What's Up......

Jace and Lexa have been busy bees as of late. Fun fun in the summertime is their middle name! 

Fun at a Buck's baseball game. He got to dash for quarters after the game. There were 1,000 quarters spread on the field and the kids got to run around and pick up as many as possible. It was reminiscent of the Easter Egg Hunt. Jace got 1 quarter.....

A trip to the zoo! Jace rode a pony. Lexa did not. She wanted to. Then she didn't. Then she did. Then she didn't. You get the idea. In the end she didn't.

They took a trip to look for fossils with their friends Gaige and Carlie. It was a hike with rock climbing and digging.

Not your typical rock climbing pose but Mommy never claimed Lexa wasn't one of a kind.

They found tons of fossils! Apparently there was ocean life here 375 million years ago. Who knew?!

Picnic at the park with Lilly. On a perfect day! But a tad bright apparently.

Trip to Iowa City to meet Grandma and Fabulous Aunt Kay. The company explains the giant chocolate milkshake. It never fails.

Mommy loves a good road trip to the middle of nowhere to find a hole in the wall restaurant. This would be Jace and Lexa at a diner in the middle of nowhere northern Iowa. It was pretty good. Minus the absence of pie. Why does one go to a diner with no pie??

And finally...Marathon For a Month t-shirts. Check them all out! Thanks to everyone who participated!

Colorado/South Dakota 2013

Jace and Lexa had a Colorado/South Dakota adventure last week. They were able to hang with their cousins and Great Aunt Rita. Mommy isn't even gonna attempt to waste time with commentary because there are too many pictures to view! Starting NOW!

Lexa and Braylon enjoying a little shaving cream bath. Enjoying may be an understatement...

2 peas in a pod

Lexa wore Braylon's clothes (and shades apparently) much of the trip

Doing a little boot shopping with Mommy at a pit stop on the Loooong drive home

Cousins!!!

Playing with their dolls....aww Braylon..

Lexa was able to hit the American Girl Store for the first time. She was thrilled!! Ok Mommy was more thrilled but Lexa loved it too.

Group shot of the crazies

Panning for gold with Grandpa Steve

Watching a movie at Ghost Town.

After eating at a BBQ place in Colorado Springs, they broke out in dance. Where did they come from?!

Dino museum

She loves her some Maveric!

She even let him do her hair......

A group of wacky kids!

Checking out the Cat in the Hat at Storybook Land in South Dakota

Santa was there too. If only Jace wasn't so serious

Touching a snake at Reptile Gardens

And an extremely large tortoise...like 400 lbs large. And upon closer inspection Mommy is noticing she caught Lexa in mid step....on the poor thing's leg.

Driving through Bear Country

This is actually a trash can. But Jace can even make a trash can look cute.

At a bar in South Dakota. Lexa fits right in.

Herd of buffalo on the side of the road...

Showing how tired they were while waiting for a train through the Black Hills.

On the train....the smile lets Mommy know this picture was taken BEFORE she dropped her stuffed animal out the window....

Last picture of the trip....off Rita's porch right before departure.

That's all folks!

Pardon the Interruption.....

Once again summer fun has interrupted your normally scheduled blog. To be honest, if it weren't for t-ball, Mommy would have absolutely no idea what day it was 90% of the time. So, here you are....a little recap of recent events.....

Lilly came over to play. Lexa was missing her BFF so it was excitement all around. Jace has a soft spot for her too.

First little big league baseball game....whatever that means. Not major or minor league but the leagues that are close. Mommy so wants him to take on her love of baseball. Mostly so she can go to more Cubs games. So far, it doesn't hold a candle to karate. The $1 hotdogs were a hit though! Oh and Jace liked them too....

Can anyone say heart throb? Or cop? Either one....

Lexa and Lilly....such silly friends.

This picture sums up the last month. If you will note, Mommy is lounging on the side. Something that she is able to do more and more frequently. She is not complaining!

Jace lost his 2nd tooth! During the annual celebration in town no less. Will it ever get less exciting?!

Lexa and Lilly partying in the park. They ate and danced like  nobody's business.

And a semi horrible shot of the face painting. Jace is black spiderman and Lexa has a puppy on her cheek.

In other non-photographed news, Jace's school had a float in the parade on Saturday. It was pouring down rain but everyone was a trooper and forged on. Until Lexa ate 2 donuts, a hot dog, a banana, a granola bar, and smarties...before 11 am. About halfway through the parade she told Mommy her tummy hurt. You have never seen Mommy stop a parade float so fast....all she could picture was Lexa vomiting in front of thousands of people on a float. A quick drop off at the gas station bathroom and all was good...in case you were curious.

Until next time!