8 weeks already!!??!!

"I see you!"
"Looka my belly!"

I can't believe our baby boy is already 8 weeks old! The time has definitely flown by and Trent has changed so much! He smiles alot now, coos at us when we talk to him and I've even heard a couple of giggles when I was tickling his belly. He's just a very precious, sweet, laidback little boy

and it's hard to remember what life was like before we were blessed by his arrival!

$5 of fun!

The other day, we were at Wal-mart and bought a $5 waterslide. The kids were so excited about trying it out. Rachel loved every part...the sliding, the water in her face, etc...but Bradley only uses it when the water is turned off. The slide is still slick and he can slide, but he does NOT like the water spraying him in the face. Anyway, the slide has been fun, but is not the best quality...it ripped the 2nd day we used it and after the 4th time, Nick had to use a ton of duct tape on it just to keep the water flowing through the tube. But, I think we've already gotten our $5 worth, so we can't complain!

Nick's B-day Celebration

Our lovely, more confident swimmer!

All 3 of my precious children...I didn't set this up!

We laid Trent here because he fell asleep and then Bradley wanted to lay next to him,

then it started raining and Rachel laid down next to Bradley.

I love the picture!

Nick and his 2 sweet helpers!


New swimmer!

Loving the pool!

All Nick wanted to do for his birthday was go swimming...so that's what we did. The kids were both so excited about swimming this year, which is a huge improvement over last year. Bradley would hardly get in last year, but this year was eager to get in the inner tube and swim his little heart out. Rachel was very excited about how much better she's doing at swimming too. She's also taller, which makes her even more confident since she quite easily reaches the bottom of the pool. I didn't get in yet and neither did Trent. I'm thinking Trent won't get to try out the pool until next year. Anyway, we ate steaks and veggies and of course, the kids and I made a lovely birthday cake for daddy. It was a VERY low-key, fun celebration for a fantastic son, husband and father!! Love you Nick!!