Sad news

It has been awhile since i wrote. We had a sad week the first week of June. Mama's aunt Martha died. She was Jiddo's brother's wife, and she was only 62. Mama was sad - remembering spending the summer in kentucky when she was 12 or 13, with her cousins Hala, Samer and Nadim and Aunt Martha and Ammo Ghosn. They took her camping and always let the kids play out by the stream in the back yard whenever they visited. Mama is really sad for her cousins and her uncle - and wishes the best for them. Aunt Martha was so warm and kind and she will really be missed. Mama went to Ky with uncle Raja and uncle Riyan to go to the service and see her cousins. We stayed home in Co with dada.
The next week mom and dad spent all their spare time cleaning up the back yard, trimming trees and rose bushes and going through all the stuff that was tossed under the deck when we first moved in and hasn't been looked at since. I think they are getting the back yard ready for someone to come and put in a sprinkler system - then the grass will be soft instead of like hard straw! Mom "designed" the sprinkler plan - now dad has to put in the last couple steps coming down from the deck so that the people putting in the sprinklers will know where they should go. Mama really wants to have a "back yard" party (hopefully by the end of Aug) to celebrate the deck and back yard getting done.
Mama's exciting news is that she got a new mountain bike! Her old bike had a crack in it, and she risked it and took it on her bike trip - her bike survived, but the crack did spread a little - one last Hurrah for the old scott! Mama loved that bike and was sad. Now she has a new fancy bike - she says she has to do another trip so that she can start getting attached to this new bike.....
I am doing great - almost gave up my binky, but couldn't sleep at all, so mom said we could try again later. I really am a big girl and keep telling mom i am ready, but i guess mom would rather have me sleeping well than give up my binky too soon. I am also doing great with my alphabet - they ask me things like which words start with "D", and i can come up with lots of words - and that is for lots of letters, not just "D"!
Zac has lost all interest in peeing and pooping in the potty - but mom and dad didn't really think it was the real deal, so all is good.
On the 16th mom had her own little personal celebration - zac turned the exact age i was when he was born - mom celebrated NOT being pregnant! I think mom is very happy with the two of us, and just the two of us!
Talk to you later!