Happy 7th Birthday, Hannah!

Happy 7th Birthday, Hannah! It is hard to believe you are 7 already! You have been a blessing to our family in so many ways. You love school and are excited to start 1st grade! It seems like Kindergarten flew by so I am sure the next 12 yrs of school will too!

7 tidbits about you...

• You love peace signs right now, can't get enough of them!


• You love to make friendship bracelets


• You have lost 4 teeth so far


• You love to draw, and are really good at it, (you got that from your dad) Art class was your favorite class in Kindergarten


• You became a little fish this summer! YAY!


• Your favorite food is steak


• You love Kit, your American Girl Doll

I hope you have a wonderful year and am excited to see what this next year brings for you and us! LOVE YOU!!

friend birthday party

Hannah had her 1st friend birthday party tonight. We ate pizza here and then went swimming, what a perfect night for that! We came back here had a big chocolate chip cookie and some ice cream. She opened her gifts and they are now watching a movie! Wonder when they will fall asleep! Can't believe she will be 7 tomorrow!

Fountains

Took the girls to West Glen today after Hannah was done with YMCA camp. The girls enjoyed the beautiful afternoon.

Dentist Appointment

The 3 of us had Dentist appts today. Haydn finally sat in the chair today. We tried a year ago and she would not have anything to do with it. Six months ago when Hannah and I went back, Haydn was gone for the day. Haydn was alittle scared to start off with but after watching Hannah and I she was OK with her appt. We all 3 got good reports so we will go back in six months.

Chicago

I headed out on Thursday for M/D weekend. Anna Leigh flew in from Raleigh. We left Waukee at 5:30 AM and was able to pick AL up from the airport. We ate lunch at a fun Mexican restaurant and started shopping on Michigan Ave right away. We packed alot in on our weekend getaway. We went to the beach, Sears Tower (now is called Willis Tower), Historical Water tour, Millennium Park and navy Pier. We walked A LOT!! It was a fun weekend. This is our 12th year of doing this. It is something I look forward to every year.

Cloud Gate at Millennium Park

real water coming out of this man's mouth

very hot walking around. Kayren is fanning the pregnant sister.

top of Sears Tower

glass ledge on Sears Tower

mom making a scary face!

we watched a storm roll in while at the top of Sears Tower. Was pretty neat to watch.

Okoboji

We headed up to Okoboji on Sunday the 18th and came home on Wednesday, 21st. Marcia, Adam & family and Geoff were along. It was a fun 3 days. We went tubing, swam, Arnold's Park and the girls did some fishing with Steve.

Here the girls & Eliott are blowing bubbles.

fishing with Steve. Haydn caught 2 fish and Hannah caught 1.

T.I.R.E.D

sitting with the monkeys are Arnold's Park

Hannah and I on the top of the tilt house









Adam, Eliott and Haydn on the train ride

Geoff and Hannah on the top of the tilt house

hanging with the monkeys












new boji t-shirts

Grandma and her grandkids
















sleeping on the way home