some of our recent fun...

Proud Daddy moment...

Isaac's first ride in the hot rod! It took some convincing, he was scared at first, but then he relaxed and thoroughly enjoyed it!

"Yes? I'm driving, please close the door and leave me alone."

Dressed and ready to cheer on his team! Hup Holland Hup!

Luke chillin' at the neighborhood lake.

Isaac enjoying a snack on the beach.

Swimming with Daddy.

Isaac's first ride on a jet ski...will he like it???

Oh he LOVED it! He kept saying, more more! Of course going fast was the best part.

Photo Shoot

Luke had his first photo shoot on May 21...and he did great! We debated back and forth over whether or not we were going to take newborn pictures, but finally we decided that yes we would do it. I am so glad that we did! These pictures are priceless! This is such a special time in our lives, a time we will never get back, and I'm so thankful that we captured some of these sweet moments in pictures. We used the same photographer that we used last year and again she far surpassed our expectations! If you need a photographer for anything I highly recommend her, Lane Harris of Lane Harris Photography! We had a great time taking these, some quiet time during Luke's individual pictures and then some fun times during the family pictures and the Isaac pictures. I LOVE all of these pictures! It's really slow uploading them to the blog, so I just put a few on here, and I'll add more every now and then. I hope you enjoy them, too!

Gymnastics

Day 1

Rings

Worn out after class!
(He even fell asleep in the car on the way home.)

Hanging on the bar with TayTay.

Trying to put his feet on the bar.

Waiting for thier stamps at the end of class.

Getting his stamp from Coach Ashley.

We have our next gymnast of the family! Isaac started gymnastics last week (June 7), and he absolutely loved it! I have been talking about signing him up for months, but for many reasons kept putting it off. I knew he would enjoy it, but was worried he would be extremely timid and shy. I hoped he could do some of the "skills", but didn't expect too much. He far surpassed all of my expectations! He was not timid at all, just jumped right in without a bit of hesitation! He tries everything the coach asks of him and can do most of it pretty well! He is not shy at all, he listens to the coach, then does as she asks. He loves hanging on the bars and the rings! But his favorite so far was hanging on the zipline and going across the gym! He was the only one in the class that would hang on to it while we moved it down and back! He couldn't get enough of it, just wanted to go again and again! He also enjoys walking on the beam, and of course jumping on the trampoline! On the trampoline he does one seat drop after another. He also enjoys the song and dance time! Of course we couldn't take on such an adventure without his BFF TayTay.

One on One

Carl has been out of twon this week, since early yesterday morning and he'll be back late tonight. So Carl's parent's graciously took Isaac off of my hands, so I woudn't go crazy. Ha! Okay, I know I could handle it, but it sure is easier to have a partner with two little ones. Isaac went to story time at the library with Emmy and Gumby and then spent the rest of the day and last night with them. He is on his way home now, and I'm sure he had the best time! I am so thankful that we live close to family and our boys can spend so much time with their grandparents. Since Isaac was gone I had a full 24 hours of one on one time with Baby Luke. Oh and it was pure sweetness. This is the first time since we've been home from the hospital that I've really been able to give 100% of my attention to Luke. I loved every minute of it! I feel like we bonded even more and just had a great time together! He smiled so much, which just melts my heart, and we went for a walk, did some Father's Day shopping, and of course napped! He is already growing and changing, I can't believe he's 5.5 weeks old! I am trying to remember everything about these days with my boys...they will be teenagers before I know it (and then I'll never see them)!
We really did miss Big Brother Isaac though, so I'm excited to see have him home again!

Bottle

Yay, Luke got his first bottle today!!! This is a happy day for Mama! It means I can have a little more freedom and it means my body gets a little break! (You breastfeeding moms know what I'm talking about!) Aaahhh, relief. =)

Daddy gave him his bottle and he did very well! Luke ate just over 3 ounces! Way to go baby boy!

