July 23rd

We went to Incredible Pizza to celebrate Noah's 6th birthday.

Zach had a blast playing all of the games, but the go-karts were definitely the hit!

July 22nd

Out little fish (cell phone picture)

July 21st

Our boy sure likes to accessorize!  (cell phone picture)

July 20th

Zach's 1st official motorcycle ride.  I am not sure which of them were more excited.  Have I mentioned today how much I just LOVE these two?

July 19th

Welcome to the world Memphis Dean!  We can't wait to love on you!

July 16th

Tonight we went to Lake Red Rock spur of the moment to watch the 1st Annual Red Rock Balloon Fest night glow.  The sunset was beautiful and it was so peaceful on the lake.

I think these boys are confused!

July 13th

It was so great to see Bonnie, Rob, & Andrea.  Chris really enjoyed giving motorcycle rides.  (cell phone picture)

July 12th

Enjoying Papa's pork

July 11th

CHEEEEEESE!

July 10th

Further proof that he is his father's son.

July 9th

Chris and Zach have been talking about camping in the yard for weeks.  Tonight they gave it a try.  Zach liked playing in the tent, but was not ready for sleeping outside!

July 8th

Zach on Papa's tractor after spending the day with Grandma & Papa.  (cell phone picture)

July 7th

Have I mentioned lately how much I ADORE these two?  Getting to watch their bond grow every day is so much fun!  How lucky am I to be loved by them?!

July 6th

Wednesday was Zach/Daddy day.  They went to the Zoo, took Mommy out to lunch, rode the carousel, and worked on Papa's motorcycle.  Zach even convinced Tony to ride scooters with him.  Just last week he couldn't figure out the one legged scoot, but he has it down now!

July 5th

Today was a Zach/Mommy day!  We went for a bike ride, went to The Playground (bounce house place), went shopping, and ate popsicles!

July 4th

The weather finally cooperated and we got to boat!  We had a blast, and Zach got to ride the big tube!  (cell phone pictures)

July 3rd

Fireworks at the Fairgrounds on Saturday night were rough.  Zach threw up the minute we got there, but did cuddle with us and Grandma...which was greatly appreciated.  We were a little leery about Prairie Meadows fireworks on Sunday, but Zach did great.  He insisted on wearing his head phones from Monster Trucks, and would say "owwwww and awwwww" after the pretty ones.  (cell phone picture)

July 1st

To kick off the holiday weekend, I skipped out on work around 3 and met Mimi & Papa and Zach at the lake.  It was a GORGEOUS night!  (cell phone picture)

June 30th

It didn't take long for the sun to warm the water in the pool!  It was like bath water tonight, so we all got in to swim.  Zach LOVED it and even puts his face in the water to blow bubbles.  Those swim lessons sure paid off!

June 29th

When I picked Zach up from daycare today it was over 90 degrees...so we stopped at Wal-Mart on our way home and picked out a pool for the deck!  A BIG thank you to Grandma & Papa who stopped by and rescued me when I couldn't get the air compressor to work!

June 28th

Tonight I bought a water balloon pump for Zach.  It worked great, and we had a big water fight on the deck.  I think Tony won!

June 27th

Zach demanded decided on Monday night around 8 that he HAD to go skating outside.  It lasted about 10 minutes.  He does a great job, and at the end pretended to fall down and laid on the sidewalk for a good 3 minutes.

June 26th

Today we rode the Heritage Carousel at Union Park in Des Moines.  You can't find a better value for $0.50!  Zach had a blast.  We rode 4 times, each time picking a different animal to sit on.  His favorite had to be the pirate cat!