Tot tiring out

Jordon's pretty wiped out here. Didn't help that he came down with Roseola during their stay-- had a fever and got pink spots all over. I don't care what they say about adults usually not getting this virus; I got it too... fever, spots and all. On the day they were leaving Joyce had a fever too. So much for being a kid's illness.

Grandpa and Joyce come to visit

Don's Dad and Joyce came to visit for about a week from Idaho. They enjoyed visiting last summer and decided to come back and see us and more of KC while Don is off for the summer. They visited civil war sites in Lexington, several BBQ joints (including Jackstack-- with the pig, above), Jesse James's birthplace in Kearney, and Columbia. The weather was fantasic-- can't beat 70's and low 80's in July. We took a lot of walks around our neighborhood and they enjoyed spending time with Jordon.

Fake puppies don't lick

He likes the fake ones almost as much as the real ones, and you don't have to dodge the licking. With real dogs, he's often hesistant to pet and usually just likes to get close and watch. One of these fake dogs is at Old Navy, and the other is at a shop in Eureka Springs. He's also doing more of the pointing out eyes, nose, mouth, etc. That's also one of his favorite activities at night to try and delay bedtime.

Quick Trip to Columbia

Don often likes to take trips to Columbia to visit friends on the weekends that I work; gives him a chance to catch up with friends and it's something different to keep the beast entertained. Jordon is fascinated with any type of electronics so he's pretty happy that Kristy's letting him get this close to the camera.

Reading to the boys

Don's reading to Jordon and cousin Evan when all were out at the farm for Mom's birthday on the 4th. I remember when when Jordon was younger and we thought it would be so much fun when he was older and wanted us to read to him... now he loves it and wants to be read to all the time. Don and I are aquiring a mental list of books... like this one, "Things that Go" that we would pretty much like to use to start a bonfire with. Every night it's the same books to read... even though there are many to pick from, it's usually "Things that Go", "Bedtime Peekabo", "Say Hello on the Farm", "Who do You Love?", "The Very Hungry Catepillar", and "I Love You When..." that are the top offenders, or should I say, Jordon's faves. I got a really good dose of this on our trip to Eureka Springs this past week, when I got to read all of them at least 4 times just trying to put a stop to the screamfest in the car.

In our backyard...

Hangin' around the house