|| This girl loves sleeping on her tummy and often can be found with her legs stuck between the crib slats. I love walking into her pretty room to stare at her peacefully sleeping.
|| Our trip to Council Bluffs and all three of them falling asleep. 1... 2... 3...
|| Lots of hotel rooms this year...
|| A date with my boys to Menchies after hair cuts and lunch.
|| I took one afternoon pool day for myself this summer!
|| Golf course nights while Brandon worked on his putting.
|| Jaden participated in a strength and conditioning course this summer. It was designed by physical therapists to teach proper technique to growing athletes!
|| Cody and I took our girl out on the town while the boys were at VBS one night. Kaitlyn loved the outdoor dining, downtown vibes.
|| Loved watching our vines grow and bloom.



|| A night on the party deck, taking in a baseball game with all you can eat hot dogs, burgers and beer.






|| Visits to Nana and Papa's house

|| She loves going down slides and swinging at any park we take her to.
|| The BEST email to receive!
|| Slow mornings at home...


|| Walks through campus. Can't wait to do it again when the leaves change.
|| Trampoline hangs on lazy summer nights.
|| Jaden and Cody's trip to Kansas City for basketball. Cody Facebook-lived every game for me so we could watch him play from our living room all weekend long!
|| Just too cute!!
|| Admiring one of our frequent backyard visitors.
|| That one time she tolerated her life jacket for all of 10 seconds...
|| The most gorgeous double-rainbow night.
|| Her first ponytail!

|| A birthday party for our girl at daycare.
|| Soccer swim camp week with Uncle James!
|| Stories and kisses for her baby. :)
|| A weekend in Wisconsin Dells.
|| Cuddles with Daddy and big brother before bed.
|| A double date night with James and Cassi. We ate the most delicious Indian food and then enjoyed drinks and desserts downtown.
|| Fit to Hit Camp at CFHS.
|| New neighborhood friends and time with cousins.
|| Doughnuts on campus before a stop at UNI football practice and an afternoon spent on the lazy river.
|| S'mores and swings and rock skipping. These are a few of our favorite things.
|| The start of crazy season.
|| Pictures from daycare that made productivity rather difficult for the rest of the day!
|| UNI tailgates and neighborhood block parties. Summer, that's a wrap!
































































