End of June, Begining of July

June 27: Grandson of the Year

I am so thankful for my wonderful husband who works hard (on his day off and in heat no less) to help out my grandpa. I know it means a lot to my grandpa. The day we left, Grandpa told Gunnar that Gunnar was a good worker. And if you know my grandpa, that is about the highest complement he can give. It seems like every month when we head up there, he has a job in store for Gunnar.This time is was putting the finishing touches on my grandpa's new tractor barn. My favorite part was right before Gunnar climbed up to start working, Grandpa says "Oh h***, OSHA wouldn't approve of that scaffolding." Thankfully, Gunnar was able to use both a nail gun and navigate the scaffolding without any problems. :)
June 28: Farm Hands

I think everyone that knows Grace knows of her great love for Grandpa "Hilkon". She is quite possibly his biggest fan. She loves to follow him around and "help" him on the farm. As the Wednesday night Bible study knows, she often asks prayer for him since he has to manage without her help for most of the month. :) Lately though, Elizabeth is starting to give her a little competition in the help department and they are starting to have to share those important "chores" like filling the cows watering trough.
June 29: The eyeliner bandit strikes again

No pen, marker or eyeliner is safe in this house. I am just thankful it wasn't Sharpie! :)
June 30: Crazy Cousins

We got together to celebrate Ann's birthday. We had lunch and a walk through IKEA. The two girls whoe's name start with the letter E were on FIRE that day. While not getting into trouble, they enjoyed laying on the display beds and pretending to sleep and wake up. I guess all that naughtiness is exhausting. :)
July 1: Tea Party Time

We headed down to San Diego briefly in the morning since Gunnar needed to run an errand. Although the visit with my parents was quick, the girls and grandma managed to squeeze in a little tea party. It is nice that Elizabeth is finally old enough to join in the tea party fun!!
July 2:
Due to the heat, we have had to come up with more things to do indoors. The girls spent the afternoon after ballet playing with Play-dough.
July 3: Speechless

If you know Grace, you know she is NEVER speechless. So when she got off the pony ride at the fair with a HUGE smile, dazed look in her eyes and was completely speechless, we were glad we had let her ride the pony. Of course, in a few minutes she regained her talkativeness, and after calling grandma to give her the great news, we got to listen to her talk the whole rest of the night about how wonderful it was and how she can't wait to ride another horse.