SIOUX FALLS ZOO

7.15.09

Mom & Jes were talking yesterday - & since Mom didn't have anyone lined up to watch me today - we got to go to the ZOO!!!

Let's GO!!!

I did not walk around the zoo - I RAN!

We got to ride on a train....

& a carousel!!

Fed the goats...

I tried to give McKenna a ride :)

Lookin at the giraffe....


Thanks for meeting us at the zoo - we had a GREAT time!!!! Hope to see ya soon :)

FAT CATERPILLAR

7.13.09

Mom found a caterpillar at Gramp Ervin's today - so she kept it in a coffee container for me to see. As soon as I saw him I started calling him "Fat Caterpillar." Many of you have probably read The Very Hungry Caterpillar - one of my favorite books!!

I took him everywhere - we went to the garden to get him some fresh leaves to eat.

I gave him some lettuce, bean & tomato leaves - & a stick!

There he is in his happy new home :)

(Fat Caterpillar slept on my dresser that night. In the morning I said "Wake up Fat Caterpillar!!" & I also read him Goodnight Moon - I showed him the pictures, that is the best part.)

I will keep you posted as to when he turns into a butterfly!!! Mom says he will probably be a hawk moth - that sounds cool too :)

BULLY BULLHEAD PARADE

7.11.09

I went to my first parade today!! I saw all sorts of cool stuff - fire trucks, horses....

That is me with Emily. The Schany girls met us there - Rachel stayed home to take a nap though :(

I did figure out the whole candy thing - I got a pretty good bag full too :)

NAP TIME

7.5.09

I actually took a nap on the boat today. I think I was worn out after my busy day yesterday. (I do wear my life jacket ALL the time - Mom & Dad let me take it off when I laid down.)

4TH OF JULY

7.4.09

We had a busy 4th even though the weather wasn't the best. First, we went to a park for lunch with the Essick side - Chloe & Bella were back too!! Then, Mom, Dad & I went for a bike ride around Lost Island - thanks for letting us try out your bike trailer Aunt Kristi & Uncle Brian!! Then, we had supper with the Harves side - Uncle Allen was home!! Finally, we went to the fireworks back at Lost Island - Mom said I didn't blink once. They put on a pretty good display there!! I fell asleep about 2 miles down the road :) (Mom was really slacken with the pictures!!)

2 1/2

6.24.09

I will be 2 1/2 on the 28th!!

Pictures of me being me .... I found my hat & mittens in a drawer when I was getting my PJ's on :) I had fun wearing them around!!

LET'S GO RACING!!!!

6.21.09

I got to go to the Iowa Corn Indy 250 for the 3rd year!!! Grampa Richard got us tickets again for being on the Iowa Corn Promotion board - THANKS Gramp!!!!

I am totally into engines right now!!! Check out that one - it is from a NASCAR car!

AIR SHOW

6.14.09

We went to the Flagfest air show!!!!

That is me with the Fisher cousins :)

Of course, I had to check out the beans along the runway - the stand was just OK & they have some weed pressure :)

CLABORNS

6.13.09

We met the Claborns up at the lakes for a fun filled day!!

We started off with a bike ride - that's me & McKenna

We rode bikes up to Spirit Lake & stopped at a park before turning back. The digger things were the BEST!!!!

I think Dad likes them too :)

Thanks for the push Shannon!

Hope you had a GREAT birthday weekend Jess - we sure had fun!!!

Saying goodbye.....

Maybe you should move back to IA :) How do two people from Texas & Missouri end up in MN?!?

LE CLAIRE

6.11.09

Uncle Chris, Aunt Sarah, Chloe & Bella moved again!! We went down to check it out. They are right outside the quad cities in an awesome "small" town. Since we drove all that way & they are minutes from the John Deere pavilion they took us down there for lunch. I tried to have a great time - I got sick on the ride down & the next day & the next day :( Looking forward to going back - you guys have an awesome new home!