I'm back!

Jenna and I took a trip to visit my brother Scott, sister-in-law Kim, and niece Madison last weekend. I had a baby shower to go to and we figured it was a great opportunity to go spend time with them. We had a lot of fun and the girls did pretty well together for the most part. It's more of a love-hate relationship at this age!!


Here are some cute pictures from our visit...

The girls relaxing on the bench outside the pizza place as we waited for our table to be ready

Goofing around before breakfast

The girls really had a lot of fun together. We can't wait to see them again next weekend for Madison's 3rd Birthday Party!!

On Saturday morning Jenna had her first soccer practice. She's on a team with her pals Macie and Emma and they were adorable. Jenna did GREAT...she loved it! There are 7 kids on her team, four boys and the three girls. Jenna and the boys played for most of the hour. She was right there with them...stretching, kicking and running after the ball. Macie and Emma weren't as enthusiastic about the sport but I have a feeling they will come around as the weeks roll by. Their first game is next weekend!

Here are some pictures from practice on Saturday. Jenna is the one in pink with the bow in her hair....of course!

Stretching with the boys...

Doing "Cherry Pickers" (that sure brings back elementary school P.E. memories for me!!)

After practice...."GO RED BULLS!" (just Jenna and the boys again)
Jenna (in the middle) with her buddies Macie (left) and Emma (right):

Jenna getting attacked by Macie's little sister Delaney after practice

Also on Saturday, Jim and I celebrated our 5th anniversary. It seems like we are doing a lot of traveling lately so we decided to stay in town, send Jenna to my parents house for the evening, and go to a nice dinner and a movie. It was fun. We saw Hancock and we both really liked it. It was also nice being able to sleep in a bit this morning!! We then went to breakfast with my parents and Jenna and headed to the FAIR for the day. Jenna had a great time eating junk food, looking at the animals and riding the rides.

Here are some pictures from today....

With cousin Alivia and her heffer "Sarah"

Bumming a ride on Daddy's shoulders

The big slide...this was her FAVORITE ride of all...

On the alligator roller coaster. This was BEFORE the ride started so she was still smiling. Lets just say...she was NOT a fan!!

However, flying in the pink elephant was fun...

The ladybug ride was also a favorite...

Goofing around with Daddy...

And guess who we ran into? Jenna's Godfather Dave, Rose and Baby Paul!!

That's it for tonight!