Our Family

Maddy's sidewalk chalk rendition of our family.....(I think she thinks Jeremy and I are really tall :-))

Rock Person

So, I was walking outside in the back the other day and found a little pile of rocks on our patio. I asked Maddy who put the rocks there and she informed me that it wasn't just a "pile of rocks", but a "rock person". Her cousin Meg made it while she was here visiting. It's pretty cute, so I haven't moved it yet :-) Much more creative than I could ever be!

Colby Turns 5 Months Old!!

Colby turned 5 months old on July 16th. He has been sleeping through the night for awhile now and goes to bed pretty early, around 6:30 or 7:00. It has been nice to have the evenings to hang out with Maddy and relax some. He can roll over from back to stomach and stomach to back. He is making a lot of cooing noises and smiles and laughs alot. He is getting to be a really fun baby!! He is also getting very heavy. My back is usually pretty sore at the end of each day from carrying him around. I think he will be out growing his infant car seat soon! He is eating baby foods (all kinds) at least once a day and sometimes twice. He is also sitting up with some assistance, but can sit on his own for small periods of time. He is getting big too fast!!!

4th of July Fun!!

We headed up to Sioux City for the 4th of July this year and spent the weekend at my parent's house. A lot of my family was in town as well, so we had a great time seeing everyone. Maddy had a lot of fun with her cousins.

Every year in Sioux City on the 4th of July weekend, there is a festival called Saturday in the Park. Various bands come and play and there are activities going on all day at the park. There is a big band shell where the bands play which is very cool. This year Counting Crows was the headliner, so we had fun watching them Saturday night.

Maddy was too wiped out to stay up for fireworks this year, so we'll have to try again next year!

This was the first year we did not make it to the 4th of July parade, so we were bummed about that, but with the 4th being on a Saturday and traveling, we weren't in town to go, so maybe next year for that as well!!

Colby's Baptism

Colby got baptised on June 28th, exactly one month ago. Wow, how time has flown this summer! It was a great day spent with our family and small group from church!!

Reading with Aunt Katie

Aunt Katie and Uncle Rob came for a week in June to look for a new house (and they found one and will be moving August 10th!! Yeah!!) Here I am reading one of our favorite books, The Giving Tree, with Aunt Katie. I am excited for Katie, Rob and RJ to move here so we can spend more time together!! I have so much fun with my cousin RJ!!

Is July almost over ALREADY???????

Wow, where to start.....This month has gone by so fast; we have had a whirlwind of a month, but so much fun. We got Colby baptised the last weekend of June and then went up to Sioux City for the 4th of July to see my parents and other family members. Got to see Counting Crows on the 4th as well, so that was a lot of fun.

We then had a week where my sister-in-law Dana and my neices Steph and Lizzie and nephew Adam came to visit. The kids went to Vacation Bible school at our church with Maddy in the mornings and we got to do some fun stuff in the afternoons (Science Center, Adventureland, park, etc...)

This past week Jeremy's sister Tami and Dad and Tami's 2 girls came for a visit. Another awesome week of Adventureland, pool, movies, lake, ice cream, nails and lots of princess dress-up parties!

Today I met up with an old friend and her kids for lunch and we got to catch up which was very nice. And then to top it off, tonight went to a surprise b-day party for my brother Josh's wife Missy. It was a great time and she was definately surprised!!

I will be posting pics of all of the activities in the next week or so. It's been a crazy July in our house, but so much fun for us to be able to see family and friends and enjoy the summer so much!! We are so blessed to have such great families and friends that we get to see and spend time with!!!! What an awesome summer!