Fun in the sun

We made another trip to Illinois this past weekend for a family wedding.  My brother and his family were in from Iowa, and my sis was down from Chicago too.  It was a great time.  We played outside quite a bit.  Since the temp was in the upper 90s the whole time, Grandma picked up a fun sprinkler and slip and slide.  Lena's cousin Jalynn helped get her interested in the water, but Maddie was content watching from the side lines.

I have been giving my dad a hard time, because he has been doing a lot of mole hunting lately.  They are tearing up his yard, so he has almost made a hobby out of catching them.  He thought he would teach David's boy Richard how to get them.  One of the pictures is Richard bringing back the mole that him and Grandpa killed...he is showing it to the girls who were a little less than thrilled.

The end of the trip was a little sad.  My Grandpa had to be moved from his assisted living to a nursing home.  We all know it is the best and safest thing for him, since he was wandering out of the assisted living.  He is getting settled into his new place, and he is adjusting well.

Maddie and Lena each have two of their two year old molars in.  Maddie was super cranky for part of our trip, so, once again,  I am going to blame it on teething.

  The new things the kids are learning are so cool!  They are starting to recognize emotions.  They say, "Crying! Sad!" when they hear or see someone cry.  When someone is smiling they say, "Happy!"  They are figuring out mad too.  It is so fun to watch them learn this stuff!