Mark learns to swim!

Mark loves to be in the pool!  He swims almost everyday and he wears his "froggy" that keeps him above water.  We thought it was about time he tried without it.  He was so excited to learn he could stand in the shallow end and was nervous for about 2 minutes and we told him to kick just like he normally does and sure enough he took off!  He surprised himself- it was so cute.  Then he swam back and forth to the steps and wanted us to watch every time!  Now we have 3 little swimmers!

Date Night with Ty

Ty had been asking for a while when he could take me on a date again so we finally made it happen!  I love when I get one-on-one time with my any of my boys!  

We decided to try something different and go to a new Chinese restaurant.  It was so good!  Hit the spot for both of us and it wasn't crowded at all.  We talked about school and starting 1st grade, we also talked about being a big brother and setting a good example (Mark needs this). Then Ty wanted to play arcade games so we went to the bowling ally.  We drove cars, played skee ball and did the roller coaster simulator and we both laughed so hard!  I love this boy and love our dates together!  

Baby Addy

We have been anticipating our new niece/cousin for a while now and we're very excited to hear she was coming!  I went and picked up Layla and she got to come play with the boys for a little while.  Collin and Sarah wanted her to be the first to meet her sister so I got to bring Layla to the hospital when she was born- Addy came just before midnight so the hospital was very quiet.  We waited for a few minutes and Layla was so anxious and then she got to meet her!  

The next day we played at home for a while, then went to a movie and came back to the hospital so the boys could meet Addy too.  They each took turns holding her.  We are so thankful for this sweet new baby!

July 4th Weekend

Chloe came to see us for the weekend!  We had so much fun; she went swimming with the boys, played inside and watched movies!  Her and I went to church together and then we went to the lake to watch fireworks.  The kids loved being on a boat watching the fireworks show- and the show was awesome!  They had glow sticks to play with while we waited for the sun to go down.  After the fireworks, Payton, Kylie & Marley came back to our house and Uncle Marcus thought it would be fun to go for a midnight swim!  Chloe and Mark went to bed and the older kids dove in for glow sticks at the bottom of the pool and swam for almost an hour!  They thought it was so much fun!  We had a great weekend and we're happy to have Chloe with us!

Library

The boys teachers encouraged them to read over the summer so we have been going to the library!  The boys love picking out a book and they look forward to going.  AJ is really into chapter books and Mark and Ty do a good job of picking books on their levels.  We read them at home and they ask when is the next time we can go back to the library!

Fun in the Pool

We are loving having a pool!  It was top priority when we were house hunting and I'm so glad we found this house.  I got a few action shots of the boys jumping in.  They love swimming and we spend a lot of time in the pool.

Layla came over and she had fun with the boys in the pool too.  She enjoyed having them push her around on the float!

Swimming with the Nichols

We are so happy to finally have the Nichols kids over to swim.  We love spending time with them and I loved hanging out with sweet Khloe.