As most of you are probably aware, we've had a lot going on this past month. Jeritt's mom, Donna, passed away last week, and while I intend to dedicate a special post to her, I'm honestly not ready to do that yet, so for now, here are photos of our time in Iowa over the 4th of July and last week. 

Excited to plant flowers at our new house.

What an outfit!

We've been very busy with little rest, and you'll see the effects in some photos:)

Pre-hair cut.

Jack looking grouchy on Aunt Erin's lap.

Jack and Uncle Martin.

Ella in the kids' new bathroom.

Cinder "ella" cleaning the floor.

Ella's reaction when seeing the color of their new bathroom. I guess she likes it.

Jack getting sleepy during fireworks on the 4th of July.

Waiting for fireworks.

Carnival fun!

Catching a snooze between 4th of July activities.

Sprinkler time at Grandma and Papa C's house!

At the 4th of July parade.

Checking out their loot.

Jeritt and I spent the 4th in Denver at a wedding.

Ella decorated this cake with pictures of our family.

Future baker?!

A swing on the farm.

Reading with Papa.

Playing at Osbourne Park.

The cousins at Osbourne.

They finally found an appropriate place to throw rocks!

Jeritt trying to convince Ella there was a bear in the cave.

Buckling up for a gator ride with Grandpa Al.

Ella took this photo of us, not bad!

She couldn't get enough of the gator rides!

Sharing a twin bed at Ava and Reid's house - they were great bed buddies!

Ella is obsessed with taking photos of birds, so here are a few in this post.

More bed buddies.

Playing Barbies with Ava.

Silly cousins!

Ella and Beags.

Fun in the mud!

More car napping.

Trying out her new bike from Cousin Ava.

More bird photos.

Playing in our pool.

A sleepy camper during her time at Grandma and Papa C's house.

Catching Up

Perhaps you've noticed our absence on the blog lately. My apologies, but it's been a chaotic couple of weeks. We've moved and are trying to get settled into our new home. More updates on that hopefully in next week's post, but for now here are a few pics of what the kids have been up to. 

Ella thought our new home needed a bird house.

Fixing things with Daddy.

Someone has been fighting naps lately, which usually results in this later in the day.

A little painting amidst the chaos.

Ice cream sandwiches are the best!

Another day of Jack fighting his nap, meaning he crashed later on.

Ella on her new bed.

They really like mom and dad's new big bed.

So many of Jack sleeping! This day he wasn't feeling well.

Nude swimming.

Ella and her puppies in one of the many moving boxes.

Scooters!

I told her that she could bring as many puppies as could fit in her backpack. She got creative.

Headed to work with Dad for the morning! It was Jack's first time, and he was excited.