Summer Fun

Now that we’re unpacked and settled in, Felix and I have decided to get down to business having fun. So of course we called up our dear friends the Shakespears. Hyrum is so cute with Felix, and he knows just what to do to keep him happy: give him cheerios, find his pacifier, hold his hand. So precious! He’s going to be a great big brother.

So far we’ve been berry picking, to a lake, on a temple trip, and have had a few playdates together. Actually, the playdates were more like Laura goes over to the Shakespears and spends the whole day there because Brian’s gone at M-Trek. And Felix comes along to eat their food and sleep in their crib. Megan and Jeremy are awesome. My only question is, when are they going to start taking advantage of all of this free babysitting that they’ve built up? I think I owe them about two weeks worth!

Another discovery we’ve had is that little Felix is an absolute water baby—he just loves to swim!! He’ll splash around when I set him on a step in a couple inches of water, and when I carry him out into the deeper area he kicks his legs and almost propels himself across the pool, laughing out loud the whole time! Too much fun. But the funniest part is the size of his diaper after an hour in the pool. WOW. Oh, and all this time at the pool is giving him a tan that I’m becoming jealous of, so I think I need to work on that.

Speaking of laughing out loud, I think Felix likes grocery shopping. When we were at the store recently he got into a really goofy mood and started cracking up at anything I would say to him. His laugh is soooo cute, and contagious too—he soon had other shoppers laughing with him. My favorite is when people pass us, and then turn around and come back to tell me how darling they think he is. I just feel lucky that I’m the one who gets to stare at him all day!

More later.