Our Summer

Well, I've come to the conclusion that I am awful at updating this thing... my addiction is facebook! I'm always updating it and putting pictures up... so I can't promise I'll get any better at updating this thing. The main reason being.... I START NURSING SCHOOL ON MONDAY! AHHH! It's been such a long time coming, and its finally here. I'm going to be so busy, and the kids start school on Wednesday (well, Heidi and Zach) and then the following week on Monday, Dan starts classes. Its going to be a hell of a ride, but once its over, the payoff is going to be well worth it!
We've done quite a few fun things since I've been on here last including a couple trips to Nebraska, the 4th of July under the Arch, peach picking at Eckerts, a St. Louis Cardinals game, the Missouri Botanical Gardens, and the list goes on... Here are a few pics from all the different activities....

The boys on the 4th...

and the big girls

and don't forget Kylie

My favorite shot of the fireworks under the arch

A Mommy and the boys visit to the Omaha Zoo

Swimming in the Hotz's pool while in Nebraska

Kylie spent most of the time being crabby... and running away from anyone who tried to help her swim in the water

This was the 2nd day of swimming when Zach finally got up enough courage to venture away from the steps... later that day he even jumped on the diving board!

My little fearless Drew. This yellow donut t-shirt floatie was a life saver... literally.... for him!

Heidi pretty much spent both days jumping off the board the entire time!

The Gretna Days parade was fun as always... Heidi and Meah = BFF / Cousins

Nebraska is always good for some awesome sweet corn in the summer! Thanks Jerry and Diane :-) My kids LOVED it!

Great Grandma Krajicek stopped by for a short visit right before we headed home...

Grammy and her peach-pickers:

Drew had so much fun!

I wouldn't dare try and take her peach away! She ate the whole freakin' thing... and her poor bottom paid for it for days afterwards....

Cardinals vs. Astros - Aug. 3rd, unfortunately they lost.... :(

Danny and Zach in their seats

Grammy and Drew before the game, eating our free hotdogs!


Kylie touching home plate and Heidi standing by the Cardinals dugout after running the bases! Speaking of running the bases, this is a video of the kids going around. Heidi and Zach finish first, then Drew and Danny come around, and I got a little bit of Kylie making her way around the diamond. She thought she was hot stuff with all the big kids! So funny :-)

MaMaw, Grammy, and Heidi in the Climatorium on our girls trip to the Botanical Gardens

Me and Heidi at the entrance to the awesome display of flowers. She was very much into posing that day, and taking advantage of the fact that it was "girls only"

A couple of the beautiful views


A tired, sweaty baby at days end...

That is a shortened version of our summer, which as I said earlier, is pretty much done! How fun it was :-)