We were up talking to Papa on the back deck & we heard some loud noises in the swamp. Papa said, “There’s a fox! I can see it’s eyes.” Literally two seconds later, a squirrel came running out of the grass with the fox close behind. They ran back in the swamp & a few…

Monday morning we woke up to a beautiful day. It was a little cooler (75 degrees) & there were some birds out & “Chippie” the chipmunk came out for a visit. Papa let us use his binoculars to find birds & other animals. We thought they were pretty cool. 

Clara & I were having fun playing different games. 

And yet another attempt. Only two of us are not looking at the camera nicely in this picture. Hmmm… Isaac was having fun with the big kids. 

Some of my many faces. We went to see The Odd Life of Timothy Green. It was really cute. I sat in the back of the theater with Papa, Kelly & Jody sat in front of me, Annie, Hendrix & Isaac in the next row & Grandma, Mom, Carlee, Clara & Caden in the next…

Another attempt at a group picture. First challenge, getting all of us in the same place. Second challenge, getting everyone to look at the camera. Third challenge, getting everyone to attempt a smile, or minimally, not make faces. Proving to be impossible!

On Sunday morning, everyone came over to play. We were a little rambunctious & had plans to go to Ames later in the day to see a movie. We decided to head over early for lunch & play at a playground there for some different scenery. We had fun taking turns pushing each other. Marley…

We played for hours out by the bridge in Papa’s backyard. It was dry. Iowa is in a drought & the corn is not doing well. Papa’s grass was not very green & there was no water under the bridge. We had fun running up & down the hills on either side. Marley & Hendrix…

If you look closely, there is a humming bird on the left side of these flowers. A couple hummingbirds came up to drink, but this was the only picture. It was really cool!

Now I am having a serious conversation with Carlee. It was a crazy hot day. We played hard. Saturday night, everyone came over again for dinner & a party!