Day at the Lake

We were lucky enough to get another day at the lake. This time we bought a new tube and couldn't wait to use it! Since I was not going to be able to get out on the wake board this year, I thought tubing with the kids would be the next best thing. Actually, tubing with my kids was a lot more fun. We were able to take my mom and sister with us for a great day at the lake.

Luke loves to drive the boat. He always asks me if I brought his drivers licence...um you are 3 kid.
My sister Necia and her cute family.

Austin was a fan of the boat ride.

Luke is the best person to ride on the tube with. This kid cannot get enough of it and does stunts while riding it. He rides with no hands, flips from his stomach to his back and then back again, and yells the whole time about how much fun he is having. I could ride all day with him!

Luke and Grandma Cook.

Blake likes the tube but is done after about 5 mins.

Me and my boys.

The whole gang

Austin sweating bullets. Poor kid it was hot.

Luke and Chad out for a swim.

My cute boys. They love boating!

Captain Chad and Blake.

Austin's Photo Shoot

We had these photo's of sweet little Austin done last week. (6 weeks old) He did so great. He was asleep when we wanted him asleep, and awake when we wanted him awake. He is such a good baby. The first one is my favorite. I wish I could keep him like that forever.

I love Summer!

Summer is my FAVORITE time of year! I love warm weather and hate the cold. Even with having a newborn we have found some fun things to do. I have really appreciated being able to get out even if I can't do much.

We took the boys out to the lake for a dinner cruise and swim. Neither one of them were big on the idea of jumping in off the boat. But eventually they warmed up and loved it.
Blake and I hiked the waterfall here by our house. I ended up taking the young women for our activity. Not a good idea 5 weeks post C-Section. I paid for this one!

Blake LOVES this hike to the waterfall. I love taking him because he gets so excited!

Luke loves to swim. He thought he would try out the snorkel this time.

There's nothing better then food, sun, and water!

I wish summer would last forever!

Swim Lessons

I have to say we were all sad to see swimming lessons end. I bet Austin was happy to not have to sit in 95 degrees for 30 min. The boys loved it! I could not believe how much the boys improved just in the 2 weeks! Luke loved his teachers and would do anything they asked him to do and then would do it 2 or 3 times in a row...kind of a lesson hog.

I was not sure how lessons would go (having a 4 week old was not going to help). Luke really wanted to take them, but Blake was not big on the idea. I kind of forced him to do them, but with love. After the first day they both could not wait to go again. Blake always complained that they were not long enough. I think we might sign up for another session next week!

Luke with his swim class Luke getting ready to do his back float

Blake & his kick board skills

Blake mastering his arm strokes

Money Saving Fools

For a while now it has bothered me how much we pay for the basic "necessities" like our TV, Internet, home phone. Things that I have wanted to cancel or go without, but we enjoy them way to much. I hate when it comes time to pay our bills and I see all our money disappear. So I decided that I would make some phone calls to see if there was a way we could save money on these things.
To my surprise these companies were more then willing to give us a discount. All I had to do is ask for it! We did not have to change any of our services or down grade on the options we were already enjoying.

Here's the wrap up:

SAVINGS

• Home phone $10 a month
• Customer loyalty credit for 3 months $30
• TV $10 a month
• Internet $17 a month

We were also able to refinance on the car loan we have to save us another $50 a month.

Total Savings $117.00 a month!

Wahoo!!! I love keeping the money in my pocket.

He's A Runt!

The little man is now 2 weeks old and is now a whopping 7lbs 2oz! We barely made it to the 10% on the charts. They must have measured him wrong at the hospital because he is 21 1/2". I doubt he grew 3" in 2 weeks. This little guys is so skinny that his skin just kind of hangs on him. I told Chad that his skin is one size too big!

Austin is such a good baby and the boys love him. Blake cant seem to get enough and wants to be involved in everything. He even wants to change diapers. Luke just swings by him to rub his head and tell him he loves him. Luke only wants to hold him if he can burp him. We are all loving our little runt.

Baby Austin

7lbs 1 oz

18 1/2"

Baby Austin made his arrival on June 21! It was a bit of a rough start. He spent our whole hospital stay in the NICU. A few breathing and blood sugar issues but nothing too serious. We were excited to find out that he was going to be able to come home with us. Something we didn't think was going to happen for a few more days.