Friday, July 10, 2009

July 4, 2009

Reagano
From the right: Scott, his Uncle Steven, and brother Mark.

Brett and Landon playing ball.

Brett holding Uncle Jeff's beer while he bats....nice, huh?

Scott and Bella Boo.

Miss Zhara enjoying a cracker and a rice crispy bar.

Addison and Brady lookin' good in their 4th of July garb. Thanks Grandma!

Trouble, Trouble, and more Trouble.

From the left: Uncle Steven, Buddy the dog, Makenzi, Kay, Jeff with Brady, Philip with Addison, Cousin David.
Five grown (intoxicated) men trying to get two tennis balls connected by a string out of an Ash tree....with a metal bat, a football and finally a piece of an old swing set......they were amused...everyone else, not so much.

Schmitz Camp Out

Husking corn before our cook out.
Nothing beats the first sweet corn of the year and a hot dog cooked in the fire.

Addison and Brady getting in on the action.

YUM!
The corn was super good!!!

Scott and the kids roasting marshmallows.

Daddy set up the tent and the three of them slept out all night.....they lasted through the on and off rain showers until 5 a.m.!! They were cold and soaked but loved every second of it...the kids, that is....not Scott!!

Smores...enough said!!!

Jana and Tyler come to visit

My sister and her kids came to Iowa City to play for a couple of days. I set up some play stations for the kids....they had fun, but I think it took me longer to set it up than it did for them to lose interest....geesh.
Reagan doing the hula hoop...she's pretty good.

Tyler jumping the bars.
Tyler and Brett hanging out.

Reagan getting me to take a picture with the ribbon in action.....it took about 30 shots to get one good one.....here you go Rea!

Freezer pop cool down.

Sprinkler. I believe they were saying, "you go, no, you go first, no, you do it, no you."

Not sure why Brett always has to be the crazy one.....I told them to freeze.....guess he took me literally.....he chooses to listen at all the wrong moments!!!

Reagan and Jana

Addison and Brady

Brady Boy
Addison really studying that hand...hmmmm....what is this thing?

Holding hands....super cute.
Brady got tired of chewing his own fingers so started to eat Addison's. I don't think she's going for it.
Happy Girl!

Addison...not sure what color her eyes will end up being...thought for sure blue but they've been changing lately...*sob*.
My handsome boy.
Here he goes again.....Brady, one day she'll get you back for all that slobber!!

Two happy babies = one tired Mommy!

Go Cyclones!!

Randomness

Sprinkler...again....they love it.
Scott and the kiddos when we celebrated his 32nd Birthday. He was gone to Virginia for his actual Birthday again this year so we planned a shindig for his return.

Brett with the airplane we colored and assembled. Reagan went swimming with a friend so Brett and I did a special project.


Outside in the water = happy boy.

Safety Village Camp

Reagan learning to dial 911.
The "village" where they learn about traffic safety is like a minature town. They use pedal cars to practice the proper way to read signs and drive while some kids act as pedestrians.

Firefighter Reagan.
Here's on of the cars. She loved this part.

Reagan with her friend Greta.

I forgot to have someone snap our picture on her graduation day so I snapped one of us in the car. It works.
Reagan with her teacher Sara. Sara did some baby sitting for us last summr when I had Dr. appts. Rea was glad to have her as a teacher!

Ole and Lena

I couldn't resist taking this pic!!
Brett escaped from his bedroom for the billionth time and thought he'd try a helmet on too.