Kansas State Fair

Monday we decided to go to the fair. The temperature was only 57 degrees so we bundled up! We walked around and looked at different buildings. We always like to look at the Morton Building stuff to see if anything is new. We looked at lots of motorcycles too!

Cheyenne liked the four wheeler!

Then we checked out all the animals. Cheyenne didn't want to feed the animals in the petting zoo.

When we told her we were going to the fair and would see animals she said, "See Giraffe?". I said "No, I don't think we'll see a giraffe". Well, there was a giraffe!

The baby goats were so cute!

Cheryl didn't get into the animals much. She just kept looking around.

We were lucky and went on a day where it was $1 to get in and $1 rides. We bought some ride tickets and all enjoyed a few rides.

When the carousal was going Cheryl just laughed! This was the only ride she got to go on.

Cheyenne and I rode on the caterpillar roller coaster. It's kind of fun to ride the kiddie rides again!

Cheryl enjoyed the whole afternoon!

Cheryl Crawling

Cheryl starting crawling a couple weeks ago. We could only get her to really crawl to either mine or Brittany's cell phone at the time. Now she crawls everywhere! She's starting to pull herself up too. She may not be crawling long! Time to get the gate out and make sure everything is baby proof again!

Girls Day Out

Yvonne & I decided we needed a girls day out. This was about the only weekend we could go since volleyball would be starting and she works some weekends. Earlier in the week we decided we'd get massages. I had received a gift card to HeadTurners in Hutch at Christmas so I thought maybe we'd try it out. We had appointments starting at 11:00. There was only one masseuse so we couldn't go at the same time. We both enjoyed our 30 minutes massages thoroughly. We decided we should do this about every 6 months or so. After looking at what all they have to offer we're going to make several hours out of it, facials, manicures, pedicures, massages! The possibilities are endless! After massages we went to eat at Chili's and then walked around the mall for a little bit. We had such a wonderful relaxing day! We can't wait until next time!

We didn't get a picture at HeadTurners but got one at the mall.

Having some fun!

Nap Time/Play Time

Cheyenne and I ran to the grocery store the other day, Cheryl was sleeping so we left her at home with Scott. When we got home this is what we saw...

If you can't tell, Scott is playing playstation (his new PS3!). No interuption of naptime or playtime! I guess Cheryl woke up and he just put her on his shoulder and she went back to sleep!

Playing

Cheyenne and Cheryl have been playing alot lately. Sometimes together, sometimes not. I'd like to share some of their play time with you.

Cheyenne reading to Cheryl

Cheyenne going up in the air on my feet!

Had to include a picture of the 3 of us! I don't have very many of these!

Cheyenne helping with laundry!

Playing with Dominic

Cheyenne riding in her car with her babies

Having fun with bubbles

Cheryl's first OREO cookie!

Feeding Sister

Now that Cheryl is eating baby food, Cheyenne likes to feed her. Sometimes I think it's just because she wants a bite! They both enjoyed this feeding!

Tooth

I was busy last week and didn't get it posted but Cheryl got her first tooth! It poked through on August 13th! You can see it a little more now. I will try to get a picture when she moves her tongue out of the way! Every time you try to look at it she sticks her tongue out! If you can make her smile or laugh and are looking for it you can see. it! Finally some of the fussyness is over but I know there will be more to come!

Big Girl

Cheyenne has finally been going on the big potty! Saturday I decided to just put big girl panties on her and set the timer and take her to the bathroom every 15 minutes. The first 2 times I took her it was too late. So I changed the timer to 12 minutes. She went! She didn't go everytime but she started understanding that she needed to go. She stayed at my mom's for awhile that evening while Cheryl and I went to church. My sister texted me and said Chey went poop on on the potty! We did it again on Sunday too! The girls and I went out and ate lunch with grandma and grandpa and Cheyenne didn't potty in her pants at all while we were out there. She even took a nap and stayed dry! We're finally getting somewhere! Yesterday she went to daycare with big girl panties on. They take them to the bathroom every hour. She stayed dry the entire day! They forgot to put a pull-up on her for naptime but she stayed dry and went when on the potty when she got up. She did well the rest of the day. Now we just need to work on her staying dry during the night. We're happy getting this far though! We're all excited for her! Cheyenne is a big girl!

