Fourth of July

Shelley helping with the little ones.

Cory, Sarah, and Krysten

watching the fireworks from the front yard, yes I am the geek posing:)

snug as a bug in a rug!

water ballon toss game





Holly in all her patriotic glory!

The kids had such a great time during the fourth of July! We had Cory and Sarah's family down from S.Dakota, and had our friends over for a BBQ. A lot of our neighbors were involved and we had yummy food, fun games, and had a great fireworks display. All the kids agreed it was the greatest fourth of July to date!

Nick fell asleep on a blanket on the ground during the fireworks, he was pretty wore out at the end of the day. Holly had a great time playing with all of her cousins and being outside. The older kids played with the Cornhole Game (a.k.a. beanbag game) that Richard built the day before. All in all it was a fabulous holiday, a real memory maker :)!

192000 firecrackers

We had a great 4th Cory and his family came down from S.D. and spent it with us. This video is of 192000 fire crackers going of and last about 45-55 secs. I am shocked that the fire dept. didn't get called because of the smoke. We filled 3, 30 gal. garbage cans.

Scary Clouds

This is the Wall Cloud right behind our house on Wednesday, June 11th. We were talking to our neighbor who was also on his back deck. This is the same line of stoms that went through the Little Sioux Scout Ranch 45 minutes north of here in Iowa. You can't see completely how the clouds were just turning above us. It looked like someone had a spoon and was just stirring the clouds. It was a little creepy to see this in the back of your home. That night 7 tornadoes were confirmed in the area.

Holly's Birthday in April

Life is a zoo

I told Nick to take a picture with the goat, I laughed when this is the part of the goat he wanted to pose with! :)

Nick has no fear of anything in the petting zoo.

Taking Time to rest and have a drink. The kids love the zoo.

track and field day

Staying Cool can be messy!

Matthew and his friend Brandon

Shelley takes time for a hug!

Dancing Queen

Shelley had her Dance recital in May. She did a great job. Her favorite is Clogging.