The whole family went to Dubuque (Mom, Dad, Hannah, Emmett, Stephi, Miriam, Cora, and Joel) for the weekend of 6/14. The four of us ran in the Grandview Gallop on Saturday morning. We are each wearing a bib with our per mile splits listed (Clearly Jamie won)

Backyard fun

Mim just loves to do whatever Isaiah does.
Nice floatation device, Mim!

Happy Father's Day, Grandpas!

The girls were able to see both of their grandpas (and Daddy too) on Father's Day!

Lunchtime snooze

I turned around to look at Mim the other day while she was eating her lunch and this is what I saw. This is why toddlers shouldn't get up at 5:30a.m.

(Please excuse the shaking of the camera during the video. I couldn't suppress the giggles well enough.)

Rockin' and a rollin'

Cora will just sit and rock like this for long periods of time. Somteimes she actually moves the chair across the floor just by rocking. She's got the perfect personality for a second child - laid back and easygoing.

Desperate times call for...

Sometimes a tired mommy will do just about anything to get a little extra sleep.

I'll take you for a ride

Listen closely and you'll hear Cora trying to apply her "brakes."

Hanging out with Grandpa Steele

To the zoo with friends

A few weeks ago, our friends Linda, Emma, Madison, Cheryl, Lakota and Max came down to meet us at the zoo. We had a fun time!

Emma was a huge help keeping track of Miriam!

Madison, Emma, Lakota and Max

Mim and Max rode beside each other on the Zooline Railroad... and it looks like Mim thought the tunnels were a little bit more fun than Max did.

Mim: Are you sure about this, Linda?

We've got a biter

Actually... the one being bitten in this picture is the real biter in the family... so far, anyway.

SO big!

New wheels

"Watch this..."

Memorial Day Weekend with the Hesses

There's a little nook in the wall in our master bedroom and Miriam thinks it was made just for her.

Cousin Naomi: "Don't you even think about pulling my hair, Cora Mae."

Room for two?

Indianapolis Half Marathon

On May 3rd, Joel and Marcus ran the Indianapolis Mini (aka Half) Marathon. Mommy and Daddy had some time away from the girls and an enjoyable weekend with Uncle Marcus and Aunt Shanna and Grandma and Grandpa Steele enjoyed spending some time with Miriam and Cora. The video at the end shows Mim's reaction when we arrived to pick her up.

Sweetheart

Take me out to the ball game

We have 27-game Cardinal tickets this season and a few weeks ago we took the girls along to one of the games. Cora slept most of the time and also had a blow-out (quite appropriate for a sporting event, I thought). When Miriam grew tired of watching the game, she enjoyed spending some time in the soft play area.

"There is always love..."

"...in Daddy's hands."

Big girl bed

Last week, we moved Miriam into a "big girl bed" so that we could move Cora out of the Pack'N'Play and into the crib. She was so excited and has made a very smooth transition.

...and sometimes Daddy ends up there too!

Bed head

...and check out the cool hand-me-down StL Cardinals pajamas!