Lazy Days of June

Summer is here….

…and boy it is hot!

Things seemed to have settled down a lot this month, so not much happened around the Dulgarian home. Here is a quick update of our month of June! There is not much to write about, but we have taken a lot of pictures!

Ethan finished his first season of soccer and I think he carried around his trophy for a whole week after he got it. He wanted to sleep with it, but we told him it could break, so he set it next to his bed each night and by morning time it was back in his hands! At his soccer awards, he was given the “Best Sideline Watcher” award. At first I was like, “What? He hated sitting on the side!” But then his coach explained this meant that every time he did something great, he was the first player looking at mom and dad on the sidelines to see if they were cheering! And we were! We had a blast watching him play and can’t wait for next season!

Ethan and his trophy

TIME FOR T BALL!

The same week that soccer ended, T Ball began! Whose crazy idea was it to sign Ethan up for summer T-Ball in Arizona?!? NOT MINE! Watching games in the heat is not my idea of fun! Rob is so excited for Ethan to play- he thinks Ethan will go to the Major Leagues and be his ticket to early retirement! 4 other little boys from our ward are all on the same team, so at least I will have friends to melt with in the stands!

He is on the Mariners team and had never heard of the word "Mariner" before today. After practice we were watching "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" and Ethan got all excited and said, "Dad, they just said my team name, 'Who Wants to be a Mariner!'"

Ethan with Kaden and Troy

Ethan loved his first practice, and was very excited for his first game, but just as we feared would happen, he got camera shy when it was his turn to bat. He stood there for a few seconds as his coach tried to talk him into hitting, but to no avail. Rob got it all on tape, so if he is ever famous, it will be worth money! Ethan did great in the outfield, and finally, after insisting that mom and dad put the cameras away, he agreed to give it one more try. He hit the ball and was so proud of himself. We were proud of him too! His second game was much smoother- no whining or crying this time! He hit the ball great 2 times and is still asking us if we saw how high it went! He played 1^st base and Rob was out there with him coaching when Ethan slid to catch a ball. Ethan thought sliding must’ve looked cool, so he began sliding on every play, whether he got the ball or not! As hot as it is, we are having fun watching him play.

(Leah loved Ethan's first practice too!)

Ethan's First Game
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His first at bat (covering his eyes as he walks to the plate!)

His 2nd at bat- getting ready for a Grand Slam!

GOOD GAME!

At the end of the game, they all lined up to give the other team a high 5. Ethan was the line leader, but luckily his teammates didn't follow him because he held out the wrong hand and went on the wrong side of the line and ended up smacking the other team as he walked by! He will learn!

Leah is as high maintenance as ever! She is taking steps here and there, but not really walking yet. She is a flower girl in a wedding on July 7^th, so it would be nice to see her walking by then, but who knows! She is stubborn and wont do anything you tell her. “Walk Leah” must mean “Sit down” in Leah’s language! She is laughing a lot more lately- who would’ve thought it would take her 10 months to laugh? Little pest! She has fallen down our stairs twice, again, she doesn’t listen to us. You’d think after the first time of almost cracking her head open she would learn or at least show some fear, but no! She is still quite the mimic and does funny faces and sounds if you do them first. We love her to pieces, but at this point we are hoping the rest of our kids are boys! Girls are too dramatic!

Here is how she puckers up for a kiss, and also how she reacts sometimes if you call her name when she is doing something she knows she shouldn't be doing!

Also in June, I want to give a special thanks to my “wonderful” ex-dentist for drilling too close to my wisdom tooth roots. While Rob was in California playing, I mean, working, I experienced 2 days of agonizing pain in my jaw that kept me up all night and ended in me getting all 4 of my wisdom teeth pulled! Apparently the work I had done to fix some recession in my gums because I brush too hard wasn’t done right and I suffered for it big time! Needless to say we have found a new dentist! The only thing good about this experience were the souvenirs- my teeth!

Not much is new with Rob- he is still job searching and we are hopin’ and prayin’ for a change! I keep telling him he can work for me as a teacher’s aide for preschool, but he doesn’t seem to think Busy Bee Academy will pay the bills!



Rob and Leah one day after Leah surprisingly woke up from a nap in a good mood! (gasp!) That hardly ever happens!

So now that picnics at the park are out of the question because of the heat, we spend a lot of time swimming, or indoors. I am trying to think of creative activities to do with the kids so we all don’t get stir crazy, but so far it feels like a lazy summer. We go to the mall a lot (but that gets expensive) and we visit friends and family. But so far our favorite indoor activity is Peter Piper Pizza. For under $15 we can get lunch and 2 hours of playtime. You cant beat the price when you’re trying to beat the heat!
Here are some pictures of the kids trying to stay cool!

Peter Pipers Pizza-

Ethan's favorite game- Star Wars! I think he must've spent 1/2 of our tokens on this game!

My favorite "game." A motion machine that takes you on a wild roller coaster!

Leah's favorite ride- the carousel!

Leah throwing a fit because her mean mom won't let her stand up on the moving train!



Shopping at the grocery store- one way to kill an afternoon in air conditioning!

The kids at the pool. They would spend all day every day here if I let them! They are both little fish!

So thats the update- see you next month!