{Family Visit}

David's Aunt Ann, Uncle Tom and Cousins came to visit on Sunday. This was their first time meeting Jack. David's cousins Liza has twins which are almost 3 years old. They loved Jack and wanted to hold and feed him. It was super sweet.

Since we live close to a corn field they wanted to take the kids to see the corn, because in the city they don't ever get to experience anything like that. They thought walking in the corn field was a blast. David had a mini agricultural lesson with them. He taught them about the roots & stalks.....Most importantly he taught them how to bite the corn & spit the corn, which they had a blast doing. What a great lesson from farmer David. It was a very enjoyable day. Thanks for coming and visiting!!!

{Weekend with the Girls}

Over Labor Day, my friend Vanessa came to visit from Nashville. It was truly a wonderful weekend. Vanessa met Jack and rocked him to sleep in her arms right away....What a natural (she will be a great mom someday).

On Saturday, Vanessa, Heather + I went to Chicago to go shopping. David watched Jack and he did a great job...He even ran the dish washer + mowed the yard! Thanks honey!!! You are the best!

We did our usual shopping trip with stops in Naperville and the outlet mall in Aurora. We found some awesome deals at the Coach outlet. We had lunch at one of our favorites "Sweet Tomatoes". We laughed so hard about old times that we almost peed out pants several times. We had a great "Girls Day". Thank you ladies for a awesome weekend. I miss you both already.

{Grandpa - We miss you greatly}

5 years ago today, my Grandpa Cletus passed away. I miss him greatly. He was a kind and gentle man. I know that he is looking down today and smiling at all I have learned about farming from David. Grandpa know that we think of you often and miss you dearly. I wish you could have met Baby Jack!

{Farm Progress Show}

We went to the Farm Progress Show in Decatur yesterday. It was a beautiful day...The weather was perfect. Jack did great being in his stroller for most of the day. We arrived at about 845 and went to the ISU AG Alumni breakfast, which was a lot of fun. Then we walked around the show and looked at all of the new equipment. The highlight was the John Deere 48 row planter. It was huge...120Ft wide, and can plant about 75-100 acres an hour...Wow!

We had lunch with our seed salesman John who is Jack's Godfather as well. We had a wonderful family day!

Had to get a picture showing the Cat Power!!

{2 Months Old - 12 lbs 8.5 oz and 23.5 inches long}

Jack is 2 months old now....It is so hard to believe. He had his 2 month immunizations on Monday and did great. He did cry louder than I have ever heard him though and had VERY VERY large tears for about 5 minutes. He is growing like a weed and as a nursing mom it is an awesome & very rewarding feeling to know that I did that...He is in the 7oth percentile for weight and the 50th for height!

{Slept through the Night in his Crib}
Last night Jack slept through the night in his crib....Well a little fussing around 3am his normal feeding time, but he went back to sleep within 10 minutes without any help from David or I. He woke up at 5 to nurse and then went back to sleep until 830. Wow...I can only hope this continues as I am going back to work in 3 weeks. Thank you Baby Jack!

{Family Vacation - Lake of the Ozarks}

4 Generations

David, Jack & I took our first family vacation 2 weeks ago to Lake of the Ozarks. It is a five hour drive from our house and Jack did great in the car. We only stopped long enough to change his diaper on the way down. We are very blessed to have a good car traveler so far. He doesn't mind being in his car seat at all!

We spent the weekend with the "Geisler" side of the family, which we have been doing since 1991. This year was very nice because my dad's youngest brother Mark bought a house on the Lake, which makes it really feel like home especially with having Jack. Their home is beautiful and great for entertaining all of us. These family times together will always be great memories! Thanks Mark & Nicky for hosting!!

Jack & my cousin Kenzie

Jack & my Uncle Mark

We did manage to find someone willing to watch Jack (that really wasn't a problem) so that David and I could go out on the boat! It was really nice and relaxing, plus my dad & mom's new boat is really nice....Good choice dad!! We can't wait for next year when Jack can go on the boat and in the lake!

{Many Ears}

Our Corn

As farmers sayings go this is probably my favorite....."You can't tell a secret in the field because there are too many ears". This has been repeated many times by David's dad Leo.

Leo & David