A Summer to Remember

Jake's first bottle. 

Jake's first time in a pool! It was 102 degrees!

So Sweet!

For my sister

Enjoying our backyard

What a cutie!

Jake loves camping!

Lucy loves her little brother

Our friend Nicolas, so cute

Jakey-Boy

Cousin Mason and Jake

Cabo is a good dog!

Matt and Marc, brothers

Auntie Stephanie and Jake

We love you Jake!

This summer has been such a special summer, one in which we welcomed the newest member of our family. Jake is such a happy, sweet baby boy. Everyday he is growing and showing us more of his personality.  He just loves to snuggle, and he lets you know what he needs. He can be very serious at times, checking things out. He is a great sleeper, and generally wakes up once per night now. He is starting to coo and to "play" with his toys. He is 16 1/2 lbs at 10 weeks old, in the 95th percentile! A little butterball of love!

Lucy has had a great summer learning the ropes of being a big sister. She loves her Baby Jake, and really is helpful at times. She plays with him, and has figured out that sometimes she can get him to stop crying by singing to him. She loves helping with diapers, especially poopy diapers :). She squeezes his little cheeks and tells him how cute he is and how much she loves him.  She is still adjusting some, and today said that sometimes having a brother was hard, because he needs a lot of my attention. Oh, Lucy. Besides playing with her brother, these last few weeks she has really enjoyed watercolor painting, building with Legos (she has even started trying to follow directions for building), and going on walks to the park. She loves to play with friends, and she will start preschool next week. 

We have been lucky to do so many fun things this summer, even with all of the work that comes with caring for a newborn baby. (Two children is tricky at times!)  Last week we went camping with several friends and it was great, with all of the kids running around, and the adults enjoying each other's company. Lucy loves camping, and Jake really seems to like it too! On a really hot day we were able to go to Jim and Polly's pool, which was such a nice way to beat the heat. Last weekend Marc's Brother Matt and his family came down from Spokane for a quick trip. We had a fun, relaxing day together, and it was so nice to introduce them to Jake. We are so glad to have so  many wonderful people in our lives.