Trenton 2 year check up

So this morning we called and got Trent an appointment for his 2 year wellness check up. I never seem to be able to make appointments ahead of time because I can only really do afternoon appointments and my Doctors office only does morning ahead of time and when you call in for the same day do they allow for later in the afternoon. (My life would be a lot easier if they would let me make an appointment for 4 pm ahead of time.) So today is a day off so we call first thing this morning and actually got him in at 11:30. Now Trent turned 2 about a month ago and we tried to get him in then but we really didn't feel a rush since he has that 2 month delay. Some doctors would consider him 25 months old others would say he is only 23 months old. But any way we went in there and found he is now 33 1/2 inches tall and weighs about 25.5 lbs. I'm actually amazed by his weight he hasn't gained much in the last 3 months but boy can this kid eat. Overall he is healthy and have no problems except the delay in speech but we are working on that with Early Intervention and he is doing great at learning Sign Language. Today was also the last day for shots until he is 5. Where did the time go. He is growing up way to quickly.

So for the 4th of July we did it a bit different this year. My family rented a cabin in Island Park, however, my family and James didn't have time or money to make it. So on Saturday (I went to work) Greg and Trent and most of the rest of the Barbieri Family went to the West Jordan Parade. Then they came home and we did our regular Saturday Shopping. On Sunday, Trent and I woke up sick so we stayed home from church and then for dinner we did Tin foil dinners out side in our fire pit and of course if we have a fire one must do S'mores. We used these giant size Marsh mellows, they were a ton of fun. We then did a few fireworks because Nic would not be with us on Monday when we actually celebrate with the rest of the family. It was all really fun and great food. We still missed the family in Island Park but we did get some downtime which we don't always take around here.

Trenton playing in the yard.(this is the yucky side of the yard)

James eating one of those Giant Marshmellows.

Jessica eating one too.

The kids by the fire pit.

Yummy tin-foil dinners

getting ready for the parade.

Lindsey's Birthday

So for Lindsey's 23 birthday Amber and I decided to try a 3 tier cake. It actually turned out quite nice and I don't think we would hesitate from making another one. I think it is amazing how much we have improved from last year when we made Trent's first birthday cake and I bet in the future we may try harder cakes. (I still would like to try a topsy turvey cake) But for now I think we are good with cake until at least the end of July. It is way to hot to bake anything. I'm all for cooking outside all the time or eating sandwiches and salads. Or maybe just lots of ice cream. The Haagen-Dazs was amazing but pricey but we have discovered that the Kroger brand is quite good and when they have it on sale for 99 cents who can say no to ice cream.

Perfect Ice Cream!

Lindsey's 23 Birthday Cake.

(let just say Amber and I are GOOD!)