Apples

They are a favorite in the Leavitt house . . . but to be honest I hadn't thought to give them to Chase until . . .

Yup, this summer he decided he was ready, so he got one out of the fridge and started to enjoy.

I was pretty surprised and wondered why I hadn't given him one sooner. He loves them and they are a regular snack at our house. I'm starting to realize that once Chase see's Metz do something he thinks he is ready for it too . . .gotta keep my eye on this one.

4th of July

We spent 4th of July in good ol' Janesville with some friends and our sweet boys.

So handsome ready to go to church. This is the first time Chase has worn shorts to church. (Metz wore them the whole time we were in Dominica). They looked good :)

Our customary cookie picture . . . I love holidays it allows Metz and me to make sugar cookies . . . so good!

And Chase loves them too.

After a BBQ with some friends we headed to our house to light a few fireworks before the boys went to bed. Metz is becoming quite the pro. After lighting the firework he books it back to us to watch the action. So funny.

Chase and Mom just hanging out enjoying the show.

Fire Truck

So we have these awesome neighbors that have two boys . . . Carter is a month older than Metz and Sam is 3 months older than Chase . . .they have a blast playing together everyday and one of the favorites is . . .

The Fire Truck!! They ride it all around our block until the battery is dead. Chase is absolutely in love with this thing. If their garage is open you will find Chase playing on it.

Look at those smiles. . .priceless. The bummer they are moving at the end of the month :( so sad.

Strawberry picking . . .

It had been raining, raining and raining for a few days . . . once it cleared up I took the boys and a friend to Skelly's Patch. It was fun but messy . . . note to self don't go right after a huge rain storm even if it's all sunny and pretty outside.

Metz was in charge of finding the row and where we would pick!!!

Metz found a ton a strawberries and was great at picking them

Chase on the other hand was great at eating them. We couldn't pick them fast enough and he would let us know it. He also sat down on a few strawberries, got mud covered and walked through the rows!

We found lots of strawberries! Even with all the ones Chase ate we still ended up buying a few pounds.

Here is our patch and our sweet Metz. He was a great helper and loved strawberry picking.

Dirty hands and dirty kids . . .

means mission accomplished. Yes, that would be strawberries all over chase's face. Gotta love that face :)

Treats. Well earned. Don't worry I earned a donut and a pepsi. It was a fun experience but I'm excited strawberry picking time doesn't come around for another year.

Not a baby anymore :(

I had this seat sitting in Metz's room for a few months and a few weeks ago Chase was looking for a place to relax. Well he climb right in and settled into playing a game. I looked over and my first thought was "well, he's not my baby anymore". He is so BIG in this seat! They grow so fast.

Grandma and Grandpa Butler came to Visit!!!

My mom and dad came to visit for a week in May. It was awesome. We ran ourselves ragged between trips to Madison, Chicago and Milwaukee. Then the cooking, playing games, planting, painting, and putting things together it was just a busy week. We had a great time, the weather was perfect and I hope they make it a yearly tradition.

The minute one of my parents came up the stairs they were bombarded by the boys. They wanted to chat, help with their guns, and stories read. My favorite was when Chase did something once, my dad said "good job" and clapped, well for the next 45 minutes Chase would do something, look back at my dad and wait for his cheer. If grandpa didn't cheer he just sat there waiting for it. What a funny kid.

Metz and Grandpa worked on a few projects (just like when we lived in Rexburg) during the week. Grandpa took Metz to get a bird feeder and house to put together. They picked out the paints, the sander and brushes. I think the fact the colors are the same as Green Bay Packers is purely incidental. Metz got to paint and

do some of the hammering. It took a few day to finish and they had a great time working together.

We took a trip to Madison. We toured the downtown, did a Costco run, cruised the mall and went to the Zoo. Grandma made sure the Chase got to see all the animals too. It was very sweet.

Hi! This tiger was a little close for me but Metz loved it. We had a great day in Madsion and were completely spoiled.