures and had a lot of fun. Uncle Brian and Aunt Cristi were in town so we got to spend some good time with them and the rest of the Ramirez/Asmussen family. Mark and Reagan took a lovely little snooze in the Pierce's backyard hammock. I was jealous!

Uncle Brian, Aunt Cristi and the boys!

The last week of July (just before Brian and Cristi's wedding) our good friends Melanie and Joseph and their daughter, Molly were in town. We decided to meet up one morning for a picnic at the park. Kolbe had a blast playing on the playground with Molly and Miss Melanie! (and I enjoyed spending some good time with other adults!)

Aunt Abby was also able to come and at one point while she was holding Reagan, Kolbe decided to climb up on her lap too. Lucky lady!

My handsome little boy is growing up!

Mr. Reagaroo turned 6 months old on August 10th (and today he's SEVEN! Gosh!) and started sitting up on his own on the same day. He too is growing up so fast! He has great core muscles and will sit up on his own for a long time. I pulled out Kolbe's baby book and he's hitting all of his milestones at about the same rate as Kolbe...actually a tiny bit sooner! (which means we could have another walker within the next 2-3 months...frightening!)

Hope everyone else's summer was as wonderful as ours! Can't wait to see what fun the fall holds!