.: The Iowa Ladies

The long over-due update of our summer happenings thus far. We counted down to this day for months, the arrival of the three aunts from Iowa (my sisters) and one of their friends (whom Sam really admires). They were with us for two weeks and on the days Hans was off work we packed in what fun we could. On the other days we tried to relax, enjoy the nice company, play at the park, catch some rays, and eat lots of sweets :) They flew in on Kelsey's birthday and the ladies wanted to celebrate by going shopping. One of the days we road tripped down to Oregon and spent the day in Seaside on the shore. This was also Jill's first glimpse of the ocean. Another sunny day was spent hiking in North Bend up to rattlesnake ledge (the same hike I did last summer at nearly 9 months pregnant). Hans entertained by taking them practice shooting and also to go horseback riding. While they were here our good friend, Lacy, took Britt's senior photos (see www.lacyjohnsonphotography.blogspot.com ). Of course, almost a whole day was dedicated to shopping at the big mall, most of those hours were spent trying on many styles in Forever 21....these ladies LOVE this store! Thanks for visiting Kelsey, Britt, Maks, and Jill....we missed you right after you left. We had a lot of fun and I very much appreciated the extra hands and laughs you shared.