Sprayground

We finally found this sprayground that everyone

has been talking about in IL. It's in Geneva, IL,

just a town away from my parents house. It was 90

plus degrees today, so it was a great day to splash

around. There is no pool, just different areas of

water shooting up, out and around. The best

part was that it was FREE! To top it all off, it's

right next to a park. I wish there was something

like this close to Milwaukee.

After 20 minutes of playing with mommy and

Grandma Yaya I convinced him to put his back to

this big sprinkler.

Tickles!

He clapped after he went in

And kept going back for more!

Dodge County Fair!

On Sunday we went to Grandpa and Grandma's

house so we could all go the the fair. It was Owen's

first time at a fair. We had fun checking out the

tractor pull, farm animals, lawnmowers and eating a corn dog.

Next year we will check out the rides and games!

This was a fun day to see all the farm animals

and learn their sounds!

Jordan, Owen Grandma and Grandpa in front

of the tractor pull

We hit the cow first!

MOOOOOO

Grandpa helped Owen pet a cow

Next came the pigs, Oink Oink!

Walking past the piggy's

"Hi Sheep"!

Daddy helped Owen touch the sheep

GOATS!!

Feeding the goats is by far one of Owen's most

favorite things. As you've seen, we like to

feed the goats at every zoo! Today was no

exception!

It tickles!

Feeding one goat and talking to another

Chickens, Rabbits and Roosters!

He was excited to show me all of their parts.

Here is pointing to the rabbits ears.

Another favorite of Owen's is the lawnmower.

He can watch someone mow a lawn for hours.

Let's just hope this fascination continues into his

teenage years :)

Owen made a friend Jonathan (he told me it was

spelled with "an" not "on") He had a cow on

show at the fair. When I told Owen to smile,

Jonathan looked right at me and said "cheese".

Very sweet kid!

Big Tire

Riding high with Daddy

One last time on the tractor before we left

Cousins!

Brian, Melinda, Nathan, Emma and Samuel came

to Wisconsin last weekend for a visit. They all

headed to Middleton to the Mahers house for a fun

day at the Madison zoo and then play at the house.

I had to work :( So Jordan took Owen solo. Below

is a picture of ALL 8 cousins together. What a fun

time!

(From Left to Right: Owen, Nathan, Emma,

Samuel, Hadley, Beckett, Aidyn, Lennon on top)

Our 2009 Boys

Look at these boys grow. Owen

(in the middle) is the oldest, Samuel

(right) is the 2nd oldest, and baby

Beckett (left) is the youngest. They

are going to have a blast together

over the years! I love that

they are cooking and doing laundry :)

Playing a Nuki game with Grandpa at the zoo

On Saturday all 3 of us headed to Beaver Dam

to spend the day with the Grandpa and Grandma,

the Bonnetts, Great Grandpa and Grandma Marks,

and Uncle Dale and Gary.

Samuel and Owen playing with the bead necklaces.

They are a hit with every grandchild!

Smiley Samuel

Smiley Emma

Owen making sure Uncle Brian has some too!

We celebrated Great Grandma, Uncle Brian

and Grandpa's birthdays.

Tents are so much fun!

Owen and Emma climbed into her tent

to have some silly time.

Emma smiling

Owen's turn!

Owen with Great Grandpa and Grandma Marks

Tossing time!

Uncle Brian tossing Samuel up

way high!

Nathan gets to go down low

Owen getting some air

Madison Farmers Market

Last Saturday we met Papa and Grandma

Yaya at the Farmers Market for a morning

of cheese curds, hot spicy cheese bread, cookies

and hot humid weather! This was Owen's second

time at the farmers market (last year was his first)

and he wasn't too fond of the crowds. We ended

up sitting on the capital eating our treats and

running around playing chase for most of the

morning. My mom and I walked the entire

loop around the capital while the boys played.

Spinning round and round

Big Boy in Front of Capital

Playing with bagel chips

Owen got a little restless at lunch so Grandma

made a fun animal game out of bagel chips.