August Phone Dump

Monroe cut this up to share with her friends so that they all could go buy something :)

Karter and Jensen came and spent the day with us.

We were on our way to get ice cream, and we stopped and picked up Grace.  I'm glad I wasn't the one pulling these two.

Monroe has the best babysitter.  Usually she watches her in the evening.  This day she was watching her during the day, so she asked if she could bring some crafts.  They had so much fun!

Making pie

Jumping with her cousins

A walk with Grandma

Zach, Monroe, and I sang in church a few weeks ago.  When we practiced, Monroe did great, but when she was in front of the congregation, she got nervous and started crying.  I held her during the first chorus, and then she was fine. She sang right into the mic.  We sang Beautiful Things by Gungor.

Inflatables at Nana and Papa's church

Spending the day with Nana on her birthday

One Saturday we went swimming with the Eickhoff's at Freddy's cousin's house.  The water was perfect!

Swinging with daycare friends.

Zach's cousin had a tennis tournament here in town.

Monroe finally got her first real haircut.  It doesn't look shorter, but it lays better and is healthier.

Keith Urban

On Saturday night we went to see Keith Urban at the State Fair.  We had been looking forward to this for months.  

We went with Shelley and Freddy

We met a bunch of Newell friends there.

Selfies before the show

Danielle

Andrea

The crazy large crowd  

(12,000 people)

Hayley and Asia

Asia, Shelley, Danielle

He sang one song from out in the crowd

Keith put on an AMAZING show!  He interacted with the crowd in many personal ways.  We loved it from beginning to end.  After the show, Keith did a video shout out to Grand Island saying it was a magical show.  I would love to see him in concert again!

First Day of Preschool

Monroe started her second year of preschool at Peace Lutheran on Thursday.  This year she is going three days a week.  Her teacher is Mrs. Hicken and Landon and Grace are both in her class.  

 Playing at open house

Her first day last year

I gave Monroe the option of having me take her on her first day, but she chose to have Mikki take her.  Mikki got this picture for me.

She is so excited to be at preschool again!