Betsy Pictures!

We had our picture taken again this year

by a friend of Courtney's, Betsy Delzer.  She does an 

amazing job!!  We especially wanted to have 

some pictures taken near the train tracks as 

Owen truly loves trains these days. She captured

it all and more!  I couldn't pick just a few 

to post, so here are several! 

"So Big"

"Show Betsy Your Muscles"

"Choo Choo"

Happy 1st Birthday, Beckett!

On Sunday we celebrate Baby Beckett's 1st Birthday.

Owen had so much fun running around with his cousins

and playing with all there toys! Beckett was such

a smiley guy all day and really LOVED his cake!

He had no hesitation before he dove in and ate the

whole thing!!! I was busy taking these pictures

with Courtney's camera so I had to steal some from

her blog.

Cake face!

Owen and Beckett chatting over the grill

First time hitting a pinata

He talked Grandma into opening some candy

Choo Choo Pancake (at least that's what I tried

to make :))

Our neighbors (and Owen's babysitter) gave us

this truck because their kids are too old for it.

It was one of Owen's favorite things at her house.

Now we are practicing driving and turning the

wheel before he runs into things.

More Choo Choo

Owen and I went to visit my parents

while Jordan was in training for work.

My Dad took the morning off and we

headed to Geneva train station to catch

a commuter train in action. Not only did

we see the commuter, but we saw 2 freight

trains!!! What a bonus!

Waving at the Choo Choo

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