Lengthy family update

It's amazing how time is flying!  It's time for updates...

Austin...
It's nearly the end of June - I could have sworn I just had a baby, right?  My little man is growing so fast!  He's rolling all over the place, often trapping himself against the couch or bed and yelling at me to come and rescue him.  One time he even rolled under my bed - I noticed when the bedskirt started moving :-).  He's nearly 8 months and still struggling to get that first tooth, poor guy.  He's getting more and more fussy as those dang teeth try to push their way through!  He will repeat me when I say "dada", and now I'm working on "mama."  He's sitting up too, but he doesn't always like it.  Sometimes he'll just throw himself backwards and end up banging his head on the floor.  I know I'm his mom and very biased, but he has the absolute cutest smile in the entire world!  If only he'd let me capture it on camera!  He finally had his 6 month doctor's apt at 7.5 months and he weighed in at 18.6 pounds and was 28 inches long.  He's still struggling with his breathing - we've got him on breathing treatments a few times a day and then an antihistamine in the evening.  He goes in for another check-up next week - hopefully he'll be better!

Addison...
My little girl doesn't seem so little anymore!  She's only 3.5 and sometimes I feel like I'm dealing with a teenager :-).  I can't believe that I ever thought she wouldn't be able to talk... this child comes up with the craziest sayings.  I still write in a journal for her and I try to jot down all the sayings so I won't forget them.  Here's the latest conversation that got me laughing one day while we were in the car and AJ was being fussy...
A: I don't have a problem with you AJ.  You are fine - enough!
Me: Addi, why are you yelling at your brother?
A: (sigh) He's fussy mom.
Last I checked Addi weighed 35 pounds and is active as ever.  I think she is a tomboy for sure!  She loves being outside, loves throwing a ball around, but also loves playing mommy to her baby.  Her next big adventure will be starting preschool in the fall - 5 days a weeks she will attend 3 hours of preschool and then go to the adjacent daycare - she's going to love being around so many kids!

Aaron and I...
We are both busy as ever at work and at home.  Occasionally we get a quick kiss in while we pass each other through the house :-).  It's common for him to be outside playing with Addi while I'm feeding AJ inside.  We definitely make time for dates (about twice a month), but our favorite thing to do is meet for lunch during the work week.  This gives us some adult time to touch base with each other and relax a little!  Aaron recently visited some high school friends in LA for a weekend and I'm headed to Palm Springs with my high school friends next week.  It's important for us to get this time away, but we really do miss each other and the kids!

That's about it for the Sparks family - it's lengthy, but catches everyone up on our hectic life!!    Enjoy the pictures below!