Tidbits.

- Wedding shower preparations for my Sister are in full force around my house, so I'm sorry for the lack of blogging lately.  I know we all go through phases that blogging takes the back seat, and that's the case for me right now.
{ps, sneak peek of the shower coming on Saturday!}

- We are still adjusting to Tyler's new schedule, but days like today that we were able to get out of the house and do something fun as a family was great.  We went to DeAnna Farmstead, which is free Monday-Thursday.  Can't beat free.

- We joined a gym last month and I am so happy to be finding my groove again with the elliptical machine.  They also offer many different classes, my favorite of course is Zumba.  And why not -- burning around 800 calories in an hour that goes by lightning quick.  I love it!

- A week ago we finally found the nerve to cut Cohen's hair for the first time.  It was way past due, but I could not come to terms with how different I knew he was going to look.  Luckily, he's still as cute as ever.

- I made cinnamon roll pancakes recently for some guests, and ohmygoodness, they were amazing.  We decided this would be a trademark for staying overnight at our house... being treated to these yummy things for breakfast.

- I am borrowing a sewing machine from my sister in law as I prepare to sew my sisters wedding programs.  I'm so excited to get started, but a little nervous as well since I am not quite sure how to run this thing... ha!

- We are still enjoying our summer together {and all that entails} but I am SO over the heat.  This week we are expected to have another couple 100 degree days... I cannot wait for fall!

- We have spent a lot of time with my friend Andrea and her son Benton recently.  Jaxon and Benton are almost the same age and play SO well together.  Added bonus that I get to spend time with his beautiful momma!  She's a great friend to me and I've thoroughly enjoyed getting to know her better.

- The flu/influenza hit our house pretty severely over the weekend while we had my Step-FIL in town.  So far, just my boys have had it, and I'm praying it stays that way.  With the shower coming up this weekend, I cannot afford to get sick, nor can my hubby, who is keeping Jaxon back home while Cohen and I travel.

- Just hours before the virus hit Jaxon full-force, he attended his first Royals game!  Such a fun experience for him, and because the facility is so family-friendly, he didn't get bored or antsy at all.  They got home at 10pm and he was still wide awake and excited to tell me all about the "baseball game".

- I'm constantly on the hunt for fun things to do with Jaxon, and came across a suggestion to get some water balls for him.  The original idea of these is to use them for home decorating or in substitute for water in a vase of flowers, but kids and adults love to play with them as well.  {just be careful because they cannot eat them} I ordered 10 packs for $7 off Amazon and it was money well spent, as Jaxon loves playing with them.  They start out as tiny little balls and within 4 hours grow to marble size.  So fun!

- Cohen has been waking up from his afternoon nap with red blotches all over his face.  It goes away within a couple hours of waking up, but I find it strange that it's only after one nap {not at bedtime or his morning nap} and goes away fairly quickly.  I've washed/changed his sheets, and have closely monitored what he has ate for lunch {in case it's an allergy}.  It doesn't seem to bother him, so if it continues I'll take him to the doctor but I just thought I'd ask here as well.  Any thoughts?

- That wraps up our past couple of weeks!