We spent Sunday and Monday over at Jon's parents' house. It was a hot weekend, but it was nice that the heat index wasn't over 100 degrees like it was earlier in the week and that it didn't rain. Jon's grandparents were visiting again for the second year in a row. Last year when they were here we announced that we were having another baby. It seems crazy that Lexa is already four months old.
Natalia loved spending time in her pool. She loves to be outside. The pool holds her interest in the beginning, but she ends up mainly running around the yard. Last weekend when she got her new pool she opened the patio door when no one was looking and went down to the pool on her own. We found her standing in it fully dressed, but she did remember to take off her shoes and socks.
Last year we were still living in downtown Minneapolis so it was easy to walk over to the Hennepin Ave. Bridge to watch the fireworks. This year we decided to just buy the little fireworks and set them off in the backyard. Talia seemed to like them, but the sound scared her. She liked to watch them through the window inside the house. I had her sitting on my lap for a while, but she would close her eyes and shake. We did not wait until dark to set them off, so we had the girls at home in bed by 10 pm.
I have been terribly lazy recently. I guess not really lazy, because I manage to exercise almost every day, but blog lazy. I don't know where most of the month of July has gone. This week is the first time I've touched my camera since the weekend of the 4th. Part of it is that I potty trained Talia; part of it is that I got a new sewing machine. Mine, well the one my mom gave me, broke a few weeks ago. I took it to a sewing machine repair shop in Chaska and was told it would cost $120 to fix. Since it was from the 70s, I invested in a new one. I researched a bunch online and found one I was interested in. Then it went on sale, so I bought it. Funny thing is that my mom bought one too. She had given me her old machine and then decided that she really wanted to have one. Anyway, I have been making a bunch of stuff ever since I got my new machine. I made another bow pillow cover to match the one I already made. I also am almost done making a ruffled pillow cover. It is for a 16x24 pillow, so I'm not exactly sure where I'll put it. I think it is too big for the sofa. I also made a cute pair of ruffle baby shoes for Jon's cousin's baby. The pattern was a little too small for Lexa's feet, so I made it bigger. I have all the pieces cut, but I haven't gotten around to sewing her pair yet.
