Toothpaste

Guess what Ellie found? Sigh.

At least she is clean, I guess. All she had to say for herself was "uh-oh" with a big smile on her face. She is lucky she is so stinking cute!! :)

Carpool BBQ

The Pettits had a bbq for Ben's adoptive carpool to celebrate the end of 2nd year, boards, and carpooling. We will take any excuse to get together and eat :)

There was plenty of good food:

Ellie's dinner consisted of mostly cheese balls and cookies :)

And of course there was an abundance of good times with good friends:

The only downside was that Ellie decided to sit in a pile of ants and had bites all over her legs :( Besides that it was a perfect summer evening!

We have lucked out living in such a great place and having such great friends!!

P.S.

For history's sake here is the Carpool 1A roster:

Allreds: Matt, Chrissy and Alexis

Halls: Jared and Lindsey

Pettits: Ryan, Danna, Addie and Eli

Pfeiffers: Mike, Nicole, Morgan and Aubrey

Portelas: Dustin, Katie and Ashlyn

Summer Days

I haven't been very good at updating this summer. I have been working, Ben has been studying for boards, and the kids have been playing. Here are our favorite things to do lately:

Flying kites and being outside,

Swimming at the aquatic center,

(Ben seriously studies all the time, even at the pool!)

And lots of hanging out and chillaxin' :)

(Note that Ellie's hair is finally long enough for cute little pig tails!!)

Basically for the kids and I it's a little work and a LOT of play :) We are just loving summertime in Iowa but wishing Ben could enjoy it with us. Three more weeks until Ben is done with boards!!