This evening we all headed out to Lake Iowa (a state park about 3-4 miles west of our house) to do a little fishin'.
We finally convinced Dallas to touch it
I even got in on the action and caught this guy...
Reba wasn't impressed
We had a lot of fun catching about a dozen bluegills...unfortunately, they were too small to keep.
We started the long weekend by going to see Big Bud! In case you don't know Big Bud 747 is the world's largest tractor, and it is currently on display at Heartland Acres in Independence, IA.
Yes, that's a camera on the back of the tractor...there is a "1977's" TV inside the cab (We were joking with the Q&A guy that if this was built again today, it would be a flat screen monitor and the camera would only be a couple inches big!)
You know you are special when your name is made into the tire
We didn't spend our entire time looking at Big Bud, we went to visit the animals...
pumped some water...
and sat on some antique tractors...
Until next time...
A few minutes later - Dallas: "Hey?!? What's she doing in here?"
And, a little later - Dallas: "Reba, who?"
Until next time...
A new grill has made it's home at our house. :) Doug and I spent Sunday afternoon (while the kiddos napped) assembling it. We are very satisfied with it thus far. We even gave it a test run last night with steaks and asparagus...yumm-o!
Look at all that grill space!
Until next time...
Doug nearly dropped Dallas and nearly pooped his pants! If it would have been me...there wouldn't be any "nearly" about the latter...I would just plain have.
It was about 3 feet in length.
I'm still getting the chills writing this...ughhh.
Reba's first cart ride at 6 months 4 days!
Dallas' first cart ride at 6 months 16 days old
We didn't do anything too special beside enjoy each other's company. Doug did borrow the neighbor's skid loader to finish smoothing out the new gravel in the driveway on Saturday.
Sunday started with church. After church, Doug and I went to a pancake breakfast honoring the seniors and first communicants (we were invited because I taught the high school class this year). Grandpa, Gram and Aunt Josie took the kiddos back to the house for us. We then spent the rest of the day playing games and taking tractor rides.
Once we got home from the doctor's office, Reba took a nap, and she is now playing in her jump swing and smiling!
We go to the doctor for her check-up on Wednesday...I'll give you the complete update then.
If you can believe - it tastes even better than it looks
Dallas loves carrots - typically we cut his carrots into smaller pieces, but he grabbed the whole thing and went to town as soon as Doug was finished peeling it! (yes, he ate the entire thing)
Our big news of the week!!! This little lady can sit on her own! 
Reba started sitting up about a week and a half ago. It is amazing how fast she went from the little "tri-pod" sit to fully supporting herself. Of course, she still looses her balance after a couple minutes, but it won't be long before she is a complete pro at it.
The "fort" is starting to take shape
Attaching the arm for the swings and trapeze bar
Dallas giving the swing a test 
no- that swing didn't come with the set, it was one we already had...we didn't think Dallas was ready for the sling seat swing yet
There is a rock wall that will lead up to the fort deck and the slide will come off the other side. We didn't think we had the pieces to complete the rock wall, and we still need to water seal the set before attaching the slide.
Pap-paw and Aunt Katie held the slide so he could give it a real test ride
Reba loved the swing too
Both kiddos swinging together
On a bit of a sad note: Last night we had very high winds and the swing set blew over! 
I guess that's why they send stakes... One board cracked, so I'm hoping that I can get a new one from the company (free)...we will see.
