On August 2nd we celebrated our SIXTH wedding anniversary!  Those years have really gone by fast.  We snuck away for a cup of coffee then lunch at the California Pizza Kitchen.  The traditional anniversary gift is candy so I bought Josh (and me!) M&Ms that say “6 years already!” on one side and “Marie & Josh” on the other.  We are still enjoying them.

Damon had his first rice cereal last Wednesday.  He just seemed HUNGRY even after eating so we started it a little before Branson did.  He wasn’t sure about it at first and of course it wasn’t coming fast enough for our good eater.  He gets rice cereal twice a day and is adjusting to it pretty well.

We had Damon’s four month check-up today.  Do you wanna guess his weight???  He is now a whopping 17 lbs. 12 oz (95th percentile), 25-1/2 inches tall (70th percentile), and 42″ head circumference (50th percentile).  Damon is wearing size 6-9 months in clothes – Branson wore these when he was about nine months old.  He is now sleeping about 10-12 hours at night and smiles all the time.  He loves to talk to everyone, especially the ladies.  He looks like a real life Cabbage Patch doll just like mommy did as a baby. 

July has been a pretty busy month for our family.  We started out the month with a great 4th of July with our friends the Berry’s.  We enjoyed live music, great bbqing, fireworks, and friends at a block party in Riverside.  Branson finished up his swim lessons and by the last session he could jump in the water, go under, and swim to daddy!  He loves the water.  We also enjoyed Tavern Bay Beach Club in Lake Arrowhead with Grandma Romeyn and Lake Gregory water park/beach with the Formagus family.  Damon has already been to the beach three times!  Josh surprised me with American Idol tickets for my birthday.  The concert featured all top ten singers from last season and they were all amazing.  Our favorite was the winner Kris Allen who played the acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and piano.  …but a close second was Danny Gokey who was my favorite all year!  My friend Tara and her daughter Samantha were able to visit for a second time this year which was a huge treat.  Her and Branson had a lot of fun at the park running through the water feature, playing cards, and chasing each other around.  Next Uncle Michael and Auntie Janae came from Las Vegas to meet Damon.  We had a really nice visit with them as well.  We had a really yummy dinner at Akinas and Branson got a kick out of the chef who cooked the food in front of us.  We played a few games of Pit and Apples to Apples while they were here, too and Janae even taught me how to cross stitch.

Branson is almost three years old!  It is so hard to believe that he is getting so big.  He is still obsessed with numbers and letters.  He loves to ask what everything says now and can read “Branson” and “Damon” when I write them on his doodle.  Damon is almost four months old now and 16 pounds!  He is the big little brother.  He is now officially sleeping through the night!!!  Damon loves to talk to people and smiles a lot.  He is such a good baby.

We hope your summer is going well!

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