Water Babies

We all remember drinking from the hose when we were little, right?

Apparently Finn is a huge fan of hose water too.

On Saturday we had we had some friends over to play with the kids.  Nate's wife was on a 10 day Mediterranean cruise with her mom and sister.  How lucky is she??  I can't wait to hear all about her trip.  But anyway, we had Nate and the kids over for dinner.  The kids had a blast playing in the pool and spraying each other with the hose.

I was successful in sharing my love of spray cheese with Lynn's kids.  I am sure she will be thrilled that I introduced this luxury to them.

Gigi even tried it on her cookie.

Summer is Here

Corn on the cob is a summer time staple in our house.  I am so lucky that my kids love it too!  

I think we could all make a meal out of corn on the cob.

One item on my summer bucket list is to stop at a roadside stand to buy farm fresh corn on the cob.  I am betting that my little piggies will love picking out their own ear of corn!

Splash Park Fun

My mom and I took the kids down to Bass Street landing today for a picnic and sprinkler play!

Olivia was so excited!! She ran around the house all morning screaming "we're going to a splash park, we're going to a splash park".

Finn had no problem getting wet, he even tried drinking from the water spout.  That didn't turn out too well for him.

I don't know what's up with my camera, it's focusing the wrong things when I snap the picture so I apologize for the blurriness today.

Backyard Camping

Daddy and Olivia went camping this weekend!  Well, backyard camping.

We put up the tent, roasted some marshmallows, and enjoyed the lovely weather we've been having.

Finn and I were fair-weather fans and slept in the house.  Olivia and Dad lasted all night outside in the tent.

It wasn't very extravagant, but Olivia had a blast.

Olivia is begging to put the tent back up, I sure hope she wants Dad back in there with her.

{He refuses to go down the slide on his bottom}

{The boy and his Tonka}

{Liv giving Finn hitting advice}

{I think we need call Papa over to help!}

{Roasting Marshmallows with Daddy}

{MMMMM good}

4th Of July Celebrations

Happy 4th of July!

We have certainly enjoyed our extended weekend.

We started Friday morning off with a 4th of July parade.  The kids loved it and made a major haul in the candy department.  I think we will still have enough for the trick or treaters by the time Halloween rolls around!

{Checking out her loot}

After the parade and naps we went over to Gramma and Papa's house for a cook out.  The kids had a blast playing in the water table and eating their cheese burgers, potato salad, baked beans and blueberry pie.  There's nothing more American than that!

{Nothing like a little hose water}

We decided to take the kids to their first fireworks show this year.  It started a little late for our taste.  To me, dusk does not mean 9:45 for a start time!  Anywho.....the kids loved it.  They ooohhhhed and aaaahhhhhed at everything.  Liv had fun telling me what color each firework was.  Finn even loved it so much he took his pacifier out to say wow every time he saw something he liked.

{Finn waiting patiently for the fireworks to start...Dad, not so much}

{Watching a movie before the fireworks}

{When did he get so big?}

{Who thought we would have to bring blankets and jackets to a 4th of July fireworks show?}

Baby Zander's First Trip to Iowa

We had a few visitors this past weekend.  Auntie Jessie, Uncle David and Zander came down to play.

The kids had so much fun playing with Zander, Olivia even tried to teach him how to crawl.

Baby Z is 9 months old and just the sweetest baby around!  We loved having them down.

Saturday we spent the morning in Le Claire.  We went to the American Pickers shop, walked around the downtown area, visited the distillery, and even found a cute little wine store.

After naps we introduced Zander to the baby pool.  I think he enjoyed his first swim.

Make it rain Daddy.

Plotting her revenge.

Baby Zander's first swim.

Finn wondering where the baby went

Why not combine your two loves, eating and swimming

That's one tuckered baby

Summer's First Swim

We finally brought out the baby pool this weekend.  The kids enjoyed swimming and splashing all weekend long.

Don't worry, he will get her back one day!

Finley had fun pushing his car around the yard.  He almost enjoyed this more than getting sprayed with the hose.

I can't wait until the big pool is finished and we can all enjoy a little swimming!