Summer Lovin'

I have been loving this summer so, so much. We have been having a blast. This is the first summer in about 21 years that I haven't been a little depressed after July fourth, knowing that I only had a few more weeks until I went back to school. It is a great feeling. Much of the summer has been spent in the water. Dominic has become quite a little fish. He loves being in the water. Patrick and Jackson are still a little bit more timid, but they have both grown more and more comfortable in the water as the summer has progressed.

We've taken the kids swimming in the lake a few times. It's fun getting to meet up with the rest of our family, not to mention how great it is to have a little extra help!

Hot mama, Jena with baby Joseph.

There's a strict life jacket policy around the lake at all times. Luke and I are pretty nervous around bodies of water....and I think the kiddos are so stinkin' cute in giant life jackets that they can hardly walk around in.

G and G Deaver have a sweet kayak and Jess and D loving taking rides.

I've also been taking them to the pool a few times a week. Thankfully, the baby pool is fenced in. Even when Jackson and Patrick have no desire to swim, I can let them wander around the pool while watching D swim.

We often meet up with our BFF, Grady (and his mom comes, too.)

My kids seriously think that pool time = snack time. I feel like I spend at least half of my time at the pool feeding them all.

Yeah, I get about twice as many pictures of Jackson as Patrick. I can't get Patrick to sit still long enough to take any pictures of him!

And, an exchange between Jackson and Grady. Grady is so lovey. He is always going for hugs and kisses from the other kids. And, one of about a million pictures I have of Jackson crying. Poor, poor Jackson :)