Slip-N-Slide!

They've improved the slip-n-slide since I was a kid.
This was fun!

We are actually on our way to Alaska via the farm for a night.
This provided some cool entertainment!

Fourth of July Festivities

Fireworks. . .

Fun Gifts . . .
(Jeanne made a quilt with photos
of Grandma and Grandpa on it.)

Family Picnics. . .
(We got to know our cousins from Texas better.)

and a Full House!
(The house started to fill up starting on Wednesday, July 1.
Everyone started coming for the family reunion on Saturday.
It was a lot of fun to be able to get reacquainted for several days!)

Girls Night Out

Sydney invited her friends to a movie, Kit Kittridge in lieu of a birthday party. The girls had a great time at a sweet movie.

Cleaning our House

We are spending many Saturdays at our new house. No, it isn't finished yet; however, we are cleaning up after the construction crews. Here is our first meal in our kitchen!

Man Heaven

We got to go out and eat with Marc and Katy a few weeks ago.
We all wanted to try something new, so we went to El Gaucho Steakhouse.

We were given a stick with green on top and red on bottom. As long as the green end was up, the waiters knew to continue bringing the meat. They would bring a new meat out about every 5-10 minutes. They told us there would be 18 different types! I think we made it to 10. It was a very unique experience that the guys loved! (Katy and I enjoyed it, too.)

Gram's House

Then it was off to Gram's house.

After lunch, we headed to the zoo. They loved the tiger.
The zoo was so nice! I was impressed.

It was the perfect day to go since it was so mild.

After the zoo, we went to the house to run in the sprinkler.

Kids just don't mind being cold!

Then, we ordered pizza and vegged out with a movie!

Here are the "veggers" watching Veggie Tales!

Papa's Farm

I decided to take the kids out to western Kansas for a few days.

The kids had a great time roaming the land!

They rode the combine. . .

. . . built forts. . .

. . . chopped wood. . .

. . . became animal lovers. . .

. . . rode the go-cart. . .

(This is what we are going to call "farm skiing"!)

. . . scared the cows away. . .

. . . and just had a great time being dirty, smelly and cold!

Notice the oversized t-shirts. Who would have thought that western Kansas in June

would be 60-70 degrees?! These were our make-shift jackets. :)