Making Progress

Okay - So I know I haven't been very diligent with the posts, so I promise to try and do better.

This is actually from 2 weekends ago and I had it all done, except the video towards the bottom. And, I had to have that in there.  I'll work on this past weekends fun this week.

We've been busy, busy, busy around here, and are making great progress on multiple things. Jeremy has been busy mostly outside, while I've been busy inside. In the last couple of weeks, shelves in the garage have been hung, a much needed fridge put in the garage, outdoor lighting in front, car seat ready, rearrangement of dishes in cupboards to make room for bottles, clothes for herky washed, folded and finally put away, and the list goes on.  Needless to say, Jeremy and I are a little tired. And, I have to give him credit for doing most of it.

We have managed to have some fun though.

Saturday we drove to Lenox, IA for a 35th annual reunion. I remember going to this reunion when we were younger, but hadn't gone for a few years. Q had a ton of fun chasing a balloon. We played at the park for about 3 minutes, but everything was too hot to even touch.

The one shaded slide. 

Sunday morning, we met up with Saran, Lena, Carrie and Stella for a little photo shoot we'd planned and a picnic lunch. It was a ton of fun and I loved watching the kids interact. It was a ton of work as well with all the props, outfit changes and just trying to get them to smile. They were all so interested in just playing and not paying any attention to a camera. We still managed to get some good pictures though.

We tried to do some pictures with balloons. Q had one of the balloons popped before we had to a chance to take one picture. Lena walked off stage, Q wasn't sure what to think of that. But, don't worry, Stella is still smiling. 

First time walking on sand - if you can
call it that. 

I think Q's favorite part was the sand and water. My favorite part was the picnic. All the kiddo's did great eating.

Monday night we went to Olive Garden for Nancy's birthday dinner. While there are only a couple things on the menu I'll actually eat, it's still one of my favorite restaurants. Q started to sing happy birthday to her, but quickly stopped when people started looking at him. We did manage to get it on video a day later though. Happy Birthday Nancy!

Coloring Grandma's gift!

Other fun - The heat has not kept us, or the neighbor kids from playing outside. We some how manage to spend at least an hour every night. Lately, it's been spent with the sprinkler on.

No grass judging!