Toddlers x3

Aunt Hollie and Cousin Cooper came over to play this afternoon. The kids had fun showing off that they knew all their body parts. 

After nap Everlee and Macy played independently in the living room. They are too cute together. 

Going for a little ride before supper. 

Everlee loved the new toy mama picked out for bath time. She loved it so much that she sat on her bottom the whole time!

Independent Spirit

Not wanting to celebrate what she had done it's what happened before the picture and after the picture that made me smirk. She wanted some cereal so I put some in a cup for her. She goes over and dumps it out on to the floor, picks a handful up, and feeds it to Rambo. Then tells me "no,no." She was correct. That is a "no,no."

After a 2 3/4 hour nap she woke up in a happy mood and enjoyed a snack. 

After snack we headed outside to explore. 

We made our way down to the park. Dan and Macy Miller came to play also. The girls chased each other around all while smiling. 

On a side note, Tyler attended the MIS pre career fair last night at ISU. He dressed up in his business casual and met with a few companies. He even discovered some that hire freshman interns. The president of his MIS club, who is a senior, commended him for attending the event. Stating, "Not many freshman come out for the night. Was glad he made it out. He's that much further ahead." 

Sunday Funday

Sunday my day started with taking Tyler back to college. It was so fun to have him home and spend time with us. I love that he's so close! Saturday night the Smith's had us over for a grill out. It was fun for us all to be together. After I ate lunch with Tyler and his friends at school I spent the afternoon with Chloe and Cooper. First stop was Cherry Berry. Then it was off to the park and then back home to play. The kids have such a great imagination. I continue to enjoy being a bigger part of my Neices and nephew life:)

Family Friday

While Hollie had her dentist appt today I watched Cooper. We had fun playing cars and running around. 

Tyler came home this weekend and Rich had us over for supper. Everlee did some snap chattin' with her peeps on Tyler's phone;) This night is exactly why we moved to Polk City: family! Thanks for a delicious supper and fun chatting time. 

Home Sweet Home

Our new home at 210 Booth St. As everyone knows home renovations take time and this fixer upper project is no different. We are so grateful to be in our new home and are slowly becoming acquainted with the town and neighbors. A huge thanks goes out to the Smith's, Kneifl's and my parents. We could not have done all this work without you. We are so thankful for all your help:)

One of the things I was excited about moving to Polk City for (besides being close to family) was the farmers market in the square Thursday afternoons. Since we haven't had much time to ride since moving we rode the bike 3 blocks to the square and back home. 

Sneaking a pic

It is becoming harder and harder to get a pic of this active little lady. The first reason is because everytime she sees my phone she yells, "Steve!" Then wants to look at the pic of us. The second reason is because she loves to take selfies and listen to music. She will take about 15 pics and then have happy feet and dance. Good thing she doesn't know how to enter cc information yet or I'd have a big bill racked up;)

Baby, oh baby

Baby got lots of rides in the stroller today. She even pulled baby backwards. Everlee has very good balance for such a young girl. 

We played peek a boo in the playhouse. Everlee was laughing one of those deep belly laughs the whole time. That is one of my favorite sounds to hear. 

R u comfortable?!

Yesterday while eating lunch I looked in the living room to find Cooper watch Curious George this way. He makes us crack up everyday. 

Cousins

Today Everlee and I picked up Chloe from school while Hollie was helping a friend. 

After school snack time. 

It was such a treat to have Chloe over to play with us after school. 

Busy Day!

Today I spoke at the state caregivers conference at Prairie Meadows with Anita Stineman. She is a nurse at the University of Iowa school of nursing. I've been involved with working on some training modules that were developed through a grant by the state health department and we spoke on it today. I had a very reenergizing day getting back with some fellow colleagues and learning a few new things along the way. 

After the conference I made my way up to Ames to help Tyler with a few things. It was nice to catch up with him. He's settling into a good routine. He even made his way to the actual library yesterday. And  no visit would be complete without a hyvee run;)

Family weekend

Tyler has enjoyed tailgating with Uncle Rich and the rest of the crew. They have all seen Tyler grow up and can't believe he is in college now. Also thanks to Aunt Andrea for squeezing Tyler in for a haircut.  Were so thankful to have such great family:)

Last night we met Tyler for supper and went to a comedian to kick off family weekend. Tyler is enjoying college life. He's got a steady mix of classes, job, and extracurriculars. We are so proud to see him adjusting well to college life and some new found independence. Although laundry and grocery shopping aren't as fun as one may think;)

Hot! Hot! Hot!

Today we played outside at the water table for a little while but with the heat index reaching 102 this afternoon we didn't stay outside long. 

So we went inside to cool off. She sat in her tent for a good half hour playing with the balls. She even brought her green bowl of cereal in there to eat. 

First Day on the job

Even gingers need a few minutes of Vitamin D;)

After 18 years of raising my own red headed firecracker I have the privilege to spend a few afternoons a week with this sweet one. She's so curious and every moment of the day is a time to soak up some knowledge.  For instance, when she thought it would be fun to empty all the qtips out of the box we learned about empty and full;)