conrad jay - week 8

Conrad says, "Happy 4th of July!"

Isn't he a cutie?  He's been fighting naps this week, which has made it a bit of a rough one.  We're making it through on smiles and snuggles.

And then staring into these BIG eyes.  Still not a definite color, but we're pretty confident they're going to be brown.

After a pretty long day, Jason took the older 3 boys for an adventure hike to give me a bit of a break.  They ended it with icecream, of course.

We were visited by Great Grandma and Grandpa Garrett this week too.  They hadn't met little Conrad yet.  They said he definitely fit into the family.

Great Grandma spoiled Amos with some pretty awesome new toys.

And Ivan found a new friend in Grandpa Garrett and his hat.  This guy is such a stinker.

That evening we had planned to cook chicken out on the grill.  This is how it ended.  With a hail storm.  You never know what kind of weather Missouri is going to send you.

On Friday mornings, we've been participating in a Mom's Bible Study.  It's been so refreshing for me to go and spend time with other moms and the boys love to swim after the meeting.  The two youngest boys have been staying at home with Dad so I don't have my hands full when I go.

Silas has gotten a lot more brave this summer.

And this guy has improved leaps and bounds.

Saturday brought our annual trip to the lake for the fourth.  We had really nice weather and lots of fun with family.

Jason was checking out our potential lake homes...hahaha!

After Daddy did a flip off the boat, this guy decided to do a cannonball!  Way to go Moose!

He wasn't so sure about getting all wet, but he has no fear.  Lots of head dives into the water for this one.

Our cousins were down at the lake this time too! Kolbi loved Conrad and helped take care of him the whole time.

Ivan thought he would share Jason's dinner after eating his own.

We haven't seen a real fireworks show since before children, but that didn't keep us from having fun with some sparklers at the lake.

This is Silas' classic face currently.  If you've been falling along for a while, he use to do something similar as a baby, but now it's kinda the half smile.

This guy.  Lots of time under the baby gym.  He's a little more protected in it and we get to do a little tummy time.

However, Ivan still invades his space when he can.  He just wants to participate too!

And here's a little 4th of July Vance Boy style.