Chalk Boy

Yesterday Nathan continually asked to go outside and play with the chalk. So we finally got outside toward evening. He actually didn't play with the chalk all that long before he started running around. But the chalk left its mark.

Nebraska Take Two

We repeated last year's July 4th road trip by going up to Lincoln again and seeing Mike, Melinda, Olivia, and Jillian. We had a wonderful time watching the fireworks and them spending most of the next day visiting.

Nathan was initially very unsure about the fireworks. But he eventually warmed up to them and started chasing after the parachute that popped out of one of them.

On Sunday we all traveled to the world famous Omaha zoo. While it was quite warm, a good time was still had by all.

New Pets

Brian had been talking about getting 2-3 kittens  when we returned from our trip to Nebraska over the July 4th weekend. Lo and behold, two kittens show up at our house the night before we leave. Nathan has been ecstatic about having them!

San Diego Take Two

How is it already the middle of July??? The summer has just flown by. And Megan reminded me the other day that I had not updated our blog in a long time. So here are some snapshots of our summer:

In June Nathan and I flew to San Diego. Nathan was a perfect flier!

We had great fun spending time with Megan, John, Lydia, and Jack!

And we were able to be there for Lydia's 3rd birthday party!

  Nathan and Lydia have both expressed that they want to see each other again real soon!

Tractors, Combines, and Helicopters

Nathan has continued to play with his New Holland tractor, as well as the new Case IH combine he got on Friday. But, after watching the end of a movie with us in which he saw a helicopter, he insisted that I get out the Coast Guard helicopter that his Uncle John had given him (which I had put up since he'd already broken off two of the propellers). Since then, he has been combining the fields and flying the helicopter overhead.

Update

So, I think God got really tired of our moaning and groaning about the weather and decided it was time to give us a break. So, starting Friday afternoon and going on into Saturday evening, we were blessed with wonderful rain showers! We got just under 3 inches at our house. While we could certainly use more since we have taken such a hit with the drought, this has been a wonderful start.

Seriously???

So we desperately need some good rain. We are so incredibly dry. Parts of Kansas are getting some rain, which is good. But we are not one of those parts. We continually miss out on the moisture by sometimes as little as a few miles. Here is a picture of the total precipitation our area had today. If you are wondering where we are at, find the + sign just south of Emporia. We are just west of the +,  where absolutely no rain has fallen today.