Flying Solo

Believe it or not, this past weekend was the first time that Audrey and Isaac had been apart for more than a day. Audrey went down to Iowa with Ryan to see Uncle Tim on vacation from his tour of duty, and Isaac stayed home with me to take it easy and recuperate from his bout of pneumonia.

Isaac did have a relaxing weekend (he slept 13 hours one night!), but got out on Saturday for a couple of hours of State Fair fun. And boy, did he have fun!

 The first thing we did was get him a snow cone (hence, the red lips and face in the rest of the pictures!

 He ate a whole cob of corn himself!

 We visited the sheep barn...

...and the swine barn...

...and the cow barn, horse barn, and Miracle of Birth center. Whew! If you ask him what he remembers about the fair, though, the first thing he'll mention are the "dump trucks." Ah, yes...he wouldn't be a two-year-old boy if he wasn't in awe of the giant green dump trucks that drive around the fair continuously through the day!

A fun weekend didn't stop him from missing his sister and dad, though. I heard a lot of, "Where'd Audrey go? What's Daddy doing?" this weekend. It's hard for a toddler with no real sense of time to understand the "They'll be home tomorrow" concept!

Hangin' Out in the Hood

One of the neatest things about where we live is our proximity to so many family-friendly places. We are surrounded by parks, lakes, playgrounds, baseball fields, tennis courts, and pools.

Our favorite weekend hangout is across the street at the Lake Hiawatha playground and new splash pad. We've been trying to make the most of it in these final weeks of summer!

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Grandma Falkum's birthday was Sunday, and we spent the day on Lake Minnetonka! Even though we don't have any pictures with the woman of the hour (not sure how that happened), we do have plenty of pictures of Audrey flirting with the boat driver and Isaac just chillin.' :)

 Making Grandma's birthday present

 So cute!

Audrey loved every moment!

 Hanging with Uncle Jere

Isaac driving the "big boat"

The Bix Tradition

The annual Bix race and festival in Davenport, IA has been a tradition for Ryan since middle school and a tradition for me since I've met Ryan. Well, it's now a tradition for Audrey and Isaac, who ran their first Jr. Bix race last Friday night.

Despite the heat, it was a blast and we're so proud of them! Isaac kept saying at the end, "I did it! I run the race! Run the race!" and Audrey was just beside herself when she saw that Elmo was waiting for her when she crossed the finish line (we all felt sorry for the guys who had to wear the Elmo and Cookie Monster costumes in 100 degree heat!). Here are some pictures that help capture the memory of their first Bix race! Thanks Grandma Macumber for taking pictures and cheering the kids on!