Grandma Marilyn's 60th

This weekend we celebrated Grandma Marilyn's 60th a little early, hiring a boat on the Mississippi in Muscatine.

Father's Day & Grandma Becky's Visit

Grandma Becky visited Father's Day weekend. She had a great time getting to know Amelia's quirks, schedule and language. Amelia even managed to impress us all by adding two-syllable words to her repertoire (outside and picture).

Daddy got Twins hats for him and Amelia for Father's Day in preparation for our trip to Minneapolis to see a game in late July.

England vs USA

Well the result was good for Kevin and Amelia. . . Kate's not so happy.

Amelia was all decked out in her England shirt and USA flip flops ready for the big game. 1-1 was probably what the poor conflicted girl wanted.

The flip flops didn't last long so Kevin put them by the TV for "luck". Kate preferred the score in this picture.

Tom's Birthday

Tom turned two this weekend (not sure where that time went). He had a tractor themed party and we had a great time. Amelia and Tom play so nicely together (for now) and had fun inside and out.

Gardening

This weekend we've been digging beds and planting in our front yard. Amelia "helped" and we're pretty pleased with the result.

Suzie & Tom Visit

Suzie, Tom & Diane (Tom's other Grandma) came for a couple of days to help Lindsay (Tom's Aunt) move into Mum's basement for a few weeks. Tom and Amelia had a great time chasing around Mum's house and investigating the toilet. Subsequent introduction of the potty was rapidly dismissed by Amelia. Their trip ended with a customary visit to the Cheesecake factory.

Baking Cookies

It's funny how we tend to get some of the best movies of Amelia when she's up past her bedtime (and in her penguin pajamas).

After taking even longer than usual to (not) go to sleep we caved and let her come downstairs for a while. She decided to bake us cookies . . . .