Father's Day

We spent yesterday, Father's Day, out at the campground where Luke and Shelly have their camper. Luke grilled hamburgers, porkburgers, and smoked sausage and the rest of us brought food to share. The food was yummy and the weather was nice - overcast, but still warm enough that you didn't have to wear any coats but you weren't sweating either. When we got there, Luke was still grilling the meat, so the girls watched the game of Ladders that was being played before they took a turn. Coye hung out in his stroller sleeping, like he normally does when we are out and about. The girls had fun throwing the rope at the ladders, trying to hook it over one of the rungs. Shelly took the girls and I for a golf cart ride around the campground before we ate. After eating, we headed out to one of the ponds to do some fishing. The girls have been practicing casting off and on since last summer and have become pretty good at it. They were anxious to get out there and try to catch some real fish after so many times of pretending. I wasn't sure if we were going to get anything, but it turned out to be a good fishing day. The girls each had their own poles, while Danielle used mine and I borrowed one. Calvin kept busy helping the girls with their poles, putting worms on, and taking the fish we caught off and throwing them back in the pond. Aubrey caught the first fish and reeled it in all by herself. Chloe caught the second one and after that we just caught a steady stream of them. Even Danielle caught one. She was pretty excited because she'd never been fishing before and was hoping to catch at least one. Aubrey ended up catching five. Chloe caught five. Danielle and I each caught two and Calvin caught one. They were mostly little bluegill, but Danielle did catch one small bass and Calvin caught a catfish. We ended up fishing for probably two hours. Chloe got bored after a while, but Aubrey pretty much fished the entire time. Coye spent most of the afternoon either sleeping in his carseat or sleeping in someone's arms. The only thing we didn't do that the girls wanted to was play on the new playground they have. Luke told them that we can come back any time we want though so that helped to pacify them some. Next time we'll have to be sure to do that and bring their bikes so they can ride around the campground. They are really good at riding on the gravel now.

Calvin and the kids

Aubrey practicing throwing
Chloe wanted to practice too

Getting ready to fish

Danielle's first time

Aubrey's first catch

Chloe's first one - she even touched it!

Fishing with Grandma

Danielle's first catch

Coye has been growing like a weed! He's definitely getting heavier - my arm gets tired after holding him for a while. He's been sleeping much better at night. We've gotten into more of a bedtime routine - bath, feeding in my room with music, and then to bed. Most of the time he will go right to sleep and then get up between 2 and 2:30 and then between 5:30 and 6 and then go back to bed until 8 or 9. It's been nice to have around an hour or so to myself before going to bed at night. During the day he's been pretty fussy lately. He's been having a lot of gas, no matter what I eat so I'm going to try giving him gas drops and see if that helps any. He also refuses to nap during the day in his bed. I still try but usually don't get more than 10-15 minutes at a time. When I get really desperate for him to nap, I stick him either in the swing or the bouncy seat, and then he'll sleep for at least an hour. I remember Chloe going through the same phase. I shouldn't complain though because he does sleep pretty good at night. Now if he would just learn how to sleep quieter and not make so much noise when he's sleeping, we'd be great! Calvin can't wait for him to move upstairs.

Coye and Grandpa Wagner

Sleeping the day away with Grandma

Sleeping in his carseat under the netting - it worked great to keep the bugs off of him

T-ball

Aubrey is halfway through her t-ball season and loving it! So far, she's had four games. These games aren't the typical baseball games. There are no outs. There are only three innings. Every person on each team gets to bat once every inning, while the other team's players are spread out around the infield to get the ball and throw it to first. While there aren't any outs, the kids are still learning and practicing the basics like throwing it to first every time and running around the bases, touching each one. I love going to games and watching her play. Aubrey likes to bat the best. She's finally stopped holding onto her helmet as she runs, which makes her run faster. (The helmets are huge on her little head and she's afraid they're going to fall off and hit her.) She will go after the ball if it comes to her and she does pretty good throwing it to first. It's been a lot of fun going to games and watching the kids. They are so cute! Coye usually sleeps through the entire game, while Chloe either plays with some of the other kids or stays by me. Calvin has made it to three out of the four games, which makes Aubrey very happy. She loves having her daddy there to watch her play too. She only has two weeks left in her season, and I'm sure she'll be sad when it's over.

Chloe watching the game

Coye sleeping through the game
Running back to the dugout after making it home

Waiting for the ball to be hit

Stopping the ball

Batting - her favorite!

Church Picnic

Our annual church picnic was last Sunday. The theme for this year's picnic was "Growing in Christ". The day started out with church outside, which I generally love, but this year it was chilly! I put Coye in his stroller hoping he would stay there throughout the service where it was warmer, but that didn't happen. He started fussing almost as soon as we sat down, so I had to take him out, wrap him up, and hold him the entire service. Good thing he had on three layers plus a hat and a hood. After church, we came home to change and then headed back out to eat and then work on our float for the parade. The Wagner family usually puts together a float for all of the Wagner great-grandchildren to ride on. I have to say that I think this year's float is the best one we have ever done. It turned out great! I loved how it turned out, plus Grandma rode on there with the kids too. After the parade, the girls sang some songs that they learned in Sunday School and school and then we headed back over to the park to visit and play some games. It was a long day - we were there until 6:00 p.m., but it was a lot of fun.

