Crab lollies to begin our trip home to the beach!
Meet Ezekiel Benjamin! He's 5 months old and this was my first trip to be able to meet him! What a handsome little guy!
Madleyn and Johnny being excited that they're on vacation and at the beach house!
Goofey girl
Got apples?
April and the girls
How 'bout some lunch, Zeke?
And after lunch he's a happy boy!
Zeke spending some quality time with Nana
A little rock band action
The focus necessary is intense
Again with the focus
Happy Johnny with Uncle Dut
Thumbs are good....you try one!
A little four on a couch action
What a crew
Week 23...have I mentioned that I love my bump?!
Surfin' USA!
Darrin and Tori
What are you looking at?
Sleepin' in the shade
Tori LOVED the beach!
Baby's first time to the ocean (outside of our France trip)
Cute pic of uncle Dut playing in the sand
Uncle Mike is fun to play with at the beach
Show us your muscles, Johnny!
Uncle Mike giving Maddie a pep talk after getting scared by the waves and water
Still trying to figure out if the ocean is where it's at or not
Johnny had just taken in a bit of water and was a little overwhelmed. Poor little guy.
"We are the pirates that don't do anything..."
It's crab pickin' time!
Get every ounce of meat you can! This baby WILL like crabs!
A little time at the pool
Say what?!
Uncle John convincing Aunt Joyce that the water "isn't that bad"
Trying to keep those peepers open, but to no avail
Check out my tattoo!
Ah, young love
Reading by the pool...so nice
An apple a day keeps baby happy
A little Rook action
Hey Skipper!
Happy Maddie
A night out on the town for the grown ups
What a cheeser you are, Johnny!
How cute of Zeke and Mommy!
Family shots. This is Darrin and April with their girls Sadie, Abby and Tori
Gwen and Josh with their kids Madelyn, Jonathan and Ezekiel...and Trexi (madelyn's sister, I think...and her "I love you" cat)
Uncle Dut with the kids
The whole kit and caboodle!
A DELICIOUS meal at Cottage Cafe when the young kids went out
Awe, cute
Dustin....how do you do this every time!?
The gals
En route to play mini golf
The game was fierce
The competition...questionable
The colors...vibrant
I fought a monkey...and won
Our fearless scorekeeper
And the guy who kept the laughs coming all night!
I think this might be my favorite
The guy had to try 4 times just to keep it from hitting the black part...goodness!
Uncle and Johnny spending some quality time reading
Zeke with Poppa
Upon our return from the beach, Zeke was baptized. Here are a few pics from his service. Isn't her handsome in his suit??
Johnny's excited about it!
And Tori just loves Johnny.
And he doesn't quite get that.
He fell asleep just as they were preparing the water to go on his little tired head!
johnny slept through most of the service as well
And then we all went out for Chinese!
Poor guy was pooped!
Using a big boy spoon for his icecream!
And he was so proud of that!
That afternoon Mike and I got the chance to visit with my good friend Debra and her husband, Danny.
Week 24...getting bigger by the day!
We got the opportunity to eat breakfast with my neighbor, June.
These next few pics are from Johnny's annual review with his therapists. He did GREAT!
We need more than 3 blocks, Johnny! But a tower is so tempting to tear down!
Walking the steps with and without help
And eating breakfast at the airport before saying a tearful goodbye to Mom and Dad. This was our last visit before Mom comes to help with the baby in November. This was a tough goodbye.
And the boy would not move at all for Nana....couldn't believe it!
Mike worked on a few projects while home, the first being to finish this tea box that he had gotten for his Mom a few years back.
Mother Naylor getting her gift from Nice, France.
Check out the new fire pit!!
The guys waiting patiently for their s'mores.
Sarah enjoying her birthday card.
And Paul enjoying his!
Choose your weapon
Yummy!
A masterpiece
And the artist himself
It's not s'mores without goop on the fingers
One very happy Iowan
Headed out to a day at the farmer's market in Des Moines
Cuties
Wait, the Royal Mile in Des Moines...what?!
It's true...a pub, just like we're used to seeing in Edinburgh
Crab leg and Shrimp Alfredo night...yum!
Week 25!
Yay for homemade icecream and for the lucky ones who get to lick the leftovers from the making process!
I-cubs anyone? Free hat night...can't beat that!
We had a gorgeous view of the field!
Me n my honey
The scoreboard only got worse from here on out...boo
I confess, I had a blueberry slushie!
The gals out to tea at the tea room in Perry
I loved catching up with my good pal Megan while in Iowa. Nothing like girl talk over wild wings!
It does not get better than dinner and icecream at Hickory Park! I rolled out of that place.
