From the Heart of a Horstmann

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

We've had some pretty lazy days around here... and we're loving it!

Elody showing off her cute little hat.

Oh how I love those big blue eyes and those chubby little cheeks!

My sweet little girls sharing a very sweet moment.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

More pics

I posted an album on the right side with more pictures from Hyannis, the ranch, and the park in North Platte. Click on the picture of Camryn on the tractor to see all the pics.

This was Elody's first trip to Grandma and Granddad's and to the ranch. Unfortunately she is a little too young to enjoy it but I think everyone enjoyed getting to see her. Elody's newest talent is that she can hold her own bottle. I'm sure nobody else cares about this but it makes life much easier in general for us and certainly makes traveling easier.

Apparently Elody had a bit too much excitement for the day and decided to take a little nap in the middle of the living room .

One more picture of Camryn's fun at the ranch. There were two cows in the corral that Camryn got to see. I think she liked them more than they liked her. The cows ran away when Camryn came over. She kept yelling through the fence "cows, come here" and then she would moo at them. I don't know if she thought that she should be speaking in their language or what, but it was quite funny. Later she got to see more cows when she went with daddy and Uncle Bob and drove through the pasture to find a tractor.

Fun times at the ranch

This was Camryn's first trip to the ranch since she was only 5 months old so it was her first time to really explore.

First thing when we got to the ranch she spotted a tractor. I don't know why this child is obsessed with tractors but she is. I guess if Grandpa Jack has to have so many granddaughters he ought to at least get one with the same interests as him. Anyway... she was very excited to get to finally sit on a tractor.

Then she discovered the 4-wheeler. I think she would have taken off for a cruise if we would have let her.

Unfortunately for her, she only got to ride with dad or mom. But she really liked that too!

Then the highlight of the trip... Camryn got to ride with Uncle Bob in a "Big Tractor" (as she calls it).

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.