Backyard summer fun...John's Back.

We have really enjoyed our backyard this summer. We are outside ALL the time, either in the pool, blowing bubbles, painting, or just running round. Jax would live outside if he could it is one of the first things he asks about when he comes down stairs in the morning. He even has figured out how to unlock and open the door. John and I are not "outdoorsy" at all, but we have had so much fun with Jax this summer. It is not over yet...

                           Thanks Aunt Sara and Uncle Mike for my Birthday present. 

Quick update on John's back...He is doing great. Everyday there seems to be new range of motion and less pain. He is able to do things that he has not been able to do for years. He was able to go the science center with Jax and I for the first time on Saturday, he was not able to walk that much before.  The actual incision is healing nicely and we are just over all so grateful for the doctors and nurses at Brookwood Hospital! John's back surgery was one of the best decisions we have ever made. We have our life back.  

Budding Artist...

So in our playroom the walls were bare. We wanted some thing in there that was colorful and reflexed Jaxon. So John had some canvases at work and he thought Jax should paint one of them and we can hang it up in there. So that is what we did.  

The Fleming's...

The weekend of Jax's Birthday Party John's best friend Derek and his wife Jennifer and their 2 kids came for a visit. We were so excited. It was great to hang out with "old" friends and I am sure even at time strange for Derek and John to see their kids playing together and even taking baths together. Jax loved Derek's little girl. She on the other was not so sure, telling him at one point, "you are gross, don't touch me." She was so funny. He was a persistent little guy in trying to get any attention he could from her. Jax also was enamored with their older son. He loved watching him play and trying to copy him, he tried so hard to keep up. We loved having the house full of friends and children running around.