It was so much fun we had to go back...

On our way home from Grandma and Granddad's we stopped at Fort Cody Park again. This time the rides were going and Camryn had even more fun I think.


We started on the carousel since she has been on it before and it doesn't scare mommy too much.


Next she talked us into the Ferris wheel, which of course made us more nervous than Camryn. She was so funny though because she would just sit there and wouldn't act like she was having any fun but then she would get off and tell us all about it. "Up, down, up, down..." in the words of Camryn (including the arm motions of course!)


Then of course we couldn't miss riding the train.


Then she saw kids on the another ride and had to try it. I am still surprised that I would let her on it but we did and it went very fast (well fast for a 2 year old at least). She kind of looked like she might throw up the whole time and when she got off she walked a little funny. Needless to say we went back and rode all the other rides again but not this one.

Camryn's new favorite park!

On our way to Grandma and Granddad's this weekend we stopped at Fort Cody Park in North Platte and Camryn had a blast. Camryn has had a love for trains since she was very young so it was very exciting to see a real train up close.

I'm not sure if she looks really small or if the train just looks really big! She really liked being able to go inside the train and even pretend to drive. Mommy and Daddy really liked that Camryn is getting old enough to enjoy things like this. It is so much fun to watch her explore new things and get excited about them.

Fun in the Sun

Camryn loves to be outside. Here are some of my favorite recent pics. She found an ant... she's obsessed with bugs!
Her new sprinkler is pretty funny!


Showing off her piggies! (Yes she finally has enough hair that she is starting to look like a girl)

Elody's new favorite toy

Elody has discovered her feet! I had to take her socks off of her because they were soaking wet!
She has been trying to get them for a while but now can successfully chew/suck on her toes! Kinda gross but at the same time it's pretty cute.

Updates and videos

I cannot believe how fast both of the girls are growing, Camryn had another birthday and Elody is already 4 1/2 months old! They are both growing and changing every day and I hate that I miss so much.

Elody has been sick this week and got to spend two days home with daddy. The girls also got to stay home one day with their Grandma Teresa. On Wednesday Elody finally rolled over from her back to her front and I actually did see it. Daddy and Tonya both say that they haven't seen her do it so I think I actually got to see the first time! Elody has also started eating cereal (but has also stopped for a bit because of being sick). It won't be long and she will start on veggies too!

Camryn is still a little ball of fire. She never slows down and would be perfectly content to live outside. She recently has learned all of her letter sounds which I of course am very proud of. We just hope that she doesn't forget them. She used to be able to count to 10 perfectly and now always seems to mess it up. I guess we still have a few years until kindergarten so I'm not too worried.

As for me, I am finally able to catch up on all of this since summer school ended yesterday. And since I am not teaching this fall (as far as I know right now) I will be able to see many more "firsts" for both of my girls. Hopefully our house will sell someday and we will be able to move back to Hastings so the girls will be able to get to know their cousins better.

There isn't much to say about Brian I guess. He is still making the long drive to Minden everyday and will hopefully finish up his work for Orthman's soon. I think he enjoys being outside as much as Camryn, which works out well for her, but I think he would probably rather go golf than blow bubbles. Although he seems to enjoy that too.

I am putting a couple videos on so everyone can see how much both of the girls have grown, I hope you enjoy!


We are putting this one on here for those of you who don't get to see Camryn very often. Her new favorite activity is playing in the water, ANY WATER! I still can't watch her play in the water without remembering her last year in her little pool, she was a tank! I think she weighed the same amount as now but was half as tall.

Also I finally got her on video telling us some of the letter sounds. She of course had better things to do and would not do all of them for us.

Elody's video

After being sick all week it was nice to see Elody back as her old self tonight. She was in a VERY GOOD MOOD so we thought we would share the video. Please excuse Camryn though... she has hit the stripping stage and isn't always fully dressed :)

Camryn is TWO!

Camryn's 2nd birthday was Saturday and she had a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse birthday party. She did pretty good for only being two but I think she would have enjoyed the day a little more if it hadn't been cold outside. I thought it was supposed to be warm in June!!!


Camryn was fascinated by the fire...


and she blew out the candles... a couple times


she was very excited when she blew them out!


she was thrilled with all the clothes and books she got ;)


and Elody enjoyed the day too!