Isaac's First Boat Ride

Isaac experienced his first boat ride Labor Day weekend, September 2011.  Of course Matthew and I were excited to try out the new life jacket that grandpa and grandma purchased for Isaac.  As you can imagine, Isaac was not thrilled to be wearing the life jacket, as it literally "cramped" his style!  A few cheerios later, he was good to go and enjoyed being in the boat.  I love these pictures of grandpa.  He is so proud to be giving his grandson his first boat ride!  We really enjoyed this day on the lake.  :)

Lake Panorama

We had the opportunity to spend a weekend at Lake Panorama with Nana and Papa Meyer in July 2011.  Thank you to the Foster family for the lake house accommodations!  We had a great time laying at the beach, riding bikes, fishing, playing in Isaac's baby pool, going for walks, and eating great food!  What a special treat to spend a beautiful weekend at the lake!

Bathtime Fun

Isaac loves taking baths.  Here are two pictures of him when he was about 10 months old.

Swimming!

 Isaac has always loved the water.  Here are two pictures of us enjoying the sunshine and summer heat at the pool.  Isaac loved splashing and throwing the ball in the water.  Matthew and I enjoyed watching our little man get braver with each trip to the pool.

Loots Vacation to Storm Lake, IA - June 2011

 In June 2011, my parents hosted all our family members for a vacation in Storm Lake.  We stayed in the cabins at Kings Pointe Resort.  We had a great time and enjoyed being with family.  Some photos of this vacation are below!  Thanks Grandpa and Grandma Loots!

Swinging at the playground.

Mommy and Isaac at the playground

Daddy and Isaac on a stroller ride

Swimming at the indoor waterpark

Nick and Brayton fishing off the dock

We put together a 1000 piece puzzle!

Daddy and Isaac at the outdoor water park

An afternoon of snoozing!

Surrounded by Love

This picture was taken when Isaac was around 6 months old.  Here he is surrounded by love!

From left to right:  Grandma Cindy, Great-Grandma Bernadine, and Great-Aunt Sherry, my mom's sister.

We are fortunate that our family members love to visit and snuggle with Isaac!

"Holy Huddle" - Holy Trinity Gala Auction, April 2011

In April 2011, Holy Trinity held their annual gala auction.  The theme was "Holy Huddle".  I couldn't resist posting these pictures of Matthew and I dressed according to the theme.

Matthew dressed as Rollen Stewart, the guy in the football stadium that wears a rainbow wig and a John 3:16 shirt.  Google it if you want to see images..."Rollen Stewart, Rainbow Man".

I didn't really have a costume...just wore the gala auction t-shirt as well as matching wig and some sparkly sunglasses.  :)

By the way, I'm not sure how to rotate pictures on the blog.  I will rotate the first picture once I figure it out!

Back on Track

Today is Monday September 17, 2012. The Meyer family has now grown to a family of four!  As you can see, we  have not been very good about keeping the blog updated...actually, our lives have just been busy and we have not committed the time to keeping it updated.

Last night I started thinking about the blog and pulled it up on the computer.  I so enjoyed reading posts from when Isaac was a newborn, and I decided it is too important to let the stories just go unwritten in the lives of our two boys!  So, I am committing the remaining of my maternity leave to updating the blog so that we can forever preserve the memories and stories of our precious family.

I ask that our family and friends encourage us to keep this blog updated by asking us about it or commenting on it.  You will help keep us motivated during the busyness of life.  I do not want to get side tracked and behind again!!!

By the way, Michael Joseph was born on August 1, 2012.  We are so blessed!  More on Michael later in the blog...  :)