Contest time again!!

I know, I know...I just did a photo contest, but we lost! Bummer! However, my Momma did win a Windmills of The West coffee table book by voting, she adores windmills so I guess that was a really good consolation prize!! Anywho! Lets try again, this one is an easier "just click like on the facebook picture" contest, so it's super easy to vote!

https://www.facebook.com/IowaCattlemensAssociation/photos/a.730328320409745.1073741841.451405781635335/730328527076391/?type=1&theater


We were asked to submit a picture of our favorite part of the beef industry...of course it's raising future cattlemen!! Please take a minute to vote for the boys!! Thanks so much :)


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Summer Reading!!

We loaded up and went to the library this morning to sign Merritt up for the Summer Reading program! I'm a little ashamed to say we have never been to the library in our town! All his activities are at the library in our neighboring town, so we just kind of forget about going to the one here! And even though we go to the other library quite a bit, we have never even checked out any books!! 

But today, we officially signed up for our library card and even got some books!! We came home, put McCoy down for his nap, and promptly read all four of them! Of course, Merritt wants to go back right away!! haha!!

Now we have four spots filled in on his Summer Reading bingo sheet! We are going to try to finish it up before we leave for Mississippi next Friday, so he can collect all his prizes, since it will be over by the time we get back to Iowa in July. Luckily, Aunt JoElyn is in charge of the Summer Reading program, so maybe she will let it slide if we just text her a pic of our bingo sheet, if we don't finish in time! Hehe! 

Merritt is so excited about it! His Preschool will be right across the road from the library, so hopefully we will remember to go there a lot more now! :)

The theme this year is Super Hero! Sad we will miss all the activities planned!

The books he picked out at his first library adventure!! :)  Super Heroes, Farming, Camping, and Big Machines! 


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McCoy One Year Portraits!

Yall, I love this babe :)














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Yesterday!

Yesterday was the perfect day!! Beautiful weather with great friends!! :) We met early at one park, then after playing until almost lunchtime, we headed over to the Burger Barn, got lunch and had a picnic at the splash pad park! Of course we put all the suits and sunscreen on, only to realize that it wasn't working yet!! boo! The kids still had tons of fun though!





No water?!?! Boo!

We can still play? Yea!!

Relaxing with Cohen!




After going home for naps, we decided to head outside and make a splash pad of our own!!











McCoy kept wanting to get in the pool, but then freaked out because it was too cold! So we spent a good hour, getting in, then getting right back out! ha!


Then they went straight from the pool to the sandbox! EEEWWW!

Messy little boys! But I love them :)
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