Hooray for Summer!

On the hot days of summer, some fun with a wacky sprinkler is always a great idea!  

He jumped and squealed and ran and giggled and leaped and grinned and...

well,

I think he's face says it all!  

 Hooray for summer and sprinklers!

Cousin Visit

Cousin Visit.  

The boys and I traveled to my brother and SIL's house to visit for the day.

The babies played, and

for the first time, they started started going in different directions.  

It definitely won't be the last time:)

Me and Miss Mady! 

Bryan and Luke

The boys taking a much needed nap....together.  I love how they are back to back.  

So precious!

Picture time!

Danielle and I always try to get them all together for a "cute" picture.  

It doesn't always work. 

Case in point. 

Mady and Layton were not happy.  Luke was the only one smiling ;)

Take 2

and........we gave up.

Layton is infatuated with Calvin, so he was excited to feel him a treat:)

The girls!

Sweet babies after a bath before going home. 

Hi!

Luke says,

HI



and

GOODBYE!

Luke in a dress....

ok, not really.....but I had to share.

This is me (circa 1979) in my first family photo at 6 months old, with my good looking mom and dad:)

I think Luke looks just like me as a baby!  

 So much so, it's scary because it almost looks like him wearing a very frilly dress!  

Paper & A Crunch

While at his well-baby visit, Luke LOVED playing with tissue on the examination table.







I couldn't help but laugh! He had the best time and it entertained him until the doctor came in:) I guess I need some of that at my house!





I also thought it was hilarious that lately he wants to sit up by crunching himself like a sit up. He tried doing it several times while the nurse was measuring him. She was laughing too! The boy has some abs!!!



All is WELL with my Lukey - growing like a weed! Thank you Lord for a healthy baby boy!

A boy & a girl

There are two babies on the way....a boy and a girl. 

Little Man Wilson and Baby Girl Clara will be here soon.

So, we had a baby shower honoring my good friends, Katy and Ja'net. 

Don't they look just too cute?

Opening sweet gifts...

And, the cake was adorable:)

Katy is always smiling - it's contagious!  

Cindy, Holly, Allison & Tiffany

Again, Katy is contagious - love that girl.  ;)

These girls are really special.

I'm so excited that our little ones, Luke, Bryant, Will, Clara, and Kinley (who are all 2010 babies) will all grow up together.  

What a blessing!  

Girls, it's gonna be fun!! 

treasure

I found this today, 

it was taken 2 years ago this month.

Layton was only 10 months old.

oh, my....

I treasure this simple picture.

 

I can almost feel what his sweet chubby cheeks felt like on my lips as I kissed them,

 and I can almost hear his little baby giggle.  

and now we are approaching... THREE YEARS OLD.

deep breath, sigh.

Welcome to the world of...

FOOD!

On your 6 month birthday, you tried solids for the very first time!

You were excited, and SO READY!  

You had been reaching for our food, and watching us intently, so I knew the time was right!

 the BIG moment came....

AND...

 this is the face that you made!

I'm not quite sure you liked it at first, but with a few more bites....

(Mommy should have wiped your face, but you looked tooooo darn cute! )
 
I think you changed your mind!

Luke, there is LOTS more where that came from...

Love him...

to pieces!

Naptime

I love how they are laying the exact same way.

Sweet baby boys.

Born in...

Water Logged

Our days has been filled with lots of pool play dates...

Let's just say that we are definitely making the most of our summer!

{Swimming with Cousin Clay}

{A Day with Evan, Elliott, Jaxson, and Brooks}

Luke floated around and sucked on his thumb! :)  How adorable!!

While Brooks took it easy and lounged around on his float

We all had a great time, then it started to rain and we all ate lunch and took long naps!

{Swimming with the twins, Jackson and Luke}

or as Layton says, "JacksonLuke" like they are one person! :)

Taking a break and eating a snack

Luke doing what he does best...napping! 

The kid can sleep anywhere, thank goodness!

"Hey there Jackson, we look pretty cool!"

The boys rocking the shades!

{Pool Play Date with Nathaniel}

where this happened for the very first time...

And finally....

{Pool with the Price's}

 Helping Tom "dunk"

Luke thinks Christina is hilarious!!

Sweet, Sweet boy!

Blake and Layton jumped together at the same time!

while Stephen and Jake went to the bottom of the pool...12 ft!!  

I was amazed that Jake could hold his breath for that long! 

Did I mention I love summer?

Just checking!