Let the Trips Begin!

My parents are officially back in Nebraska!  Landon, Avery and I went there one afternoon to hang out with my mom.  My dad was in Kansas working for a couple days so we missed him.  However, Landon had a BLAST!!!  He will definitely create lots of memories there.  

Enjoying our lunch outside.

The water is high again as their road to the river is completely covered.  

Getting ready to take a ride to see the llamas.  

My parents' neighbor has a llama farm which was way cool and it was just down the road so we hopped in the Polaris and headed that way.  We have our own personal zoo!  

They also had goats   

and donkeys!  

There are also a couple peacocks on the property. This white one was gorgeous.  

Avery loved being outside too; watching all the action!  

We definitely had a tired and dirty boy on the way home that evening.  He is now looking forward to spending a week there here shortly.  

Derby Season

It's derby season again and Kurtis has been working really hard to get the car ready.  Once again Kurtis is doing all the building and designing and Drew will be driving it!  Their first competition will be at Annevar in Ravenna on June 21st!  

Head appointment

Today we had Avery's head appointment. At her 6 mo checkup the doctor was concerned about the growth and shape. There was a pertruding spot on the right side above her ear and the back was flatter than normal. So 6 weeks later we headed back to check growth. She said the main thing she was watching for was making sure everything was symmetrical. Her ears and eyes looked fine (in line) which is part of it too. At this point the dr said she would not be a significant candidate for a helmet!!!! The dr said her head had shown great change since our last visit. I was so relieved!

Other information:
17 lbs. 9 oz
28 inches long

Danger Game

Landon has been dying to go to a Danger game.  Each week when Daddy goes he always asks if he can go to.  A free weekend finally came up so we found a babysitter for Avery and headed to the game against Sioux Falls.  We started up in the 16th row but after the first quarter ended up going to the ground level.  I sat in the 2nd row with Eli and Ike (Drew's boys) while Landon floated between Daddy and I.

Landon kept saying that when he gets bigger he is going to play with them.  

Of course had a take a picture with Bones.  

A little boys dream came true that night too. At halftime Kurtis heads out onto the field and plays catch with the audience.  Landon headed out there with him and threw his little football up to the crowd too.  He would catch it, throw it, run around a little, etc. He looked so cute out there.  

Landon absolutely LOVED his first Danger experience.  He talked about it from the moment we left the arena until he fell asleep that night. We'll have to look at going to more games next year.   

Harmon Park

The kids and I headed to Kearney one afternoon to meet up with my parents to pick up Wally.  My mom first met us at Target so we could do some shopping so my dad took Wally to the park and waited for us where it was cool.  After shopping we spent some time at Harmon Park.  Landon loved all the paths, bridges and waterfalls.  I always remember it being one of my favorite places as a child and I still love spending time there.  

"Come on Grandma; this path!"

Taking his time on the "little" bridge. 

Growing up my parents and aunts always used to tell me that a witch lived in the castle. My mom ended up telling Landon the same thing.  He kept knocking to see if she was home.  No luck this time!  

My happy girl!  

Photo Dump!

We have absolutely loved being outside this summer!  We have made multiple trips to Kids Kingdom and the park up the street.  We have also just spent time in our backyard.  

Gotta love Avery's crazy hair!  

The week our floors were being done we camped out in the basement the entire week.  Before bed Landon and daddy did their stretches.  

 Getting our stairs refinished has been on our list for a couple of years.  We asked Mike to do it last summer but we got forgotten so we tried again this summer.  Our staircase and walkway flow nicely together now.  Our next step is to paint the staircase and we are one step closer to having our house complete.   

Landon learned how to potty in the bushes!  I love how he pulls his pants completely down!  

New haircut!  

First tooth!  

Landon has hated swimming but he was excited to go one day when we walked to the park.  So, we walked back home grabbed our suits and went back.  He started off pretty reserved, but eventually turned into a little fish.  

First week of running/walking is complete and I survived.  I downloaded an app that tells me when and how much to walk/run, an app that tracks my distance and an app that plays fun running music.  I started off by doing it in the mornings before Kurtis went to work but 6:30 a.m. was getting old so now I alternate mornings and evenings.