pumpkin patch

We spent the afternoon at the pumpkin patch with the Klein's and Berning's. The girls had a blast riding the tractor, playing in the bounce house and running free! We had a beautiful day and with all the sunshine it was the perfect afternoon for pictures!! By the time we left the pumpkin patch I had snapped 191 photos. I only blogged a few of the pictures from today, but you can see the other 30-some favorites here: http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=885181738309%3A1144627584&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee






cool shades!

potty time with francine

A couple months ago Emmy was really interested in going potty. We had even bought some big girl underwear to try a weekend of no diapers. Well, she wasn't ready and she's actually kinda lost interest, which is ok, we'll try again in a few months. Now, just because Emmy doesn't want to use the potty anymore doesn't mean that Francine doesn't want to try, or that she doesn't want to get her diaper changed, too! 






go hawks!

We kicked off football season by having some friends over to "tailgate"! Hawkeyes won, so what a better way to spend the afternoon (and evening!) celebrating! :)


 

 

birthday girl!

We celebrated Emmy's 2nd birthday with family and friends last weekend and had a really nice afternoon! We spent time at the lake swimming and playing with cousins and friends while eating lots of cheetos and pizza! As we were driving home Emmy turns to me and says, "fun day mommy!" That was about the perfect ending to a great day! :]

Cheers to many more fun years ahead!

 


 

emmy & francine

Meet Emmy's newest friend, Francine the Frog...or sometime for short, Froggie!

Francine goes potty, she comes outside to play, she also joins us for breakfast and dinner! Emmy doesn't quite get that her new friend can't go in the bath tub, or sleep in bed [ouch], but it's hilarious watching what happens when Francine's around!




we're back!

Wow...where has summer gone! It's been months since we posted any updates, and after reading our friends and families blogs it's motivated me again. 

We've had a really great summer spending weekends at the lake, 2 camping trips with Jake's family, grilling with mine, weddings, seeing Jack Johnson, plus Emmy will be 2 this weekend! Jake and I's anniversary is a few weeks away...5 years already, and tailgating starts in two weeks! Surprise, surprise, Jake's taught Emmy to yell "GO HAWKS!"

I've finally downloaded photos for the first time since 4th of July, so I've picked some of my favorites to share! Enjoy!

P.S. Those of you that have kept Jamie in your prayers - it's really paid off. She was able to go home from the hospital today and looks, and feels, fantastic! It's amazing how well she's doing. A big thanks all!