Cousins!

Here are all 5 of them...soon to be 6..my sister is due at the end of September so we'll have a new "head" picture in December! Can you tell who the ornery one is?

American Girl Store part I

We took a mini staycation up to Minneapolis to the Mall of America. The kids loved it. They have an American Girl store there and I've wanted to get Brynn to one before she turned 10. haha Since the winter months are always unpredictable, this was the best time to go. She brought her Bitty Twin named "Kia" with her to Iowa and so she was able to accompany us to the AG store. Dj made reservations in the Bistro upstairs (the store is 22,000 square feet by the way) so we spent about two hours shopping and eating. Brynn loved looking at all of the dolls. She chose a new outfit for BK, a new t-shirt, a tea set, and a pair of pajamas. We had planned to get BK's ears pierced, but they only allow the big dolls to get their ears pierced. So, instead, she was able to have BK visit the doll hair salon and get her hair put in little pigtails and get her skin cleaned. The lady put a little robe on her and pulled her hair up. Brynn said that was her favorite part of the store: watching BK have her hair done. Brynn was able to pick out the ribbon colors and decide which hair style. She picked braids first, but the Twins' hair is a little too short for that, so we picked piggies instead.

Little Fish

This guy is a little fish in the water. He is fearless. He jumps. He has so much water in his ears and constantly shouts, "WHAT?" haha
This picture was taken last week before he discovered the life jacket and freedom in the pool. Now he refuses to drive the boat. He'd rather jump.

My favorite picture of the summer so far...

a boy and his papa

Camel Camel

Lots of camel rides at the zoo. They are fun but in my opinion, overpriced for what you get. Oh well...i guess it's all about memory making but still...haha

One Week...

In One Week, I'll be done w/ my second Master's class and then: SUMMER BREAK from school x2! :)

In One Week, we'll be getting ready to leave Iowa. So sad how fast it's gone already!

In less than one week, we'll be going up to the Mega Mall--a little family trip (just the 4 of us) and we'll spend the night in a hotel, go to the AG store, and hopefully hit up LegoLand and other stuff the mall has to offer in a 24 hour period.

In One Week, we'll be watching Uncle Danno show his cattle for the last time.

In One Week, I'll be at two different showers (a baby and then a wedding) in one day.

In One Week, hopefully I'll be tan, tan, and more tan.

In less than one week, we'll visit the Ames Aquatic Center. :) WOOT!

In 3 days, I get to see my husband! :) DOUBLE WOOT!

It's getting' hot out herrrrrrrr

YES SUMMER FOR US! :)
This was Baylen's 2nd time in the pool this summer at the farm. On this day, he swam like a fish, jumped in off of the ladder, swam around in a little green tube, and put on a life jacket and jumped in the pool several times. Today, he can't hear worth a shit. haha There must be too much water in his ears!!! :)