Visiting the Farm

We loved our visit to the farm to see Dallas and Arlet and Liz, Isaac, and Graham. Isaac and Sache are both so vocal it was fun to watch them play (and try to boss each other around).

At one point they became Superheroes (Sache morphed into a Superhero princess at one point). They used their super abilities to catch the kittens and bring them into the house. Graham has his own super baby powers. Before we left we exchanged presents and Sache got a crown to really show off her princessness.

4th of July

For the 4th we went to Nikki and Justin's house. We had a yummy steak lunch on their beautiful patio and Malachi and Sache played in the pool. At one point both of their behinds were in the air as they looked at a bug.


After lunch Sache and Guy got to ride on the 4 Wheelers. Sache wasn't so sure but Guy had a good time.

Kansas City Zoo

We spent a day in Kansas City before coming home. Most of the day was spent at the KC Zoo. It was beautiful but so HOT!!! Sache enjoyed being the "map reader" and ignored many of the animals while performing this job. She did say that her favorite animal that she saw was the Cheetah. Sadly, we were exhausted and didn't see the whole zoo. Thank goodness they had a tram to take the tired and drop them off at the entrance.

Our Trip to Kansas

In June we visited Guy's grandparents in Lawrence, Kansas. It was a long drive! Sache got sick (we think car sick) the first night when we were driving really late and threw up twice. The trip went much better after that! The farm in Lawrence was very green and beautiful and it was so nice to see Grandpa and Grandma. Grandma is a wonderful cook and made Guy his favorite carrot cake and Billie a yummy rhubarb cobbler. We got to ride on Grandpa's gator around the farm and see the livestock and their amazing garden. Sache enjoyed seeing the cows. Her favorite person to hang out with though was Guy's cousin, Kim.

Swimming at Home

In our pool at home

Swimming Lessons

Sache took swimming lessons in June and loved them. Her teacher was one of Billie's old students. She was braver than Mom would like but she enjoys swimming. She also liked our home pool.

Bugs and Worms

We finally had a nice weekend so Sache and mommy were planting flowers while daddy was fixing parts of our fence. As we are spending the day outside Guy and I will occasionally hear bloodcurdling screams from our daughter and then she will run to us crying. One time it was an ant. Another time (or two) it was a bee. Then there are flies- she has always hated flies.


The strange part is that as I am digging in the dirt, she gets so excited when I find worms. As I find the worms I give them to her and she digs a hole in another flower bed and puts them in. At one point she had a worm in her arms rocking it like a baby. She has assigned each worm that she has placed in the dirt a role in the family- there is a mom and dad worm, brother, sister, cousin, etc.


The last scream of the day, before I decided to take her inside, was when she said "A spider was trying to eat my worms and it scared me!" So, in Sache's world, worms are great and bugs are bad.