summer fun with cousins

We have had several times to get together with cousins this summer and I wanted to share some of my favorite pictures.

Here's Caleb and Gabi in her jeep.
We went up to visit them in late June and they played so well together.
They both took turns driving each other up and down the street.
(Don't panic- it was a little dead end street with no traffic).

I love this picture! Gabi and Caleb had climbed into Abigail's crib and were pretending to be asleep. When I peeked at them with the camera this is what I saw. Thankfully, neither one of them noticed the camera until I had already taken the picture.

That would have been a disaster! :)

And onto another group of cousins... Caleb and Megan.
They also played well together.
We had a chance to spend time with them when they visited from NY in July.
I'm not sure what's happening in this picture, but they look like they're having fun.

Megan (4), Caleb (almost 3), Emma Kate (1), and Abigail (10 mo).
We tried to get some cute pictures for Granny, and even though they aren't all looking at the camera in any picture, they still look cute. I love their expressions. In this picture Emma's hand is on Abigail's head- this is seconds before she pushes her head down. :)

Our newest cousin, Andrew, was born August 6th. We can't wait to meet him! Next weekend big sister Gabi and his parents are coming down for a visit!!! :)

And, just because the last swimming video was a hit, ok and also because I'm a proud mama, here's another video of Caleb swimming. Check out this accomplishment!

My girl

These are some pictures I took of Abigail the end of July.

She turned 9 months old and started crawling all over the place.

On top of the world

A face we see quite frequently.

Are we in trouble or what?

look what i can do!

Yes, I know, it's been a while. This summer is flying by and I promise to go back and recap the vacations, fun times with cousins, and all the other memories.

But...

I must first be a proud mama for a minute and boast about my son.

I couldn't wait to get these pictures up for all to see.

Yesterday, at gramma and grampa's pool, Caleb decided that he could swim by himself. Scott and I were shocked at how our little fish jumped into the water and swam. It was really more of a doggy paddle, but who cares? :) He kept pushing our hands away as we would try to help him out. Oh my, a first big step toward independance...

Just Caleb and his swim belt!

He would jump into the pool and swim to the ladder (unassisted), climb out and jump in again!

Check out the joy on his face

The best was when he heard me tell my dad that he was incredible. Caleb replied with,

"Yes, I am incredible." :)

NO FEAR!

And here's a little video of my little man swimming! Great job Caleb!

Did you notice Abigail floating in her tube? I'll post some pics of her soon too! :)