Swimming in the backyard

No, no we didn't have a pool put in (I wish) but my cousin Diane gave the boys a pool for their birthday. We finally blew it up this weekend, filled it up with water and let the boys splish and splash.

I was a little worried about Jack since he isn't a fan of pools but he really liked it. He LOVES his bath but for some reason is very scared of pools. He also screams if he takes a bath in a different tub than ours at home. We can't figure out his fears but we hope they end soon.

We really haven't been up to much lately. Between the heat, rain and Garrett traveling we have been laying low. Garrett did surprise me with a belated anniversary gift since we celebrated our 6th anniversary at our 10 year high school reunion. I guess that was appropriate seeing as how we are high school sweethearts. Anyway, last Friday Garrett took the day off, we dropped the kiddos off at Aunt Mary and Uncle Seth's and off we went to Houston. We stayed in a beautiful hotel and went to see Wicked. We had such a blast and it was so nice to have time for just the two of us. Thank you Garrett, I love you! Thank you also to Mary and Seth for watching our little guys, we love you guys!

We do have some BIG news. Jack is a walker!! He is only taking about 5-8 steps at a time but he is doing it all on his own. He is so cute with his arms straight up in the air and a huge smile on his face. I keep trying to get pictures but of course every time I get out the camera he just crawls everywhere. AGH! As soon as I'm able to snap some walking pics I will post them ASAP!

Here are some cute pictures of the boys in their pool.

Blake LOVES water!

Jack LOVES to splash...

except when it gets his face all wet.

Jack also enjoys putting his mouth in the water. He does this all the time in the bathtub too.

Blake playing and Jack drinking.

I love that the boys are so big that they can play in the pool and I can supervise while catching some rays.

"What is this thing I have on?"

How big are Blake and Jack? SOOO big!! Jack puts his hands on his head instead of straight out, but it is still pretty darn cute!!

I had to throw this picture in. After getting out of the pool Buster was quite hyper and running in circles around the den. Jack was sitting there laughing hysterically. I think this is a pretty cool picture if I do say so myself.

Jack and his daddy.