July 18th - Elli is walking!

Just wanted to share a few photos that capture amazing moments with the girls.
Laney got to experience painting. She did such a great job holding her paint brush and loved mixing the colors up to create a beautiful mess on the paper. She was very focused and loved dong this project while Elli was sleeping.


Today Elli decided that she was done with crawling and started walking all over the place! How can this happen over night? She is so proud of herself and is walking everywhere. Watching the girls hold hands as they walk around is an image that I will treasure forever. Elli will be one year old on Monday so she is right on schedule.


I could not finish this blog entry without sharing a photo of our fire pit that Bill has been working so hard on. It is beautiful and can't wait to enjoy it with my family on cool nights.

July 4th Celebration!

Before the 4th we went to the Symphony on the Prairie with Uncle Matt and Aunt Jodi. Lots of food, music, and of coarse fireworks! Laney and Elli sat quietly and watch the fireworks. They were both exhausted but stayed awake to watch the "stars in the sky".
Then we traveled to Cromwell to spend the weekend with my parents and family. We spent all day Saturday playing the usual "Howell Games". Softball (a short game this year due to Dixie getting nailed with the ball right in the nose and going to the ER), water balloon toss, potato sack race, corn hole competition, and trivia games. We also celebrated Mack's 9th birthday, where he received a Wii from his grandparents, and Elli's 1st birthday.
We all had a great time, lots of sun and swimming and Bill even got to go fishing. It was the best way to spend the 4th of July.