The Wight kind of Fun

I love that the kids enjoy crawling up to sit on and talk to Grandpa Bill about his gadgets and try out his guitar. Emma loves to play dominoes with Grandpa, and he always has some sort of treat ready for them when we visit.

 Lucas isn't quite there yet, but I'm sure with the next visit and mentions of ice-cream, he'll come around and Grandpa will be fully smothered. 

A quick cousin shot with the Gary Wight kids.

 And re-creation of Emma and Jonathan's Blessing day! Love it!

July 31, Aug 1, 2015

Giraffes and Butterflies

Trying to sneak in a few more family field trips before schools starts, so we headed to the zoo! The kids were able to feed the giraffes, which was pretty cool. We've had issues with whining and being sad about ridiculous things, so if we catch the kids doing it, they have to pretend to be an animal -- which usually results in laughing which changes their attitude. Jake's favorite for a while was being a giraffe -- sticking his tongue out as far as he could -- it must have made quite the impression when that big twisty tongue shot out to grab his piece of lettuce!

 None of us had ever been in a butterfly cage before, and turned out to be really fun. This and the giraffes were their favorite things. Butterflies were everywhere and kept landing on us.

 We were under strict orders not to touch the butterflies, but with a one year old that doesn't work very well... I had about three on me when taking this picture, but Luke kept trying to poke them. (No butterflies were harmed...hopefully... they all seemed to flutter off just fine...)

July 27, 2015

Opposites

This year's check-ups. So amazed at the differences in siblings -- Emma one of the smallest and Jake one of the biggest! At least it's not the other way around!

July 24, 2015

Captain Hulk!

Super Heroes Rock. Cousins Rock. Sharing Rocks. Meet Double Captain Hulk.

Cooper and Jake

July 18, 2015

They're all dressed and ready!

The rare occasion when everyone was ready for church and I even had a spare second to grab some pictures! 

July 12, 2015

Lucas is One!

Lucas is one and getting a brand new car!

He loves his little buggy -- dances to the music, and loves to go in and push buttons.

The kids picked out a double chocolate birthday cake!

And Lucas thinks it's hilarious when they blow out his candle! Contagious little laugh!

 Dissection of the birthday cake...

A lot of the cake ended up on the floor, and smooshed down in his high chair -- but he had a lot of fun with it until he decided he was done. 

Happy First Birthday to our sweet little Lucas! He gave us quite a scare when he was born, definitely keeps us on our toes, and we love him to pieces! I love watching the kids play and laugh with him, even when he's being a bit of a pest, he still manages to leave us all laughing with his goofy personality. They adore him and fight over who gets to try first to get him to talk/laugh -- he loves all the attention. Lucas wants to be wherever his siblings are, and has the biggest smiles when they're around. His first words are Dad, Cheese, Shoes, and Mom.

July 12, 2015 

Trampoline

We had been debating getting a trampoline for a while -- pushed it off after Emma's trampoline incident, but then decided to get one "for Lucas's birthday." Alright, poor third child and we already have too many toys, so we get a gift for the family and call it his birthday present.... Good thing he loves it too!

His first chance to play on the McDonald's toys -- he loves that too. What kid wouldn't?

July 11-12, 2015