1 month old

Luke is one month old (yesterday)! I can't believe he's already a month, I know I'll say that every month, but my goodness this month really did fly by. Luke is doing well. He eats really well, still every 2-3 hours during the day and every 4-5 hours at night. He loves to be outside, just like his brother. If he is upset and we take him outside he almost always calms down immediately. He enjoys sitting in his swing outside, usually puts him right to sleep. He also enjoys his bath, well once he's in and warm he does...but then he sure gets upset when we take him out. I don't blame him though, it's cold when you're all wet and just taken out of the nice warm water. He is becoming more alert every day, I can see him starting to really look at things. He started smiling at us about 2 weeks ago, and I can't get enough of that smile. Unfortunately we haven't seen it a lot, but he seems to be showing us more every day. He does cry quite a bit, mostly in the evenings, but also randomly during the day. Not sure if maybe he has reflux or colic, or just likes to cry. We're figuring out things that help calm him down and hopefully by his 2 month update I can say he doesn't cry any more. He is happiest in the morning, he likes for me to hold him so he can look around the room. This morning Isaac wanted to hold him, so we went in Luke's room and Isaac sat with Luke on his lap in the rocking chair. It was a precious sight! Luke was so content and happy! He smiled at me a couple of times, and then he looked up at Isaac. Isaac was talking to him and kissing him on the head, Luke then smiled at Isaac a few times! It was so sweet to see that interaction!

Family weekend of fun!

Luke enjoying his swing on the back porch.

Admiring the hot rods with Daddy.

Picking blackberries with Daddy.

I think pulling the wagon was Isaac's favorite part of the morning.

Emmy, Isaac, Mama, and Luke

All four of us after the berry picking!

We had a great family weekend this past weekend, full of fun activities! In trying to keep Isaac from getting bored or feeling left out we have done more in the last couple of weeks than we used to do. Kind of funny, huh?
Friday night we ventured out to a real restaurant for the first time with Luke. A group of our friends were all getting together for dinner because a friend that lives in Dallas was in town visiting. We got the restaurant and had to wait for over an hour for a table, oh my goodness, we were nervous about if we'd actually get to sit and eat or if Luke would wake up and need lovin. Well, he did awesome! He slept through the entire wait, the time at the table, and then woke up right as the food came...bummer. Carl was able to hold him and coax him back to sleep so I could eat, then Luke sat with me and looked around while Daddy ate. He waited until we were all done to demand his food. Thank you Luke! Isaac had a great time at the restaurant, too. He played in the sandbox with the other kids. He really enjoyed that, more than I expected, even though he did not want to get his hands dirty. He gave us all a good laugh when he wanted to climb through a tunnel, but refused to put his hands in the sand. Then during dinner he sat next to our friend's little girl, she's almost a year old, and is super cute. Isaac took good care of her, feeding her each bite of her food. He is such a sweet boy.
Saturday morning we started the day bright and early with a trip to Kings Orchard to pick blackberries and blueberries. Emmy, Gumby, and Cameron all joined us and it was definitely a fun time! Isaac loved picking the berries, but I think he might of enjoyed pulling the wagon even more. =) Luke had his first ride in the Baby Bjorn, and he was perfectly content, slept through the entire adventure.
Saturday evening we took the boys to their first car show. Again, Luke slept through most of it...which was a good thing because he was not very happy on the way there. Isaac on the other hand really enjoyed the car show. He said every car was Isaac's hot rod. As Emmy would say, "He got it honest." He is a car guy just like his daddy.
Sunday was another fun day, which started with some pool time here at the house. Isaac thoroughly enjoys his kiddie pool, so while Carl mowed I played in the pool with Isaac. I think Isaac's favorite part of the morning was when we sprayed Daddy and his lawnmower with his water gun. Luke joined us outside, he slept in his swing. The boy loves being outside, it always relaxes him. Then on Sunday afternoon we went over to a friend's house for a pool party. It was kind of a mini reunion for Carl and some high school friends (some of which we see often, some of which he hasn't seen since high school). It was great to visit with everyone and of course the kids all loved swimming! Isaac was a little apprehensive, but he did swim with Daddy. Luke was a great boy during the party, slept some, ate some, and then just hung out happily with us.
I am so thankful for the fun times with my boys! I am so blessed!