We were happy to see some neighborhood ducks when we arrived!! We had ducks that came to our house daily in Iowa City so it was great to have these two quackers. As the story goes they were a very cute Easter gift to the girls down the way....then they grew.....and when they "set them loose", they didn't leave. SO, they put collars on them and they were the neighborhood mascot. One afternoon I looked out in the yard to find one in distress....Tommy.....his lower bill was caught in his collar! I yelled for Scott and he went to help it but couldn't hold it and get the collar so while he held the duck I undid the collar.....off he went quacking away, fine. Yet, we haven't seen him since that day. From that day on there was only one duck around then a week or so later no ducks at all. We think they took the other duck to a near by pond so it wouldn't be alone. Sniff, sniff....I kind of miss them!
Scott painting with the automatic roller that Diane and Bob gave to us. SWEET!! We used this in the big room....it saved a lot of time.
Miss night owl got up in the night one night when we were painting so she got to help.
Addison helping Daddy paint. 
I picked up a slip n slide for the kids. We had a week and a few days in the house empty before our stuff came and they were a bit bored.
Reagan and Brett got in on some painting too. This is Reagan's room.
We bought a Gator for the kids while we were in Iowa City, didn't show them and just had the movers put it in the truck. They were excited and surprised to see it on the moving truck. Brett said, if it belongs to someone else and it got in our stuff then FINDERS KEEPERS!! LOL. Reagan figured it was just a Gator box and there was other stuff inside. Nope. It's a Gator and it's yours! They love it and the babes like it too. The neighbor boy has a truck he drives so they are all crazy and tool around the yards together.
The frog that frequents our front porch in the night. Eat all the bugs you want little guy!!
Scott and the neighbor Jason putting up shelves in the garage.
Coloring....they did pretty good, then ate the crayons. 
A crazy and tan Brady playing in the paper.
Addison with her first pig tails.....awwwwh.
Addison playing and obviously pleased with herself.
We built one of Brett's race tracks the other day. They all had fun making the track into different shapes and formations.
The kids doing Just Dance on the Wii.....Addison sings along to Who Let the Dogs Out? She 'woofs' when the song does and dances away. Brady can get down with the best of them too. It's pretty cute.
We bought a Gator for the kids while we were in Iowa City, didn't show them and just had the movers put it in the truck. They were excited and surprised to see it on the moving truck. Brett said, if it belongs to someone else and it got in our stuff then FINDERS KEEPERS!! LOL. Reagan figured it was just a Gator box and there was other stuff inside. Nope. It's a Gator and it's yours! They love it and the babes like it too. The neighbor boy has a truck he drives so they are all crazy and tool around the yards together. 
The frog that frequents our front porch in the night. Eat all the bugs you want little guy!!
Scott and the neighbor Jason putting up shelves in the garage. 
Coloring....they did pretty good, then ate the crayons. 
A crazy and tan Brady playing in the paper.
Addison with her first pig tails.....awwwwh.
Addison playing and obviously pleased with herself. 
We built one of Brett's race tracks the other day. They all had fun making the track into different shapes and formations. 
The kids doing Just Dance on the Wii.....Addison sings along to Who Let the Dogs Out? She 'woofs' when the song does and dances away. Brady can get down with the best of them too. It's pretty cute. 
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