Free Flowers

I like the free bouquets I have gotten from our yard. Here are some of the ones I have had this year.

Camping with a 9 month old!

Andrew planned on going to Presbytery in Rapid this last weekend. Levi and I tagged along! After Presbytery we camped overnight and took in some sights. This was Levi's first camping trip. We are practicing for the longer camping trip with family this summer!

I caught him eating grass :)

Levi has so many new things to touch and explore for the very 1st time!

This is buffalo hide.

We stopped off at Wall Drug for a quick bite to eat and photo op with Levi.

Friday morning before Presbytery, we visited the free SD Air & Space Museum.

Devil's Tower, WY.

Bear Butte, SD

The view from the top of our hike.

We had a severe thunderstorm in Rapid. I was able to photograph a lightning strike.

9 Months!

I can't believe how fast our little man is growing up! He is 18 lbs. 6 oz. 28 1/2" long. 18.5" head circumference.

I left the room for ONE minute and came back to this! :) It is funny the 1st time.... but I am sure every time after this it isn't so funny anymore. (He wasn't any where near these snacks by the way, when I left him.)

Andrew, Levi and I went in search of the Wessington Hills for a day trip. We had some great views of the plains and wildlife.
I think this is a Great Blue Heron.
American Coot

Ruddy Duck (noted for it's stiff tail)

Yellow-Headed Blackbird

Red-Winged Blackbird
Cows! Andrew happened to be "mooing" at them and I couldn't resist snapping this photo!
Long Horn.

Garden Varieties

Here are 2 pictures I took while we were driving back from Iowa the other week. Don't the clouds look ominous?

Here are my first tomatoes!

Here are a sampling of some flowers from my garden:

My latest achievement: sewing with elastic thread. Success!

By the way, I posted a blog before Andrew's anniversary video that many of you may have missed.

June 7th

Iowa #2

Levi turned 8 months old while we were in Iowa! Can you believe it? He is growing up so fast.

Here is his 1st Mohawk :) after bath time at Mimi's.

Here Levi is showing off his front teeth. This is a face he makes all the time now!

This photo just turned out adorably so I had to post it. So serious!

Here is my sweet DBQ Goodwill find: a baby vintage chair.

Here are some blooms from Mimi's yard:

And upon arriving home, Levi turned a new chapter in his development:

Car Trip and Iowa

Here are our "kids" on the long drive to Iowa. Lucy looks quite put out :) but she was a nice traveling companion to entertain Levi.

Here are a few pictures I took of Jan's chives. More to come.

Levi is sucking on his first ear of corn. (Jan's idea from Hillary)Levi's favorite page of this book: the butterfly at the end. I say "flap flap" and he opens and closes the page. :)I got to hold Baby Jack for the first time. He makes Levi seem huge!