How'd we get to July?

Okay, age old question, and an answer no one really likes....

So, things have been active here. After the ND grandparents left we had a bit over a week here, our anniversary, then more guests. Becky and Scott and their youngest were driving through to see grandma (and their eldest) and the stayed the night here. Fun to see all of them, though Sara has accidentally picked up a new trait, getting sick while people are having dinner with us. Nasty one this time, about 2 days of unpleasantness, but at least a week or more to get back to normal.

The MN grandparents arrived the next day and stayed for over a week through the 4th. That was fun to have them here, and Sara ate up all the extra attention she has gotten this summer. :) Took a day off from school with her grandparents and went to the children's garden at the Botanical Gardens, hit the park, and then we went to the swimming pool after Danette and I got home. The pool was fun, but man was she exhausted(!) after that day.

Grandpa and grandma helped us with another flower bed this year... needless to say, my Dad likes to play in the dirt (no surprise to those that know him :) ). I finally got it finished off with the mulch today after work. Will post some pics another day.

Other things, we had some ~2 year photos taken of Sara, and she has slept in her 'big girl' bed once all night in the last week or so (actually sleeping there now, but we'll see if it lasts all night). She is making that transition pretty much on her own terms.... we let her pick and she is testing out the bed now and then, which is probably a good sign. Basically she is doing pretty well, though she does quite often remind us that she is a two year old, with all that entails.

Anyway, here are a few pics:



A big fan of Mom's new boots for next winter... yes they are backwards... a neat trick.



When did she get old enough to pull this off?



Smiling at Grandma



Weekly ritual of sitting on the big rocks on the side of the road at the Farmer's Market