Rain Fun...

 The boys played for over an hour in the rain and puddles yesterday.  In the end they were soaked but had such a fun time.  

Catching the rain from the downspout in their umbrellas.  I think an umbrella is to help you not get wet.  

4-H Hall of Fame

At the 2011 State Fair my parents were inducted into the 4-H Foundation Hall of Fame.  This was quite the honor and they definitely deserve it.  I would say a big part of me is the way I am because my parents put me in 4-H.  They have done a lot to help Black Hawk County 4-H and many area youth succeed.

 Accepting their certificate.

The whole family made it to the celebration along with a lot of extended family.  We are all really proud of you Mom & Dad.

Tea for Two

The other day, Grandma Nancy, the boys and I had a tea party.  It was a lot of fun.  Everyone got to pour their own "tea" have "crumpets"  (hohos) and enjoy each other's company.  The boys were very cute sipping their tea, adding sugar, stirring and making polite conversation.  It was a great tool to teach manners on how to be respectful when someone invites you to their home.

 All he is missing is his pinky up.

mmm...so tasty!

Mini-Golf

Another thing on the list was to have a date night.  I've missed date nights, I've missed time with just Eddie.  I've missed holding hands, talking, laughing and being together.  Saturday  night we had a date.  We went out to eat then played mini-golf, rented a movie, got ice cream and snuggled.  It was the perfect date.  

 I won but we both did horribly!  It was a lot of fun though.

It was a full moon last night so I thought it would be funny if I "ate" the moon.

Jump Around...

This week the boys and I made a list of things we wanted to do with Dad when he came home. Eddie came home on Friday and Saturday we started our list.  One of the things was go to the jumping pillow.  It was so much fun, if you haven't been you must go.  The boys and the parents couldn't get enough.

 Mid-Jump, he never got off.

Being funny.

Jumping with Dad, they missed him sooooo much!

Upside Down

Solomon Daniel

Last Tuesday, August 2nd my second nephew was born.  Solomon Daniel arrived at almost 9PM.  He weighed in at 7 lbs. 2 oz. and was 19 3/4 long.  He is beautiful!  He did have to spend one week in the NICU because he got pneumonia.  Now he is home, gaining weight and enjoying his siblings craziness.  I love him already and not just because he is my God-Son but because he is apart of our family.

My boys already love him, they both got the opportunity to hold him and kiss him and get some snuggles. 

Duck, Duck, Goose

The boys wanted to play duck, duck, goose but moe specifically Emmeric wanted to play.  So, after a recap of all the rules and how you must run around the circle we played several times.  They were very silly, Max refused to call anybody anything so he just walked around the circle tapping everyone.  Then Emmeric ran out of the circle and into the kitchen.  It was a lot of fun.  Enjoy!