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August 19, 2008

our baby girls' first day of preschool....

punk started her first day of preschool today....really not a huge change - same building she's been going to since she was 8 weeks - just a different room and the fact that it's PRESCHOOL! wow, where has the time gone!
she set out her clothes the night before.... t-shirt says "preschool rocks"
the next "mikol pelps"????










she was very excited to see some of her friends from her other classroom would be in preschool with her (emma, kendall, alex)

alex, emma, vesta

August 17, 2008

takin' care of grandpa weekend...

my dad had a little accident this week. he fell off a ladder (about 10 feet up) while he was working..... but of course if you know him....he laid on the ground for awhile (hurting!) but then got back up finished the job and then decided to stop at home. thank god mom happened to be home and made him go to the doctor. the doctors said for a 59-year-old he was very very lucky. the mri showed he probably fractured his tibia by his knee - no surgery just in a brace and non-weight bearing for awhile. happened at the time mom was leaving for dallas (market for micky g's). so we helped take care of him thursday-sunday. emma was a little timid at first - didn't care to see grandpa laid up, on crutches, and his leg in a brace, but by saturday and sunday she was much better and a good little helper. we kept busy besides this too - went to the park with jakers saturday afternoon and another park sunday afternoon and saturday night went to sportsplex for the kids to play around and drive the go-karts. pictures following are just some i took while we were out and about.....
random pic... finally tearing down the house across from mom & dads

burying jakers






and he's out

and a climbin' fool




playing against mama in air hockey
deep concentration


sunday - at another park

brady and jakers digging a tunnel



emma doing the "balance beam"




brady's dog, lucy, joining in on the fun

back to burying jakers


and then brady's turn

August 8, 2008

baby beaner is here!

congrats to the blanes!

michael james blane

9lbs 12oz

21 inches

august 1, 2008

we stopped by and met the little man last night.... too cute! and such a cuddler! didn't want to put him down. emma kept asking when he'd be able to play with her and when he'd be able to say "emma" =)

August 3, 2008

nick & katie's - bloomington, illinois

todd, emma, and i made a long weekend and continued our trip to nick & katie's in bloomington, illinois. had a little get-together saturday night - emma was able to hang with her "boyprend braden" again... we all had a ball... thanks guys!
flooding still in southeast iowa

braden & emma

pulling braden across the floor

kyra - absolutely adorable!

kyra, braden, emma - watching monsters inc

emma singing a little jonas brothers again.... love her little voice... probably no hope for american idol =)