We put a time line on the float to show how many people were in the Wagner family every five years.

Back of the float
Aubrey and Chloe riding

Singing on stage - Chloe was definitely intimidated by the crowd of people, where as Aubrey has sung on the stage many times and wasn't phased at all.

First Bath

Mom was so excited to give Coye his first real bath. She's given all the rest of the grandchildren their first baths and didn't want to break her streak. His umbilical cord finally fell off after three weeks. Ridiculous! I was so thankful. Aubrey wanted to put it in a bag and show it to Grandpa and Grandma, so I let her, but then we threw it away. He loved his first bath being in the water. It's so much more fun than sponge baths!

One month already!

It's been one month already since Coye's been born. While I can't believe that he's already a month old, I also feel like he's been a member of our family for forever! He had his one month checkup yesterday. While I know he's growing, he's still so little and I didn't expect him to weight over 8 lbs. I was pleasantly surprised when the nurse weighed him and told me that he weighed 8 lbs. 15 oz., which means that he gained over 2 lbs. in the past three weeks. He also grew an inch, so he's now 21 inches long. The doctor also checked him all over and said that he's doing great - making eye contact and everything. She also put some silver nitrate on his belly button to help it dry up. He only had to get one shot - thank goodness. He screamed, but not for long and then forgot about it. I was so glad to get a healthy report and know that he's doing well.

One month old!

Coye continues to sleep most of the day. He eats about every three hours - that's about the only thing we have established so far. We have yet to come up with a good bedtime routine yet. It's hit or miss what time he goes to bed based on when he's eaten last and how much he's slept during the day. I've been trying to keep him up some after every feeding, but sometimes it's just so hard! He loves his baths, except getting his hair washed - he hates that and will cry when you start! We do some tummy time, but he only lasts for about 30 seconds before he rolls over. (No, rolling over at the doctor's office was not a fluke! He consistenly does it.) He loves the swing and the bouncy seat, although they usually put him to sleep. The girls still love him and want to hold him. We are constantly telling Chloe to get out of his face as she wants to kiss him all the time. Aubrey loves to hold him and talk to him, which is very helpful when I'm trying to get something done and he's crying.

Just chilling

I love baby feet!
Looking at something in the mirror

He hasn't lost any hair!

Swimming Again

While everyone was here for Coye's baptism, we decided that it would be a good time to open the pool. I had no idea what to do and really needed Dad here to show me how to do it. Since they still had another couple weeks of school, he decided that this weekend would be the best for him, so he brought a bunch of chemicals with him and we planned to work on it. Of course, on Saturday, it rained off and on all day, so we basically worked in the rain putting the pool back together. It wasn't ideal, but we were able to get the cover off and the filter and pump put back out. I was so excited to see clear, but dirty, water when we got the cover off. We started adding chemicals on Sunday and I continued adding them all week. Dad and I vacuumed on Monday before they went back home and we got most of the dirt off. Danielle was nice enough to get in the icy water and scrub the dirt off the sides and whirlpool to get the rest in the middle. After she did that and we vacuumed again, the water looked great. The girls were so anxious to swim, so Calvin said he'd take them on Sunday (I can't swim yet). Eileen ended up calling on Sunday too to see if she could bring Sophia, Clare, and Edwin over to swim too. It worked out great! She kept the kids inside while I vacuumed again and then she and Calvin took them all in. The older girls did great, while Chloe clung to Calvin for dear life the entire time. She kept thinking that she was going to sink. Hopefully she gets over that soon! The rest of them had a great time.

Getting ready to go in

Coye and I hung out in the shade while they swam
Aubrey

Chloe and her new goggles

Coye's Baptism

After talking with family and friends, we decided that Memorial Day weekend would be the best weekend to have Coye baptized. I was so excited to have nice weather so that we could grill out and the kids could all play outside. It rained off and on all day Saturday, so I was a little nervous about the weather on Sunday, but we woke up on Sunday to sunny skies. Coye was awake for over an hour before church, so he ended up sleeping through the entire service and all of our pictures at the end. He was such a good boy! After church, we came back home to get things together before everyone came over. Drew was nice enough to grill the pork burgers for me so that I wouldn't have to worry about doing that. Everyone also brought a side dish to share, so we had plenty of good food to eat. As Drew was just finishing grilling, the sky started to get dark. We were able to pray and people were able to make their plates and take them to the garage before it started raining. The rain didn't last long, but it did get everything wet so the kids weren't able to play outside, but they still had fun. It was a great day!

Coye and his sponsors: our good friends Drew and Vanessa and Aunt Jenna

The five of us
The Timm family

Coye and the grandparents

Pastor, sponsors, and parents

Coye with Grandpa Denny, whom he's named after

Coye in his baptism outfit - the same one Calvin wore when he was baptized

Coye and Gabe