Summer

Wow where did the summer go? It seems like it flew by this year. Tay's last day of vacation was Monday and Tierney's was yesterday. We spent the last week going to the aquatic center in Cedar Falls, having friends over, and going to Adventureland. Yesterday was Tay's first day of school but Tierney doesn't start until today. So she got to go to the park and play at McDonalds. I just cannot believe how fast it went. Here our some pictures of Adventureland. We went with my parents, Nate, and Hailey. It was really hot but the girls had a blast!

Uncle Nate's Birthday

Tierney, Nate, Tay, Hailey
Marshall and Tay fishing

Tay with one of the many fish she caught.

Hailey, Tierney, Nana

We went to my parents' house on Sunday to celebrate Nate's birthday. We went for pizza and then went back to their house where the kids fished and went in the paddle boat. Tay caught more fish than anyone and had to rub it in to Uncle Nate!

Water Park

We took the girls to the water park in Waterloo on Friday. We thought we were going to get rained out but it ended up being a perfect day. Not a lot of people were there and we didn't have to wait for any of the slides. Tierney was even able to go on a lot of different slides as long as one of us went with her. We were the first people in line when they opened up and didn't leave until they closed. It was a perfect day.

Fourth of July

Ethin and Tierney with sparklers
Hailey with her sparkler

Tay with her sparklers

Tierney with her sparkler

The plan was to tailgate in Spillville yesterday before the fireworks but we had a change of plans due to the rain. We ended up going to Marshall's parents' and grilling there with his family. Then we headed to Spillville when the rain let up. We were lucky enough to get a spot by my brother. All the kids got to do sparklers and poppers before the fireworks. Luckily there was only a very light sprinkle during the fireworks.

Softball 2010

I can't believe that the softball season is over. We had our last game on Wednesday night and won both. Overall our team did very well we only lost three games and won thirteen. It was a really fun season. A lot of girls that couldn't get any hits at the beginning of the year were hitting at the last couple of games. I think Marshall had more fun coaching that he thought it would be and we didn't kill each other coaching together!

Swimming in Cedar Falls

The girls have been loving the pool this year. We got a pass to the New Hampton pool and they go everyday that they can find someone to take them. For something different I took them swimming at the Aquatic Center in Cedar Falls on Tuesday. They had a ton of fun. Tierney is getting to be a good little swimmer and Tay can't get enough of the diving boards.

Tierney Softball Picture 2010