Miscellaneous June Stuff

June was another fun month for the Leslie family. I love June so much, it is probably my favorite month. Too bad it disappears so fast. Here are some of our highlights.

When Ross and I got back from Park City, we hung out at my parents for a while before going home. While we were there, Ross and the kids got in the hot tub. Leah absolutely loves playing in the hot tub, but this was Corbin's first time. While he was in it I got thinking that Leah's first time in the hot tub was at 4 months old, but Corbin didn't get to try it out until he was 15 months old. Second baby syndrome strikes again. Poor kid. But he still had a great time and loved splashing around in the warm water.   

Speaking of  Corbin being 15 months old, he went to his 15 month check up in the middle of June. Here's his stats from his doctor visit:

Weight: 17 lbs. 11.5 oz (1%)

Length: 28 3/4 inches (1%)

Head: 47 1/2 cm (67 %)

(One of these stats is not like the others!)

Yes he is still really small, but developing just fine. He is very much on the go. He climbs everything he can and keep us on our toes. The only concern is that he's not using many words yet, just "ball," sometimes "dad" and very, very rarely "ma." His pediatrician wants to see him using 7-10 words by his next appointment, but I don't see that happening. We've tried and tried to get him to use words, but he's just not interested.

One of the best things about June is that the weather is great! It's finally warm outside, but not so much that you can't stand it. So the kids and I spent a lot of time playing outside in the afternoons. Here's Leah playing with her good friend, Millie. They had us tie their jump ropes in the tree like swings and they had fun swinging like little birds on a perch.  

One day when we were just playing inside, I made a hut for the kids to play in. They loved it, but Corbin had a hard time realizing that he couldn't climb the blankets. He fell through the roof a few times. 

The water faucet in backyard wasn't working, so we had a ward member come take a look at it. Luckily it just needed a new part. He had it fixed in just minutes. Afterwards, I let the kids play with the water from the hose. They loved it. Leah watered all the plants and ran through the sprinkler. And Corbin had fun playing in the water in this little plastic container. It's been so great to have a fun way for the kids to cool off on hot summer days. 

We wore Leah out so badly one day that she fell asleep on the couch like this. Sometimes life is exhausting when you are just four year's old.

Some other fun things that happened in June that we sadly didn't get pictures of include:

• Ross's brother, Kyle, came for a visit on his way to Fresno State for his internship. Leah and Ross got to hang out with him one afternoon. They went out for pizza and then went to the nickle arcade. We also went to Ross's mom's a couple times for dinner while he was here. After he left, Ross and I both regretted not getting a picture with him before he left. 
• This one isn't so much fun, but eventful nonetheless. We had someone come do a tune up of our A/C and heater and realized that our 24 year old heater was in really bad shape. The 20 year old A/C unit wasn't much better. So we decided to get them both replaced. It is so much better to have an A/C unit that blows out cold air. Sometimes you even need a blanket when you are right under the vent. Great investment!
• On a Saturday night, Ross and I got a rare date night at the Strawberry Days Rodeo. His mom kept the kids while we went to the rodeo with some of our Miller family. I love rodeos and the strawberries and cream dessert was so yummy. It was great to have some couple time and we even got to see some fireworks at the end of the rodeo. (I thought it was odd to shoot off fireworks over a bunch of livestock, but whatever, I enjoyed them.)
• We got to go to dinner at Ross's mom's for Father's Day. Stuart and his kids were there too. It's always fun to have Sunday dinner with family. Just before we left, we had a great discussion where Ross and his mom shared some of their memories of Ross's dad. 
• Leah got to go to the art class at BYU's Museum of Art. This time Ross got to come too. Leah had fun as usual. And Ross enjoyed being able to be there with her. 
• At the end of the month, Ross and I got to go to Mia Shalom to visit the young women in our ward for girls camp. I always love going to Mia Shalom. There is a special spirit there. And it was especially great to see our young women having such great time and to hear them bear their testimonies around the campfire. It is not as much fun to drive back down the canyon in the dark, but that's okay.