Fun at Grandma's

Mom and Mark kept the girls and Rowdy and Rusty one night, and all the kids had fun.  Lily got her baby time, and Ainsley got to play with Rowdy, so they both were loving it.

We were suppose to go to the Morgan County Fair's concert that night, but it poured that evening and the concert was cancelled.  Rowdy and Ainsley sure had fun after the rain, though.

I showed up the next morning to find Ainsley and Rowdy playing in the pond with Papa Mark.  Lily wouldn't step foot in it.  Finding "clams" was lots of fun.  They found quite a few and the bowl was getting full.

 

 

Lily finally cried and whined long enough that Grandma took her inside and gave her a bath.  It didn't take her long to find Rusty, who needed a bottle!

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

We ventured down to St. Louis one weekend to visit the zoo.  The girls were pretty excited that Uncle Jeremy, Aunt Kathleen, Jack and Lani were going with us.

Lily was right at the age where she thought she was too big for the stroller, but she was too little (and slow) to walk, so it made for a "fun" day.  I should also mention that it was scorching hot that day too!

Our guide for the day

 

 

Everyone was hot, tired, thirsty, and hungry when we left the zoo.

We decided to try Fitz's for lunch.  Their fried pickles, root bear, and cream soda were pretty tasty!  I ordered a root beer float for the girls to try, and Lily didn't know what to think of it.  She liked the ice cream on the top, though!

Lily loves her Lani!

Strawberries and Graduations

We had a few graduations this spring, and the girls enjoyed all the parties.  Jesse's high school graduation was a little too long for the girls, so Joel had to take them outside.  They had more fun there than the hot gym, anyway.

Twinning with Aunt Royce

The girls loved the cupcakes at Ryder's 8th grade graduation party and their awesome cousin Jack kept them entertained for a little while.

 

I took the afternoon off work one day and took the girls down to Hettick to pick strawberries.  We met Dad, and Ainsley was a little upset because we didn't go with Grandma Shelly (like we have in the past).  It's amazing the things she can remember!

McDonalds for lunch before strawberry picking