Good Times With Good Friends

Kayla had a good weekend. We got to see our friends Jeff, Emily, and Jase. We went to dinner and Jase and Kayla made quite the mess I must say. Jase just loved all of Kayla's toys too. (Emily-maybe for Christmas we can just switch toys, they would never know!)

We also went boating with the Widens. You never know what is going to happen when you hang out with them. Never a dull moment so you are guaranteed a good time ;-) Davin and Ben went tubing. I must say they did better than Ashley and I though. I seemed to be having quit a hard time getting back on the tube. We had a good day out on the lake. Hard to believe summer is almost over.

And last but not least...Kayla went poo poo on the big girl potty! We are slowly introducing potty training because Kayla acts very interested and tell us when she has to go. So some times we try and today she went poo poo for the first time. What a big girl!




Kayla and Jase feeding Nelly treats.





Giving hugs.






Kayla and Sophia had the same bikini! It's cute now but trust me girls, when you are older you will hate that;-)





Ashley and I tubing.






Helping Daddy drive the boat.

Iowa State Fair

Well we ended up going to the Iowa State Fair. We aren't big fairgoers because it's kinda overrated in our opinion. Everything is SO expensive and you leave feeling sick from the greasy food and poor from all the money you just spent. Not to mention being all hot and sweaty too. That being said we decided to go anyways ;) Kayla did have fun seeing the animals. Anytime you see her smile it always makes everything worth it. I took her down the giant slide. I don't think she knew what to think but she did crack a smile when we got up to leave. All in all I guess I would say we had a good time.

Not sure what's going on here...a fashion show maybe?!?!?!

Who wants cotton candy?!?!

Here is the Hawkeyes trophy from last years Orange Bowl win. Kayla even got a Hawkeye tattoo!



All faired out.



Kayla and I are the 3rd from the right.

New Pics

My friend Ashley had me take pictures of her kids. They are all so cute so it made my job easier:-) You can go to my website if you want to take a look at my latest work. www.jennageistphotos.shutterfly.com

KEITH URBAN

Keith Urban came to the Iowa State Fair so of course Scott and I got tickets to go see him! Kris Allen (winner of American Idol Season 8) opened up for him. We aren't big Kris Allen fans but he actually did a pretty good job. The boy can sing. As far and Keith Urban...he was awesome as always. (Still looking good too) Keith and Kris sang a duet together at the end and that was really good too. At one point he came up into the grandstands and walked up the steps right past us! If only there weren't 5 people between us, I could have touched him! Maybe next time;)

Water Slide

We managed to play outside for a little bit today. It was crazy hot out so Kayla just played in the water until I was about to melt and then we came back inside. Kayla had lots of fun going down her "water slide" that Scott set up for her. She got grass all over her but she didn't seem to care.






Here's a video of her.

"Grandparents Day"

Great G&G Smith and Grandma Connie came to see us. Kayla had fun having a tea party with great grandpa and reading a book with great grandma. She had to show them her circus cat too. We tell Nelly to get in the stroller and KJ pushes her all around the house. Nelly loves it more than Kayla. They thought it was pretty entertaining. Grandma Connie got her, her very own cell phone! An ELMO cell phone! Pretty soon our whole house is going to be Elmo! Thanks for coming up to see us. Kayla has lots of Grandpas and Grandmas who love her very much, she is one lucky girl :-)

Baby Elmo Song

Tonight when Kayla and I went to get the mail we found a package from Grandma Smith. We opened it up and Kayla was so excited to find a Baby Elmo Song! She kept laughing and smiling:-) Thanks Grandma!