busy

Umm...we've been pretty busy this last week and a half...lots of things/activities have just added up.

Josh had last week off work...we did a lot of "stay-cationing"in Ames (heard someone use that term - ha!)...then Will ran a fever for a day...and then we traveled to Storm Lake/Okoboji for a few days.

Before we headed to SL, a yummy supper...complete with sweet corn, thoroughly enjoyed by Keatin and Will. :)

 

Josh snapped these next 2 on his phone...I kinda love them. :)

And before we left SL, Keatin and grandma needed a picture...complete with new dress and fuzzy crown from grandma. :)

 

We came back to Ames last Friday morning, and our wonderful friends - the Carlsons - came into town for the weekend on Friday night. Saturday morning, we all headed to The Berry Patch in Nevada to pick our own fresh blueberries and blackberries. It really is fun...and we left with 4 pounds of fresh fruit...but Trish and I decided we wouldn't want "fruit-pickin" to be our full-time job. :)

Lane and Will...Will would follow Lane around...it was cute. :)

 

This is what Will did during most of our picking session...ate the fruit. :)

Emerie and Keatin...a good team! (OK - not really, but a cute team.) :)

After our long weekend, I took these photos on Monday...after naps...after 3 hour naps! They had both napped with no clothes on...and were quite chipper when they woke up!

And can't quite remember when I snapped this picture, but this is a common position for Will...he is my boy that needs some "chill" time. :)

 

Oh...and on Wednesday, I decided to ride a little bit of RAGBRAI with my dad. We rode the last stretch of Day 4...about 22 miles. I had fun, despite the 102 degree heat! Josh keeps telling me I should do a whole day next year...I secretly think he kind of wants to do part of it...I think it would be fun if we did it together. :) Below are a few photos I snapped as we jumped on the RAGBRAI route just north of State Center!

We made it to Marshalltown! Yipee!