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No, I have not fallen off the face of the earth.  Just busy with this thing called summer.   And we are having an amazing summer. How about a mini-update by week-


Week of June 26th:
- Play-date at the zoo with a friend from school.
- Great-Grandma, Grandma and Grandpa come over for dinner!   Ellie absolutely adores Great-Grandma and will not leave her side.   I think the feeling was mutual.
- Nick and I went to DMB with the Beltman, Steffens and Jones'.  Always a great time!




Week of July 4th:
- We spent the day with the neighbors (surprise, surprise).    We actually went to the fireworks show instead of watching from home.  The girls thought it was awesome.
- We celebrated Nick's cousin and his wife at their wedding reception on the farm.  The girls love the baby kittens and Ellie was a huge fan of Nick's cousin's puppy (a big deal for a non-dog girl).
- We are working on our kindergarten check list: complete with Ellie's first eye exam.   We are hoping she had Nick's eye genes and can go without glasses.  So far, so good!


Week of July 11th:
- Rain delayed the Ankeny Summerfest parade on Saturday, so instead of going to that we just played at Mike and Megan's.  The kids had a blast and sometimes the small group time in a non-structured are just what we need.
- VACATION!   We went to the WI Dells with Nick's mom, her husband and our 13-year old cousin.   We stayed at the resort we have stayed at in the past (thanks for the discount Mom!) and it worked out perfectly.  The girls had an absolute blast and it is fun to make memories not only for vacation, but with the grandparents and cousins as well.  I think everyone was exhausted afterwards, but wouldn't trade it for the world.