conrad jay - week 6

Conrad Jay enjoying his time at the lake!  One day, little man, one day!

BIG NEWS this week, someone started smiling at Mama's voice!  I love it!  He loves us!

He's been sleeping better and longer too.  The 6 hour stretches of sleep were back this week!  Although, I think we are headed into a growth spurt so nothing ever stays the same.

We had a visitors for part of the week and it was a blast.  Jason's been really busy with a college class and church stuff, so extra hands and fun were very welcomed guests.

Amos has taken off on his reading in the last few weeks.  He was showing Granny and Nana his skills the whole time they were here.

Getting snuggles from Nana!

Ivan was a stinker the whole time and called Nana Papa no matter what we said.  And he knew he was doing it.

 Nana is an extra good color-er, and puzzle-er.  Amos and Silas capitalized on this the whole time.

We were definitely sad to see Nana and Granny head home on Thursday, but we sure enjoyed our time with them.  

Amos was looking forward to the lake from the second I told him we were going.  He's been asking to go to the lake since about February.  So for him, it was long over due.

It was this guy's first year to get in on much lake action.  And like every other thing, he wasn't scared.  The other two boys have been overly cautious around water.  Not this one.  Good thing we already know we have to keep an extra eye on him.

My grandparents invested in a floating mat, and it sure was pretty cool.  I made swimming and sunbathing so much easier.

We were celebrating Father's day while down there.  And I have to say that we've got some pretty great fathers in our lives.  Definitely blessed to do life with this one.  So thankful for him.

And this guy's pretty great too!  Watching him be a grandpa has been extra special.  He even willing to get in the lake for them.

Here's where Conrad hung out.

The boat was in the shop, but we had fun breaking in all the other new toys.

As I said above, we are starting to see a lot more of these types of faces.

 Conrad's "serious" face.

 This one's a ham and he knows it.

That's all for now.  We've got an exciting week ahead of us and I'll be back next Tuesday to share a few more snippets of our life.

conrad jay - week 5

Last Tuesday was spent in Kansas with family. We were celebrating my dad's graduation and enjoying cousin time. With my sister living in Chanute now, we don't get near as much time with them. So we soaked it all up. Here are the newest cousins enjoying time together. Can't you tell? Give 'em a year and I'm sure they'll keep us on our toes.

It's not a visit to Grammy and Gramps house in the summer without a trip to their local pool. This is the summer Amos learns to swim. He did a great job at their pool and is determined to do it. He is nothing if not determined.

We hit up the park with our local PAT on Thursday. They invited to ice cream truck to join us, and everyone got free ice cream. That was a BIG hit! Ivan was red and blue for the rest of the day.

The boys have been doing a great job adjusting to a new brother, but they still need a little extra Mom time. So even though I planned to be done with a set aside "school time" for the summer, we've re-initiated it and it seems to be just what we needed. Here's Amos plate from our nature hunt.

I cam into the room and found Silas chatting with Conrad in his swing. He loves his new brother. And when I got out the camera, Ivan had to get in on the action. That swing doesn't even need a odor. There's always someone willing to push it.

What does summer mean? American Ninja Warrior. Time to set up the old obstacle course.

Ivan eventually got in on the action. And this water is the color of mud today.

And that's been our week. Conrad started the week with a six hour stretch on Tuesday night, but has since waken more often. I'll sleep again someday.

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conrad jay: week 4

Conrad has some excitement this week. He took his first trip to Silver Dollar City. I'm sure he wished he was doing some of this with his brothers...

But he actually looked like this.... The whole time.

Our main reason for going to Branson was to pick up an early birthday present for Amos. Jason had been watching Craigslist for a used kids mountain bike. We were thrilled to find one for a good price and in good condition. It needs to be if it is going to make it through 4 boys!

And with season passes, it made sense to go ahead and hit up Silver Dollar City even with chances of rain. The chance of rain worked in our favor and the park wasn't too busy. Also, the cloud cover kept things pretty cool.

Things started to warm up a little bit and we decided to hit the splash pad. Amos jumped right in. Ivan soon followed.

And Silas eventually followed too! At the end, Amos was soaked, Ivan was wet, and Silas had a few drips on him.

And the car was all like this on the way home.

I wish I had those eyelashes.

Conrad's starting to notice all our noise. And believe me, there is a lot of noise in our house. So he's starting to spend some naps sleeping by himself in another room. He sleeps more soundly, and if he wakes, he normally joins us out in the swing.

Here are some of his other new places this week.

He's still battling baby acne. Poor guy. He's also slept a couple 5-6 hours chunks at night this week! Happy Mommy!

And his brothers have been up to their fair share of crazy, too. Here Amos is pretending to be a turtle.

Summertime smoothies!

He wanted to write to 100.

A little cross-eyed for the camera.

Crepes for dinner was a big success.

Everybody got a new bike this week! Silas took over Amos' bike with the training wheels back on and Ivan is trying out the Strider. Pretty soon we are going to have a bike gang!

 

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