grandparents

Two weeks ago, Arlan rode out for a quick trip to Lester with his parents. My Miller in-laws & my parents...it hadn't happened for some time & it was a nice visit for my Dad. He even was able to get in his pick-up and ride around the countryside with Orlan & Carol. Haven LOVED having both grandparents there together!

cousin Will is two!

Friday's Funny-Schurters

Haven loved reading with "Itch" & "Vi-kehy"...thanks for coming over a few weeks ago...we had a ball! And Haven LOVES her princess cup :)

friends

Gotta love Kent & Holly...thanks for staying over & catching up!
We, especially Haven, had a great time!

Friday's Funny - an afternoon at the pool

A few weeks ago, I took Haven to the Gridley swimming pool and of course, she had a ball. This girl is NOT afraid of water & kept watching the big kids jump off the diving board while instructing them "ready...go!". My video didn't pick up her bossy instructions but it shows her having a swell time in the little kids area. She likes it okay in there but would much rather be where the big kids are...in fact, I spent the majority of my time trying to explain why she's not quite big enough yet to jump off the diving board herself! :)

butterflies

When we moved to our new place 2 months ago, one of the first things my husband and mother-in-law commented on in our backyard was our nice sized butterfly bush in our flower garden..."you just wait", Carol said, "they'll come"...and sure enough, while Haven and I were enjoying a lovely lunch/picnic out back, fluttering around the bush & deck were 3 lovely yellow-tail butterflies! It was such fun watching the gleam in her eyes & Haven shrieking with delight!

I even took a stem off the bush in hopes of "catching" one & Haven actually almost had one land on her little branch...except she was so busy squealing with delight that it was so close to her, the butterfly ended up flitting back to the bush! Grandma Iowa ~ we needed your butterfly catchers!

...no idea where she gets such excitement from!? :)

waiting "patiently"....

wanting to give up...

...rewarded for her diligence & super excited!

our beautiful visitors...look really hard...their there!

[I mean really?...who has time to run in & get your camera when ones' phone is right beside you?]

Friday's Funny - summersault