Splash Park

It took all summer...but we finally made it to the Splash Park in Atchison.  We met the Luedke's down there, and picked up Aunt Debi on the way!  She happened to call that morning and wasn't busy, so we talked her into going with us!  Picked up some pizza for lunch and we were set!

Jace, who normally just doesn't eat, even at 2 or maybe even 3 pieces!

Babies did what they do best....just hang out...

Unless you are crawling, and then you wander around picking up all kinds of yucky stuff...

Pictures aren't the best...but you can tell it's Colton, Kyler, and Jace!

I wanted to get a picture of Jace and Connor, and this little girl comes right over and stands behind Jace.  And looked at me the entire time.  She knew what she was doing....and with kids, if they sit together for a picture once they won't do it again, so this is what we got.

It was a lot of fun...and a great day for it!

And....it was one of the last days Connor was hanging out in this carseat...time to move up to a bigger one!

Muddy Puddles

Thank goodness for rain, mudboots, camo, and muddy puddles.

And fishing practice!

Meanwhile, Connor just hangs out in the wagon...

Unless she can get a ride somewhere...

 We walked up by the garden and found a ripe pepper...satisfied her for awhile!  She didn't even try to eat it!  One day we were up there and she was fussing in the wagon, so I gave her a very small pumpkin to hold, so small it was green...I turned around a little bit later and she had gnawed off some of the pumpkin.  Yummy.

Sweet Corn, anyone?

We have the best sweet corn helpers.

10 months....seriously?

This girl...

and her facial expressions...

(I promise she wasn't really choking herself in this picture even though it looks like it...)

She won't sit still, but she is always happy, laughing, loves loves LOVES Jace, hops out of my arms and into Jed's when he comes home, she is just so precious.  She kind of says, "Hi"...or she says that a lot even if that isn't what she is really saying.  She also says, "Ace" which we translate to "Jace" and she says that all the time, and even when she is looking at him...so I'm not sure if that's what she is meaning to say or not, but I wouldn't be surprised!

Oh, and Jace?  Still in love with her.  He lets her scratch and pinch him, but he loves that she wakes him up every morning, he loves to play with her, and hasn't been too annoyed by her....yet.

Wedding Day!

Behind the scenes...

Obviously not a professional, good shot, but isn't that a great looking family?

I love the expressions...even Aaron's!

And this is how you get babies to smile...

My favorite kiddos...who did awesome.  It helped that we had Grandma Janie with them all day, but seriously, they were in good moods, Connor fell asleep right before wedding time so she slept or was at least quiet during the wedding, they were just awesome.

Wedding Rehearsal!

Connor and Daddy hung out while the rest of us were practicing...

The adorable Luedke family...

Oh Kyler...you just never know what you're going to get.

And our Jacer!  (Grandma Carol got the shirts for the kids)

Me: "Let's practice wedding smiles!"

Me: "And now a silly face!"

Colton: "I don't do silly faces."

The happy couple!

Tallest to shortest!

Kyler showed off her pedicure...

These lovely ladies were the mass servers.  Fun fact: I remember being at their parents wedding, where I think Jennifer played trumpet.  Emma and Abby, along with big brother Wade, were flower girls at our wedding, and now they are servers in my sister's wedding!

Jena was the pianist...Kyler of course had to scope everything out.

Couldn't believe I got a good picture of this group!

This is more like it!

You just never know with Kyler...

And those boys...

And this adorable Johnson family!