New cousin and lots of swimming!

My sister Emily had her baby BOY on Aug. 6th! We were sooooo surprised and excited that she and Chad finally got their son! After three little girls I think a little blue will look nice in their house! Levi Michael is a doll and we are loving spending time with him. The kids think it's so fun to have a baby around again! It's nice to have a baby BOY in the family that doesn't belong to me! It's been a long long time since we have had a baby BOY other than mine! :) In the pictures above Joey and Eli are taking their turns holding Levi. Eli walks after Em saying "I wanna hold it"!! I had to throw in the picture of Joey holding Layla! What a crack up!

There has been lots and lots of swimming going on at our house this summer! The kids enjoy it so much and so do I! Joey has improved so much this year! He is now swimming all over just with arm floaties on and going under water too! He attempts flips on the diving board and actually completed one off of the side of the pool which shocked me completely! I told him not to try that again!! :) Eli likes to hang out on the steps and throw things in the pool! Gracie and Cole are swimming on their own needing no help at all! They are totally comfortable in the water now which makes it great for me! We have had lots of fun with friends and family this year in the pool and are realizing that the summer is quickly coming to an end. We have one more camping trip planned for this month and then school starts!