Last day at the Lake

Today is our last day at the lake house. We had a good time with family these last few days. It was great weather to be at the lake. Cheyenne was sad to leave the water. We can't wait until next year when Cheryl will be enjoying the water.

Dustin loves Cheryl's big eyes!

The girls sleeping holding hands on the way home. All that swimming and boating wore them out!

Vacation is over and now it's back to the everyday grind. We enjoyed our days off though!

Tuesday in the Water

Tuesday morning the guys got up early and went fishing. Scott kept 4 fish, Dustin had 3 and Brodrick caught one. Here is Scott' fish.

Brodrick with his fish,


Cheyenne making Cheryl laugh.

Scott's grandpa was tired after a long morning of fishing so we didn't get the boat out that afternoon. We went down to the water to swim though. My cousins were there again and took us tubing. I got to tube with Lynnette. It was lots of fun! We didn't stay on very long the first time.

Scott playing with the boys on the tube.

They all 3 tried to get on it turned upside down. They didn't stay on too long!

Shannon showing Cheyenne how to draw in the sand.

Cheyenne and Shaylee playing in the sand and water.

We stayed down at the lake until 8:30 or so. It was an enjoyable day of swimming and tubing.

Monday on the Lake

Monday morning Cheryl was up early so I decided to take her for a walk around the houses. It was a beautiful morning. It was about 6:00 when we were walking and we walked every road hoping that when we got back someone else would be awake. Cheyenne was awake when we got back so I got her dressed and took her outside to play.

Dustin and Ashely arrived a little later that morning and we headed down to the lake to ride on the boat and go tubing. Scott's turn on the tube!

Dustin's turn on the tube.

He decided to turn around and ride.

Brodrick and Sam riding the tube. Brodrick is holding his nose because he's getting ready to fall off!

Cheyenne riding with daddy on the tube!

Giving Daddy some love on the tube!

Cheryl on the boat.

A video of Cheyenne riding the tube! She just sat there. They moved around a liitle bit and she wouldn't let go of Scott. She had fun! He told everyone all about riding on the tube when we got home. I tubed too but no one took any pictures! It was fun! I hadn't tubed for 3 years because 2 years I was pregnant and one year it was too cold. I was excited to finally get to tube!

After tubing we went back to the house for supper and then went back down to the water later.

Sam and Brodrick swimming.

My cousins came up from Colby with their boat. It was fun haning out with them too!

Cheyenne and Scott splashing in the water!

Cheryl liked the water and sand too. She would reach for the water as it came up to the shore. She also grabbed handfulls of sand. A couple times we caught her trying to put the sand in her mouth!

Cheryl sitting in the water. We couldn't find the infant life jacket so she didn't get into the water too far. I took her out a few times and let her get in the water more but not too much.

All that playing in the water wore her out!

They decided they would run into the water and see how far they could go before they fell. It was hilarious watching them!

Sunday at Papa's

Sunday we picked Scott up from work at 6 am and headed to Goodland. Scott wanted to work on the 70 Chevy to see if we could take it home. It was running but wouldn't stay running so he'll have to make another trip up there to bring it back. Nana was excited to see the girls! (and us too!)

The old car that was Nana's. Chey liked riding in it.

Sam enjoyed playing with the girls too. Cheyenne likes Aunt Sha Sha!

Cheyenne telling Papa she's ready to go to the lake and play in the water.

Sunday evening we headed up to Nebraska to the lake. Cheyenne was so excited to play in the water.

Here is a video of Cheyenne telling us what she's gonna do at the lake.