Weekend Fun

What a busy but fun weekend we had.  Friday and Saturday we spent time with great friends and then Sunday and Monday we spent time with our awesome families!  Saturday the Smiths and us went to dads to go swimming and took the boys.  They both did really well.After swimming we just went back to our house and grilled out and hung out for the rest of the night. Sunday we went to dads again for a get together and it really cooled off so I really didn't want Noah to go swimming but with the kids swimming and his new enjoyment of the pool he just kept walking over to it and trying to step right in.  I realized now how nice it was that he didn't like it before and stayed away when we wanted him to.    Hard for mom to relax with a pool so close and a boy who wanted in.  After awhile we gave in and dad got in with him.

                                           Really paying attention to the big kids swimming

Noah just loves Ben, and loves sitting on the steps of the pool, they are his favorite spot.  I think he feels safer there than us walking him around in the pool

               We have put Noah on the trampoline a few different times this year and everytime he has hated it.  Not sure what was so different about that day but he loved it.  He just ran around, and fell down a lot but just kept laughing and had a ball.  We made him keep his paci in so he wouldn't bite through his tongue.  The way he is with his tongue always out I knew he would get hurt if he didn't have it in and it worked, no accidents. 

Yesterday on the 4th of July we went to Matthew's parents and Noah got to play outside all night at Nana Jill's and Papa Bob's with his cousins.  Boy did the kids have fun again.  They just have so much space for them to run and so much for them to do. After dinner they all played in the pool except for Noah who just went over to it to splash every now and then. 

Noah with Cole and Issie

                                     Noah playing in the playhouse.  He looked so cute in there!

Noah loving swinging with daddy and Papa Bob!  They have quite the swingset, big enough for all the "kids"!

 Now all the cousins, Aunt Amanda, and Uncle Trevor took a turn.  Boy do those kids all love their aunt and uncles.  Noah is so funny when he swings with Aunt Amanda, every time he just leans back and gets all relaxed.  I'm sure they slept good last night, the kids really kept them busy all night!

  Noah watching his first firework show.  Last year we didn't even try to keep him up.  He sure was tired from being outside and running around all night but he made it.  He just sat on dads lap most of the time and watched them with a cheesy little smile on his face.  After they were done we headed straight for home and gave little man a bath.  It sure was late for one but he was filthy and definitely needed one.  I think it was worth keeping him up for the festivities and he even slept in a little this morning, too bad we didn't get to too.  I was pooped after the weekend!  Tomorrow we are off again since it's Wednesday (our day off) so I'm looking forward to some much needed rest.  Overall it was a great weekend with lots of time with friends and family.  We are blessed to have so many great people in our lives and thankful to live in the country that we do!