Happy Summer!  We have been really busy lately with the boys so far.  At the end of May, we spent the weekend at the beach (yes with a 7 week old and a 2-1/2 year old!).  Our good friend The Crotty’s were visiting from Indiana and had a time share.  We had such a great time even though the weather wasn’t cooperating.  It felt like spring but at least Damon had his first beach trip.  He didn’t get out of the frontpack that Daddy was wearing because it was too cold and windy.  We also visited the Mission at San Juan Capistrano and it was beautifully landscaped!  The girls also snuck away for a pedicure.    We already miss you Tara, Neil, Samantha & Caden.  Josh’s parents also visited and met their new grandson.  We celebrated Father’s Day early with the California & Arkansas grandparents at Lake Gregory.  The guys didn’t do well fishing but we all had fun and both boys did so well.  It was really nice showing Josh’s parents our new house and church.  I also got spoiled with some good southern cookin’ and my Arkansas mom even made a casserole to freeze for later.  What a treat!  We also saw Uncle John and Aunt Gayle since they all drove together to California.  Next, we visited with Josh’s cousin Chad and his girls.  We had a lot of fun watching the Lakers win it all (!!!) at Shawn & Jenny’s house.  Right before we left our house Branson said he was visiting his cousins.  It was so cute!  He had such a great time playing with all the boys and Leah.  My good friend Xenia is also visiting from Illinois and came over yesterday with her daughter Lili to meet Damon.  It was good seeing her as well.  So, that is our summer so far.  We still have swim lesssons to go but had to reschedule after Branson hurt his nose.  Thank you everyone for your concern about Branson.  We’ve appreciated all of the calls, emails, and texts.  Today his nose is looking better.  The bruise is turning green and he hasn’t gotten black eyes yet.  We are keeping medicine and band-aids on it.  Yesterday he woke up from nap and it was bleeding again.  …I’m looking forward to it slowing down a bit. 

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We had a big scare with Branson in the middle of the night.  I had just gone to bed and heard a cry then a loud BANG.  I ran to Branson’s room to find him crouching on the ground and crying.  It didn’t sound like he was in pain so I thought he just had a bad dream.  I lifted him up and set him on his bed and his nose was bleeding a lot.  I called for Josh, got the tissues, then realized that he was starting to bruise.  There was a line across the top of his nose and as I was talking to Josh it was getting really swollen.  I grabbed the insurance card, blanket, sippy cup, and Josh took him to the emergency room at about midnight.  The doctor looked at him and luckily his nose was not broken.  We had to wake him up throughout the night to make sure he didn’t have a concussion and try to ice it (even though he hates it).  After sleeping in this morning, he seems to be pretty much back to normal.  He insisted that I put medicine on the scrapes and cover it with a Spiderman band-aid.  He was so brave and barely cried in the emergency room.  We’d like to thank our friend Chris Berry for stopping by the hospital to give Josh some company and make sure Branson was okay; that was very nice of you!   A couple of hours later, Branson came home with a bagful of goodies and he played with them all day.  So, he is okay!!!!

Earlier that day as we were watching the Lakers WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, Branson was screaming “Lakers win – Kobe wins!”  I was so proud! 

Damon had his two month check-up today.  He is now 12 lbs. 9 oz. (50 percentile), 22 inches long (15 percentile), and has a 15-1/2 inch head circumference (50 percentile).  Basically, he is average except for his height which is a little shorter than the average two month old.  He did really good with his shots and barely cried.  He is getting a lot of rolls on his thighs and arms!  He still has very blue eyes and his hair is getting a little lighter with a slight auburn tint to it.  Most people say he looks like mommy especially when I was a baby.