BIRTHDAY PARTY!!

Jamison is TWO--I can't believe it! 

When in Iowa--do as the Iowan's do!  We must have a Farm Party!

We had GREAT weather for a wiener roast outside!  We decided to celebrate Jamison's 2nd birthday, and Raegan's 1st Birthday also so that the Iowa clan could really spoil them both!  And that they did!

Brooklyn made a great banner with Aunt Julie!

Had to have Tractor's at our party!!

Grandma Iowa got some GREAT cakes for the kids!  They were adorable!!!

I think Jamison was excited about his cake!

I mean really excited!!
Also notice Daddy and Jamison's shirts--ADORABLE!!!

Raegan was pretty darn excited as well!

Wiener roast around the fire pit!

Every waking moment includes a request to ride this tractor!!

She ate this whole piece right up!  And didn't make much of a mess!

Cousin Megan and Raegan

Love this pic!!  Aunt Karen, Megna, Great Grandma Bev, and Raegan.

LOTS OF PRESENTS!!!

I MEAN LOTS!!!!!!!

Jamison got a BIG TRUCK from Grandma Iowa.

He was pretty excited about it!

Brooklyn like watching the excitment from her view from above!!

Pretty girl!

Red, white, and blue--this family is ready for the farm!

Raegan and Aunt Julie

Then it was time for some Baseball!  What a fun time!  Brooklyn hit the ball really well!  Jon--not so much (hee hee) :)    Thanks for the ball, bat, and bases- Roni and the Wallaces.  Great game to end the night on!

Aunt Peggy pitching the ball to Brooklyn

Brooklyn hit hte ball so well, she learned how to run the bases with Aunt Peggy!

Uncle Jeffy and Raegan

We also ended the night roasting some Smarshmallows and eating some Smores! Brooklyn was very excited about this!!

This little boy is SO HILARIOUS! I can't get enough of him!! He is sweet--wants hugs and kisses. Wants you to hold him, but will take off running from you in a heartbeat. His smile is adorable. He is honery! He turned two and grew up over night! He seriously has started saying SO many words--putting words together--and talking non-stop! He sings songs--Ashes-Ashes, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and ABC's are his favorite! 

Jamison is a two year old boy--and I mean a TWO YEAR OLD BOY!!  We have a very exciting year ahead of us with him!!

I just can't get enough of him!!! We Love you little buddy!  Happy Birthday!

Iowa Day 2

Iowa Day 2 is also Jamison's Birthday!!!  Happy birthday guy!  We are having a big birthday party tomorrow, so stay tuned!!--More on the little J-man to come!

Iowa Day 2 started out with a trip to Nebraska!!  So in three days, we have been to FIVE states!  Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska!

We are very disappointed though, as we didn't get any pictures of our trip to Nebraska.  We went and got to visit with Patrick, a friend of Daddy's, who also gave us a tour of the Nebraska Cornhuskers Facility.  We decided that the N was for Nerio, instead of Nebraska!  The kids got to run on Memorial Stadiums field and everything, and no pics to prove it!

We came to Iowa and played outside some more!  We are loving the weather here!

And Jamison is LOVING all of the trucks and tractors, especially the old ones of Uncle Jonny and Jeffy's that we are finding for him to play with!!

We ended the day with Jamison getting to open just a few small presents, and reading time with Aunt Julie!  So far we are LOVING Iowa, and can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!!

I-O-WA

 We made it to Iowa! 

It took us about 7 1/2 hours.  The kids were pretty good in the car.  We had to take a minor detour due to all the flooding and the Interstate being shut part of the way, but we made it!

What better thing to do after a long car ride---PLAY OUTSIDE!!

We were all pooped, but we got rid of some energy and enjoyed the nice weather!!  Plus there were lots of new toys that we hadn't played with before that needed our attention!!

Sisters playing in the kitchen

Father's Day

We love our daddy SO much!

He is the best daddy in the WORLD!

 We are so lucky he is our daddy!

We got all dressed up for church, enjoyed some fun in the sun and the pool, and had a yummy dinner with Grandpa Vince and Grandma Mary.

Happy Father's Day Daddy!  We love you as much as there is air! 

ZOO

100 degrees outside--what should we do??  Go to the ZOO!

Brooklyn by the turtles

About the same size as an Emporer Penquin!

Jamison not so impressed with the turtles

Raegan was the only one brave enough to go in the petting zoo!

But we LOVED the monkeys!!

We could have just stayed at the monkeys the whole time and been fine!!

HOT Raegan

So hot and sleepy on the way home!

So much fun! Can't wait to go back!!

Mommy's Birthday

Well--we won't say how old she is, we will just say that Mommy had an awesome birthday!!

Flowers, lots of presents--shoes, clothes, a new watch, shopping, daddy made dinner, ice cream cake, got to spend the day running around with Daddy, and celebrated that evening with Daddy and the kids--it was PERFECT!!