Hot, Hot, Hot...

Our weather this past week has been in the 110's. As one of our radio dejays says "one hundered and HOT" because at this point, degrees don't really matter. Yesterday we went to Marly's birthday party, a friend from Mack's babysitter. It was held at a local tumbling gym - we all had fun, Mack especially had a great time bouncing around with the kids.


Today we went swimming with our friend Barbara, we had fun and can't wait till next time!

Mack chillin' in the pool :)


I have three more weeks of school until the end of the year, my last day is August 6. Then we have about three weeks off before the new school year begins. I can't wait for a little break. During the week Mack goes to Anna's house three days while Scott has football practice, the other two days are 'guys' days - I think they have so much fun together! I hope you all are doing well! Have a GREAT week!




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Summer Days!

Visit to Reno

Last weekend we drove to Reno to visit Grandma Laura and Loren.  It was so nice to see our family - Mack really enjoyed spending time with Grandma!  The weather was beautiful while we were there.  We drove up to Lake Tahoe on the 4th of July and then enjoyed fireworks in Carson City that evening.  Here are some pictures from our trip.

         



The first pic is from the sofa in the picture window at Scott's mom's house.  The second is a road sign that we thought was funny - I've always called them speed bumps.  :)



           

               Mack and Grandma Laura






































   


 

This is a picture of Scott as a baby and Mack's 9 month picture is in the corner.  For those of you who wonder who Mack looks most like... this will leave you with no doubt. :)

We really enjoyed our trip.  
Thanks Laura and Loren!!!

Happy Father's Day

Dads are...patient, strong, kind, fun, loving, generous, providers, teachers, coaches, tough, brave, gentle, wise, dedicated, smart, dependable, funny, reliable...absolutely amazing!

Scott you are the BDE, thanks for all you do!!!

We had a fun weekend relaxing by the pool.  I go back to school tomorrow - I cannot believe how quick a month of vacation passes!  Have a great week!

  

Pool rats :)

Visiting Grandma & Grandpa Graves

We just returned from our trip to Iowa.  We had so much fun and are very rested and relaxed!  We got to spend lots of time with our family and visit some friends.  When we go home I tend to be very selfish with time and prefer to stay planted at Mom & Dad's house.  Since Mack doesn't get to see them often I just like to watch them bond and enjoy their time together.  I am sorry for not getting together with more friends and I promise to do better on our next visit!

We arrived and Mack made himself right at home!  He waltzed around like he owned the place.  Grandma had lots of toys and books for him.  She took time off work to stay home and play.  Grandpa kept Mack happy with frequent peanuts from his shirt pocket.  Every time Grandpa would come in the house Mack would go to the entertainment center and point to the can of peanuts on top...Grandpa would reach in his shirt pocket and give Mack one.

Everyday after breakfast Mack would get his shoes and take them to whoever was willing to put them on.  Some days we had to distract him because of the rain, but we were able to spend a lot of time outside.  He loved the cats!  He would run up to one laying on the deck - stop, squat, and shout with excitement... the cats of course ran away.  They eventually got used to each other and he was able to pet a few of them. Mack also loved to see the cows up close... he would moo & point.

Mack was very affectionate while we were visiting.  He started giving big squeezes for hugs and he started giving out kisses freely.  Grandma & Grandpa got a good night kiss before bedtime.  And one day he was especially loving w/ Grandma (I think this was because it gave her so much joy).

Here are some pictures from our visit.  Enjoy!

       Mom & Mack watching planes at the airport before takeoff.

                  playing in the water w/ grandpa

                    bubble fun w/ grandma

          enjoying wagon rides w/ Ike & Drew

 

 walking w/ grandma

                       ... and uncle George

                    feeding cows w/ grandpa

                                      buddies

                                                                              

                         giving grandma kisses

                           a day @ the pool

                            baseball game

                              1st haircut

                 enjoying powdered donuts :)

5 gallons of fun!!

   

Water table purchased @ Babies R Us = $40   

5 gallon bucket from local farm store  =  $ 3

      Mack's enjoyment   =   PRICELESS!

 

Enjoying the farm

Mack must have known it was our last day on the farm.  He wondered around the yard for almost 2 hours!  He was everywhere...and, of course, I was following close behind with my camera.  I got some amazing pics of his explorations.  We really enjoyed our time with our family and can't wait for the next visit!