Storybook Children's Zoo!

Today our family ran to Dubuque to take care of a couple errands. Eva was a great sport about moving boxes into Mom's work and shopping for cabinets, lighting, and flooring for our new house. After we finished our "to do" list, we stopped by at a little zoon in Dubuque. It was a big hit with her! This friendly pig made lots of noise. Eva loved it!
This goat wasn't quite as friendly. He kept headbutting the gate as Les tried to pet him.

Eva will have lots of horses nearby when we move to our new home.

We played at the park afterwards. The swings and sandbox are still favorites, but today she found a new activity that she loved - sliding! "WEEEEE!"

Pigtails!

Here'e a recent shot of Eva sporting a new do!

On the Move

I have two thoughts about "moving"

First of all, I was in such a hurry for Eva to start "moving." Now that she is, I wonder why I was in such a hurry for this next stage. It is adorable to watch her crawl around everywhere...but she definately keeps me on my toes.

In another sense, we recently "moved" from our house into an apartment while we are awaiting the completion of our new home. Unfortunately, we were not able to get another short term lease here so we will again be moving in a couple of weeks....this time into a rental that belongs to a friend of mine. (We're very much obliged.) Meanwhile, my parents are also in the middle of moving. I wonder what goes through Eva's mind about all of these changes. Maybe she just thinks that this is what people do every couple of months. In any event, we will be very happy to finally be settled in November (with luck).

On a sad personal note, I am temporarily at a loss for my camera battery charger. Until it is recovered, I'm afraid I can't post any new pictures.

Weekend of 7 Grandma and Grandpa's!

Eva got to see 7 grandparents in 2 days!! During the first part of our weekend, we headed to Iowa to visit Dad's family. Grandma and Grandpa H had a fish fry on Saturday night. Great-Grandma Sheckler, Joyce, and Laura joined in for the fun.

Then, on Sunday we hopped over to Great-Grandma and Grandpa Marshall's. They hadn't seen Eva since Christmas and enjoyed watching her in motion!

Finally, we ended the weekend with Grandma and Grandpa Weier. Not everybody is lucky enough to have 7 grandparents...and to see them all in one weekend.

Eva gets a kiss from Grandma H

Great Grandpa Marshall got lots of smiles from Eva!

Eva liked Great Grandma Marshall's beeper