Those summer days
Summer goes by fast. It goes fast when you are a little kid and it seems to go even faster when you're older. Summer was quite busy for us. We had Rudy and Steven visiting for 2 months. Then my parents came out for a bit. Hans got his endowments and then left for his mission. Sam came out for school. Little Bruce (Uncle Bruce Jr.) returned from his mission and resumed schooling. We had a lot of gardening and yard work. Matt was super busy at work. Now that canning season is winding up and things are slowing down I thought I'd catch up on our blog.
Rainer's vocabulary has exploded. He has around 50 words and is learning more each day it seems. He likes to sing the "Do as I'm doing" song. He's getting more and more independent. Fortunately he hasn't learned to say "no" yet but he can express dissatisfaction quite well without it.
Vonn is a great big brother. He loves helping and hugging Rainer. A couple weeks ago he held Rainer's hand while they walked through the store. It was so precious. Vonn continues to amaze me with how rapidly he learns. He is working on writing as well as reading. He writes his name and a few more letters as well as numerals 0-8. He is so eager to go to school. He keeps asking, "Is I 5 yet?"
Here's another portrait of Rainer. It made us laugh when we saw how it turned out. He looks like a model or like he's doing a senior portrait.

