Jacob 8 Months

Here is our little cutie-pie of a man at 8 months already!!

Beat the Heat

This past week we had a fun day at our local water park, Magic Waters!  I was a little nervous taking Jacob out in the extreme heat, but he did great!  We sat in water, under the shade of water slides, and had a great time.  He also enjoyed juice for the first time.  Matthew conquered his fears of water slides, and loves to go down them now.

Hot Tots

This heat wave may finally be breaking, but man it has been a hot one for awhile now!  With heat indexes over 100, my friend Kristin came over with her kids this past week so they could splash around in our little pool for a bit.  Talk about a hot play date!  Nothing says summer like kids in swimsuits, enjoying homemade popsicles...

Southern Indiana Visit

We finally made it down to Southern Indiana a couple weeks ago to visit my family there, especially my Grandmother, who hadn't met Jacob yet!  We love going to the "farm", and hanging out with everyone.  Of course, it had to be at the beginning of this wild heat wave the Midwest has been having, but Chris and Matthew were able to catch some nice looking fish in the pond out back of my Aunt and Uncle's house.  It was a great time, and we hope to make it back for Thanksgiving!

My Grandmother meeting Jacob for the first time...

Matthew and "Grandma-Great"!

Chris giving Matthew fishing pointers...

My little fisherman!

Kiss the fish, Year Number 2...

What a catch!

Farmer Matthew...

Cute video of Jacob laughing with his cousin Kayla...


A sweet picture of Jacob and his "Grandma-Great"...

Boy's 1st Baseball Game

A couple weeks ago we were able to take the boys to their first baseball game, for our local team, the Rockford Riverhawks.  It was a bonus that it was a free night provided by a local TV station, and a friend who gave me the tickets she had.  Matthew had a blast.  He loved the mascot "Rocko", and kept asking him to come back to our section. :)  Here are a few pictures from the game...

Celebrating the 4th of July

This year the boys and I headed to Beloit, WI to celebrate the 4th of July.  Sadly Chris had to work again this year.  We met our friends the Schmidts there.  It is a great little town, and we watched the fireworks from their nice little park on the river.  There was a playground right behind where we sat, so it was ideal!  Weather was perfect as well.  Matthew loved watching the big "booms" in the sky, and even little Jacob just sat on my lap and chilled out watching them as well.  He even fell asleep during the grand finale!  Both boys were such troopers and did great throughout all the festivities.

Matthew playing with a sparkler...

Jacob is ready to celebrate the 4th!

View of the "lake" on the river...

The boys and I...

The kids and the cute "flag cake" my friend Kristin made...

Gavin and Jacob are two months apart...

Ian and Matthew (1 month apart), are ready for the fireworks!

Let the fireworks begin!

Matthew during the fireworks display...

Jacob was Mr. Chill during the whole event...