Claire is standing herself up without support now. She’s walking like a champ.
It was a beautiful day today so we went to the park. It was really crowded. The kids had a great time toddling around and watching the other kids. They graduated from the ladybug to the grasshopper and loved it (especially Adam).
Well, it’s been fun watching the Olympics the last couple of weeks. It’s cool seeing our local Colorado athletes do so well. Too bad today is the last day. I have never watched a hockey game before but I’m watching the US v Canada game right now. Go USA!
We went to church this morning and the kids did really well. Adam only had to be removed once because he wanted to explore and I held him back so he started screaming. He has a really loud ‘pterodactyl scream’ that he uses when he’s frustrated. Right now the kids are napping and later today we are going swimming with the Pirazzi’s.
Claire’s getting really good at walking and squatting down to pick up small objects. She’s also getting very close to standing up without pulling up on a wall or object. She loves to pick up balls over her head and throw them down on the wood floors to see them bounce. Yesterday I told her to bring me the remote and she walked over – picked it up – turned and threw it at me 
She has a few toys that play the alphabet song and she likes to turn them on and dance. She has started saying ‘hot’ like her brother and will copy him when he says it. She says ‘bath’ when it’s bath time and she’s on her way to the bathroom.
Adam is really picking up a lot of words. When I put something on the stove or in the microwave he says ‘cook – hot’ and reaches up so I will pick him up to take a closer look. If I don’t pick him up he gets upset. Yesterday he was playing with a toy car on the coffee table and making car noises. Of course he loves toy cars and will hold them up and say ‘car’. He pushes himself on the toy train and says ‘choo-choo’. When someone on TV says ‘hat’ both kids will touch their heads and repeat ‘hat’. Adam will put random toys or shoes on his head and say ‘hat’. This morning he pointed at Dwight and said ‘dit dad’ then he point at the bowl of oatmeal I was feeding him and said ‘dit hot’. This was the first time he used 2 words together. The other thing about Adam is that he occasionally has night terrors. It is very obvious that they happen when he hasn’t napped well during the day so I’m trying to plan activities around naps. The kids are so fun and interested in outside activities that it’s tempting to let naps slide, but I have learned that Adam really needs them. The night terrors are not worth it!
Both kids are healthy right now which is great. They are both in a good mood and seem really happy. When they are horse-playing with Dwight they laugh really hard - so adorable!
I’m making ribs for dinner tonight so I need to get them started and prep for the pool. Sound’s like Adam is starting to wake up too.
As feared, the rear window, attempt #3, did not have near enough glue, and came out with very little pressure. Aaargh!
So, we decided, after a day off to cool down, to try the fourth window with lots of extra adhesive and hope my masking tape job held out. Today, I unwrapped it and success! Near perfect!
Exterior view with no gaps in the glue
Inside view - nice clean white line between window and interior paint
The only flaw in the job was one spot small section where we pulled too hard on the window with the tape holding it in place and the glue was pushed out, so the fiberglass underneath is showing. That will not impact the overall strength though, small areas like that are okay.
So now I just have to order another window to finish up.
I moved on to the landing gear. Check it out:
Brake assembly mounted and waiting the brake line
Ready for landing
I can drop the airplane for it’s first landing now any time. I will wait until I finish the wheel pants, which is coming up next, since you have to have the wheel off the ground for that.
Making progress again finally!
