Phoebe and Annika's first ice cream cone at Snookies
Marla and Annika in the Hoover Dam
it was only 112 degrees out and we're wearing jeans?!
That little sign that you can't read officially welcomed us to Arizona. Cross it off the list. Phoebe has been to every state that starts with the letter A.
Annika lounging at the pool in vegas
Double lounging
Annika and me taking a photo at the pool
Annika going for a float
Phoebe kind of enjoying herself at the pool
Annika loved the pool
blowing bubbles
baby geologist checking out the rocks
fast forward a few weeks. back in iowa me and the girls plus aunt michelle have been checking out all the local wading pools.
Fashionably late, here are my pictures from our fourth of July weekend in Chicago
I love this one.
Phoebe and Brent ate a ton of mulberries.
that's a full third row on our way to the cubbies game
We went to the Shedd Aquarium. The girls LOOOVED it.
this face cracks me up.
blue iguana? that's a false representation.
Here we are petting some giant fish. I want to say a sturgeon...but I could be waaay off.
Leave it to Uncle Brawny. You can't take your eyes off that guy for a second. :)
We can't have just one normal family picture. :)
The BEAN!!!
Family reflection photo time
An even better wading pool!
We put on quite the parade when we go for family jogs.