Reed/Emery-Claire at 8 weeks

My friend, Emily, thought it would be a good comparison to see Reed and Emery-Claire at the same ages.....so you all can chime in and tell us how much they look alike or don't....
Above is Reed at 8 weeks....it really is amazing to see though they do look like brother/sister, you can tell a boy vs. a girl

Emery-Claire this week, now 8 weeks old

So what do you all think?

Wedding weekend

This weekend we had some students get married....so Nana (Casey's mom) and Grant (nephew; Casey's brother's oldest son) came to visit and help with Reed since we had to be gone most of the time with Rehearsal, wedding, etc. Grant is really sweet with Emery-Claire, here he is holding her!

Look at this strong girl, can you believe she's only 7 weeks old!

Casey and Andy Hardin (Andy is now the new campus director for Campus Outreach at Georgetown since Casey is leading the team at UK) with all the Georgetown guys at the wedding.

Reed had a blast with Grant ("Gray" as he calls him)! I think they both enjoyed their weekend together!

Summer fun

Last week we tried the pool again. They have this really nice family acquatic center built last year here in Georgetown, so I thought we'd try the pool again....as most of you saw from the experience in Blue Ridge and the lake on the 4th Reed wasn't too crazy about the water. We went with our friends, the Hardins. Hannah and Leah are 7 and 5 years, and they LOVE Reed! It's like a beach, so you can stay ankle deep or swim into the deeper areas to actually swim. Reed ended up loving it, and the girls were so great to play with him! So it was well worth it, and I think we'll go some more this summer! It really is neat as they have a lazy river to float down on intertubes, a fort to climb on with water shooting out everywhere, and a really big sprinkler play area too. And it's maybe 5 minutes down the road from us! So we will be back!

Splashing in the water with Leah (left) and Hannah (right).

Fun under the sprinklers!

I thought this picture was just cute from last week of Reed on his tricycle.....he still can't peddle it but loves to push it and sit on it and try to ride it.

4th of July Pics

These are the pictures from our big 4th of July day at the lake with my dad and stepmom. We all had a great time, except maybe for later that evening Emery Claire had a rough and very long night! I think we overdid it keeping her out for such a long time....but while we were all there we had a blast! Reed got to experience his first boatride on the big pontoon boat (which he fell asleep for most of the ride since he never had a nap that day).

Helping Grandpa "drive the boat!"
This is a great picture b/c when I was probably 2 or 3 years old we have several pictures of me and my dad riding this same lawnmower (so you can tell how old it is!) I need to find them so I can compare the two...Reed loved this too b/c he loves cars, trucks, anything machinery; he's such a boy!

Not wanting to get int the lake......
Definitely not liking the lake......
Not even the noodle helps.......

Ahhh, much better relaxing in my chair and having a snack!
Love his new hairdo!

Happy Birthday Broman!

Today is my nephew, Brody's, first birthday! We had a family celebration on Saturday while everyone was in town. It was so fun to see him and Reed play together. I know as they get a little order they will really enjoy visiting each other and become big buds since they are only 9 months apart!

Here Reed is helping Brody open some presents.

Look at this adorable cake my sister made! So cute! I was so impressed......I'm hoping to make a cute one too for Reed's next birthday, so hopefully she'll give me some pointers!

All 3 cousins....Reed (21 months), Emery Claire (6 weeks) and Brody (12 months)

Marshmellow Roast

While we were in Blue Ridge we also got to visit with the Chancey family. They are like family to Casey since he has grown up with their two sons! Above is Matt (with baby Ryan on his back), little Joe with Morgan, Casey and Reed and big Joe! We had a great time, as we always do! Big Joe built a bonfire and everyone roasted marshmellows (or arshellos as Morgan called them)! Reed loved them!

Casey and Reed roasting marshmellows

Reed loved playing with Morgan, and they hugged before we left! So sweet!

Our trip to Georgia

This past week we spent the week in Georgia, while Casey had meetings and appointments....so Reed got to experience lots of fun with his cousins! He loved the big boys, especially Grayson (who is 3 1/2 years). He and Grayson even had a special play day together with lunch and fun with Nana! He is a picture of all 4 Willis grandchildren...Gabe (6 years), Grant (8 1/2 years), Reed (21 months), Grayson (3 1/2 years) and Emery Claire (6 weeks).

Reed also got to try swimming in the boys' pool.....it's been cooler the past couple weeks in Blue Ridge, and since the pool is unheated, well it was very chilly! As you can see from the expression on his face he didn't really like being in the water.

Grayson has been working hard to jump off the diving board and swim to the ladder. So he is doing it like a pro! It seems like yesterday I remember watching Gabe learning to do this!

Reed definitely liked playing around the pool with all the toys rather than in it!