Water babies

We sure have been enjoying the HOT summer.  Both kids LOVE to swim.  They have turned into quite the water babies this summer.  Livi has NO fear.  She will go under, prefers to be left alone to float (even when she can't touch) and jumps right off the boat.  Crazy girl.

She doesn't look happy here....but I bet she is :)

Blake is a bit more cautious that Liv (always has been)...but he is becoming a pretty good swimmer.  Each time he is a little braver, quicker, more independent. 

Hard to believe that it is almost August and that summer will be wrapping up!

I am sad...but I do LOVE fall!

Summer Lovin

We had our first taste of really summer this Sunday! It was 80+, sunny, and we were at the lake! Ahhhh....

I am so looking forward to the summer. My kids LOVE being outside and I know that they are going to take to the water like little fishies this summer. Blake is getting so brave and Liv has always been fearless!!

Here's to a warm summer!!

Spring has Sprung

We have been enjoying some unseasonable warm weather here in Michigan!! I'm talking 80 degrees....we typically don't see that until July/August. It is awesome!

My dad and Ryan put the dock in this past weekend. Blake helped (of course). He LOVES to be outside...I am excited for this summer. I can't wait to see him swimming, boating, fishing etc.

These two swans swam up and got so close. Blake loved it...and he sat there just talking to hem :)



Toes in the water on March 18...that doesn't happen very often around these parts :)

'Cousin' fun!

My cousin Casey, his wife Alicia, and their daughter Ellen came and visited us yesterday on their way back home from vacation. We had a perfect day on the lake. The weather was beautiful and the kids had fun playing and swimming!!

Blake will be 3 in December, Ellen will be 2 in December, and Olivia will be 1 in December. It is CRAZY the difference a year makes at that age! Blake and Ellen had fun and did really good playing and interacting with each other, seeing that they rarely see one another!

--these pictures uploaded HUGE and are 1/2 cut off....I will try to fix them later!!

Blake and nana having fun swimming!

Casey and Ellen



Blake has become very brave in the water! The swimming lessons paid off this year!!







We tried to get a goot pic of Blake and Ellen....pretty hard at this stage!







Looking at the fishies!


Blake and daddy!

Ellen checking them out from the boat!







Livi was a good girl and just hungout in her stroller!

Ellen loved the juice boxes!!









Playing at the picnic table!

Feeding the ducks!!

Blake and nana feeding the ducks!!

These two SURE do love each other!!

My little baby is growing up!!

It seems like Olivia is changing so much right now. She is really growing up!!

I know that I will probably look back at this one day and think that she was such an itty-bitty baby....but right now, she seems so big to me!!

She is so strong and independant. Moving everywhere by herself. She has such a little personality now. I just can't wait to see what she is like as she gets older!

On the boat!
Watching Blake swim!

What a little peanut. I just love her!

Liv and nana swimming!!

She will be 8 month old on Saturday. I will do a manthly update post about her growth/accomplishments soon!!