Kona Ice in The Hood

A perfect summer evening. The Kona Ice truck swinging through the neighborhood and Mom saying yes to overpriced ice. The kids were in heaven dancing to the music coming from the truck. Who doesn't need some Kona Ice at 5:30 p.m. on a Wednesday? 

Summer Trip to Keo

This weekend we had a ceremony to bury Grandma Maxine's ashes in Keosauqua. The cousins all stayed for a few days to hang out at Grandma and Papa's. 

No trip to Keosauqua would be complete without a trip to Misty's and the city park. We had to encourage the kids to take a little walk over the bridge. 

Mason and Will chilling on the front porch of the playhouse. 

Lots of popsicles consumed at Grandma's.

Children of the corn out at Papa Jake's garden.

Camp Wapsie 2019

This was Charlie's first year and Evy's second year at Camp Wapsie! The poor girls had a very hot week at the camp with a heat index that was 110 most days! With no air conditioning that made for a very hot week at camp! 

Charlie and her friends Carly and Rilynn were in Teepee village for the week. 

Evy and her friends were in Cabin 7 for the second year. 

Bo Learns to Swim

We thought we should find out if Bo could swim or not. So, we took him out to the local beach. Whoops! All the signs said no pets allowed but we broke the rules. Bo did a great job swimming although the kids quickly learned that they didn't like swimming with him. Paws with claws are not fun to swim into. 

Guttenburg

Scott and the kids spent the weekend in Guttenburg while Bo and I hung out at home. The kids love their time at the houseboat, love the beach, and love all the candy and snacks that Grammy stocks for them!

Will loves backing his trailer in so he can get his boat into the water. He built a marina.

4th of July 2019

We were super busy today which is the only excuse I can think of for capturing basically no photos! In the morning we went to the Coralville 4th of July parade and were hot as per usual. Following the parade we met our friends at the Elks Pool for food, swimming, and drinks. We then ran home just long enough to grab our dish to share and then had fun at the neighbor's 4th of July pool party. Whew! That was quite the celebration! 

Last Day of Play School

In September 2016 this 2.5-year-old sweetie started his first adventure without Mom. Ok, that's not exactly true. He went to daycare until he was 1 year old but he didn't really know what was up at that age. He started at Ms. Lori's playschool two days a week. I was so nervous to send him because he was shy and never wanted to be left with anyone other than a family member. He typically freaked out anytime he was left with a babysitter. I almost didn't start taking him at 2.5 because I was so afraid that he would freak out! But, he quickly learned to love it at Ms. Lori's and he made so many different friends of different ages - Owen, Whitney, Finny, Grayson, Becket, Beckham, Piper, Joey, Neil, Hunter, Soren. He started out as one of the little kids but eventually became a leader, helping Ms. Lori with the little kids. He loved playing cars, having outside recess, making muffins and eating Ms. Lori's leaves, macaroni and cheese or hot chicken! So sad to see this chapter come to a close but so amazing to look back and think about the growth that Will has experienced in the last 3 years!