Summer

What do you do when the daddos are gone for work and the weeks are long? You hang with your friends and get treats from the "Desert Delights" man (the ice cream man with an Arizona twist)! Thank goodness for good friends and creamy delights.

Waiting for the music to get to our driveway.

He arrived!

Treasure

Yumm-o

Monsoon!

The monsoon rains have started! (Big sigh and a cheer please!) With the rain comes cloud cover and cooler afternoons. What a treat for us desert rats. A few minutes from the blazing sun is ALWAYS appreciated.

Happy 4th

Happy Birthday America! Loved doing sparklers in your honor. Thanks for the fun!

Post bath time hair :)

More Iowa...

We uploaded over 750 pictures from our Iowa trip so you can imagine how hard it has been deciding which ones to post. Here are a few to wrap up what else we did while visiting Grammie and Papa. Now for the top 10...

10. Snuggling with Grammie at the circus

9. Going to the "Greatest Show on Earth" and seeing the elephants perform

8. Jumping in the bounce house from uncle A.J.

7. Zipping down the slip 'n slide for the first time

6. Playing peek-a-boo with a baby gorilla at the zoo

5. Catching tree frogs

4. Eating Papa's Strawberries

3. Picking fresh veggie out of the garden

2. Catching toads

(Insert drumroll here) And the number 1 thing to do while visiting Grammie and Papa...eating crunch cones from the Tastee Treat (mom's childhood ice cream hangout).

Well there you go, just a few off the top of our head.

Lincoln James

Baby Lincoln is here! He was born on June 1st weighing 9 pounds 1 oz. What a big boy! He is so sweet and cuddly. We were so excited to welcome him to the family.

Omaha Stormchasers

Here we are at our very first professional baseball game (it was just triple A but who is really paying attention to all those details?). The Stormchasers are the farm team for the Kansas City Royals which was fun because that is where Daddo is from! We loved everything about the game--the foam fingers, the cherry slushies, the popcorn, the cotton candy, the mascots...oh and the actual game of course! Good times had by all.

Iowa

Even though it was a month ago, we are still talking about the fun we had visiting Grammie and Papa in Iowa. We met our new baby cousin, Lincoln, we played, we went to a baseball game, we played, we went the zoo, we played with our cousin Lilly, did I mentioned we played? A lot? Such a great visit. Can't wait to go back!

First day in Iowa. Exploring the beautiful flowers, grass and trees.

Just found a worm

Taking a quick break

And we are off again

Saggy diaper and all

Hi-Ya!

I had a karate class this week with my playgroup friends. We learned about self-control, respect, defending, kicking and punching. Kicking was my favorite! I think I have found the next sport I would like to explore.

Taking directions

Blocking

Learning the kick position

Hi

Ya!

Graduation

We tried a pony today instead of the usual pigs. Don't I look so much older?

Thank you, thank you very much (said in my best Elvis voice)

Snug as a bug...

in a rug. Or bed. Whatever you prefer.

Some of my favorite things...

My two best friends...Miss Darcy and lala (my blanket for those of you that don't know). Love.

Has anyone seen Campbell??