Brown County

My mom's ENTIRE family all got together in Brown County this summer.  Grandma and Grandpa, Mom and her 4 brothers and sisters, as well as all of their families.  We did this same get together 5 years ago.  It is easier for us to get together in the summer rather than Christmas because of conflicting school schedules, traveling out of state, etc.  So, we all packed up and headed south.  It was so much fun to see everyone and hang out as a family.  We ate lunches and dinners together, hung out at the pool, the boys played golf, the girls shopped, and there was lots of fun and laughter.  Be aware, there are ALOT of pictures to follow.

The gang's all here 

Mom and her brothers and sisters with Grandma and Grandpa 

Grandma and Grandpa with all the grandkids and great-grandkids 

Our family 

My Uncle Tony and his family 

My Uncle Dan and his family 

My Aunt Sandi and her family 

My Aunt Angie and her husband

The trip included a few stops at the pool, which was probably Lucy's favorite part.

Daddy helping Lucy swim

Lucy preparing to jump in while Mommy watches

The whole gang hanging poolside

The boys liked swimming too

I told you she loved to swim

Our family of 5 hanging out in the pool

On another day, the boys went golfing.  Our cabins sat on the golf course, so all of the rest of us came out and watched when they got to the hole outside our rooms.

Grandpa and Dad were just along for the ride to watch

My brother Mark and Jason

My Uncle Tony and Uncle Dan

Lucy had to go out and supervise

Lucy helping Daddy with his game

How cute are they??

There was also just alot of hanging out and goofing around

Lucy playing with Amber

Now it's Amber's turn to wheelbarrow Lucy

This is what the outside of our cabins looked like overlooking the golf course.  We were all next to each other to make things alot easier.

Picture time

While Grandma and Grandpa and their kids went to their own dinner, the rest of the crew ventured out for our own dinner.  We took up alot of space.

Lucy and Mommy at dinner

Lucy and Logan being silly in the cabin

Lucy and Logan got to take a bath together

I even got some snuggle time with my little girl

It was very common to see someone holding one of the twins.  They were very popular.

Katherine and Lucas 

Sandi and Liam 

Alicia and Lucas 

Peyton and Liam 

Lillie and Lucas 

Madeline with Lucas on the left and Liam on the right

FOUR Months Old

(Lucas - left, Liam - right)

(Lucas - left, Liam - right)

The twins are four months old.  They continue to keep growing.  They smile and laugh all the time.  They continue to be more and more awake throughout the day and slowly but surely, evening time is getting better.  At their 4 month appointment, it was amazing to see how much they had grown.  Liam is now 13 pounds 3 1/2 ounces and is 25 1/4 inches long.  Lucas is now 13 pounds 1 1/2 ounces and is 25 inches long.  They are starting to show signs of having flatter heads from being on their backs so much.  This is a somewhat common occurence with multiples, given the fact that their is also a toddler in the house that needs attention.  They spend more time laying down then most newborns.  Just have to be more aggressive with tummy time and see what happens.  Lucy still loves her role as a big sister.  She is very helpful at getting things that we need for the boys.  We are so blessed to have such a great family.

Wind = Kite Flying

We bought Lucy a couple of kites and had been waiting for a good windy day to fly them. Lucy would ask everyday if we could, and finally one day we said yes. I think Jason enjoyed it just as much as she did. 

Fun at the Fair

Nothing says summer like the county fair. The county we live in doesn't have a typical county fair, it's only a 4H livestock fair, not the full fledged, ride the rides, play the games, etc type of fair that Jason and I grew up with as kids. Therefore, we took Lucy to Rushville so that she could experience a true county fair. We ran into our friends The Phillips' while we were there, so Lucy had friends to ride the rides with. She had so much fun.

Addi, Lucy, and Ella searching for the next thing to ride 

Lucy riding the carousel with Daddy. I think she rode it 100 times. 

Fun house slide with Daddy.  This was not made for adults, especially 6'6" ones. 

Riding the motorcycles with Ella. 

Ella, Lucy, Maddux, and Jackson riding the cars. 

Some rides required an adult to go along.  Stefanie was the lucky one this time. 

Lucy riding her favorite thing ever.  THE CAROUSEL 

Showing me her duck she retrieved in her game. 

This is what the twins did the whole time.  They did so well just hanging out. 

Mommy took Lucy down the big slide. 

At the end of the night, Lucy enjoying a fair staple....COTTON CANDY!

THREE Months Old

(Liam - left, Lucas - right)

The twins are three months old.  They don't have a doctor appointment for this month, so I don't have updated weights, but it is obvious that they are still growing like weeds.  They keep getting bigger and stronger everyday.  They have changed quite a bit in this past month.  They started smiling and cooing.  They are more awake and alert for greater periods of time.  They still wake up once overnight to eat, but overall they are doing good with sleeping.  Reflux doesn't really seem to be much of an issue anymore.  We keep trying different things to make it better.  They moved to their cribs and out of our room this month.  So far, so good.  I know that I sleep more soundly because I can't hear every single sound that they make over the monitor.  Evening time is still a little rough.  They both suffer from the "witching hours" of crying and fussiness, but hopefully it won't last forever.  We're managing.

Lucy wanted to get in on the picture taking too.  That doesn't happen very often.