Summer So Far...

I can't believe I finally got around to starting this blog. We certainly should have one, considering I love reading everyone else's and check them nearly every day! I wasn't sure where to start, so I thought why not start with the arrival of Grant and give a quick summer recap in pictures. Here goes...

The summer started out with welcoming Grant on May 14th. Two months later, I think we are all still adjusting to life with a new baby and a full-fledged toddler. Slowly but surely, we are all getting our feet back on the ground (a little anyway). Mitchell has recently taken to spending a good deal of time at friends' houses, and Jeff and I sometimes wish we could go with :)

Here are are few highlights from the summer so far...

Joel got his first haircut at Salon Grandma Jane...

Mitchell opening his birthday presents (with perhaps a little too much help)

Joel riding Billy and giving us a "cheesy" camera smile.

This picture is blurry, but it is Mitchell taking Joel down a big slide at Grandview Lodge. He was concerned that he wouldn't be able to keep Joel's head above water at the bottom like Dad and Grandma could. We assured him it would be okay... about one second after this picture was snapped, both Joel and Mitchell were three feet under :)

What a stud - Mitchell at Roy Lodge

Future Stud - Joel at Roy Lodge

This definitely isn't my best baseball pic, compared to summers past, but it took at team of people at the game to run after Joel and hold Grant, while I managed to snap a few pictures.

And it appears that Joel needs another haircut... Grandma?...

Chasing after bubbles in the front yard

Mitchell was nice enough to give us a four wheeler ride at Grandma and Grandpa Benson's

First Smiles...

This is what Joel looks like when he doesn't get his way... unfortunately we've seen a little too much of this, this summer.

2 months old already... he still looks like a peanut, but he was 85th % for height and 75th for weight at his 2 month checkup!

Mitchell is always helping me out by playing with Joel... he's such a good big brother.

Just Joel not getting his way again...

Grant hardly ever gets to lay on the floor, because when he does, Joel has to be nearly on top of him. This hand on the head thing... not sure where he got that, but he does it constantly as a show of affection. It's cute. He is really quite gentle with the baby (most of the time anyway).


Running through the sprinklers in the front yard.