Take a picture of the princess.

After taking a picture of Grant in his new hat and mittens, Alexa said "okay, now take a picture of the princess!" Who can argue with that? So, here is the picture of our princess (also enjoying her new hat and mittens - Aunt Meghan helped pick them out so they're extra special ;o) Don't worry, Alexa is wearing her Hawkeye t-shirt underneath the sweatshirt!

Hawk's Day

Go Hawkeyes!! Here's our big boy sportin' his Iowa gear. Ready to play outside, he was really enjoying his new hat and gloves for fall (he kept clapping his hands together and smiling ;o) Nothing like a Saturday at home with tons of college football to watch!!

happy boy

Grant is one of the happiest and easy-going kids I've met. He giggles and squeals with delight at anything he finds entertaining. Above, Grandpa is doing "raspberries" on Grant's neck - he kept coming back for more and could barely stand because he was laughing so hard!! Too cute.
Buckle up!! Dad kept pushing the accelerator, causing Grant to lurch forward (safe, I know...) Anyway, Grant just couldn't get over how hilarious it was - good thing he's still in diapers, I'm pretty sure he peed his pants with excitement! Ha!

birthday fun

We celebrated Maci Jo's 5th birthday this weekend. She is my sweet niece. Included in the group photo are (l-r): Jersey, Ezra, Mackie (also my niece), Grant, Lucia, Maci (birthday girl!), Alexa and Carter. Fun was had by all - especially Grant, who could not get enough of this motorized car!!! The baby pictured is Bree's newest addition, my beautiful niece, Cady Rose. She is a sweetheart!!

Labor Day Fun!

We took a trip to Bloomfield over Labor Day weekend. Grant fished from the boat for the first time (I use the term "fish" very loosely - he mostly wanted to get in the water...) We had tons of fun and, for the record, I caught the biggest fish of the weekend. We also took a short tour of some of Grandpa's tractors - which all of us enjoyed - and I actually drove the Kubota quite a bit.

cute girl

Here is a pic of my sweet girl, Alexa. I could seriously snuggle her all day long!!

caught it!

Can you see me???? Grant enjoys the bug catcher for reasons other than catching bugs!! You can also see the blue shovel in it too - it's his favorite toy these days (he even went to bed with it last night... later to be snatched up by mom ;o)

can you pass me the soap?

Grant's new "hobby" is washing his hands!! Actually, I'm pretty sure his goal is to get his clothes as wet as possible and make as many big splashes as he can - without getting caught!! He really thinks he's big when he uses Sister's step-stool. I think so too.

the golf ball

I'm not sure if this falls into a "talent" category... Grant is able to fit a whole golf ball into his mouth! He actually enjoys walking around the house like this. He can almost close his lips around it - Alexa is a little miffed because she can't get a golf ball past her teeth. Yea, I'm pretty sure this counts as a talent.

backpack view

A

first day of preschool

Here is my "big" girl on her first day of preschool!!! It went very well - neither of us cried (though I was fighting off tears as I left the building.) She was so excited and brave, Clint and I couldn't have been more proud of her!!! She keeps reassuring me that no matter how big she gets, she'll always be my baby. I can live with that ;o)