Fun with fingerpaints

Or, at least, sorta fun. Jackson's face in this picture doesn't really look like he was having much fun, but it was a good time. This kid is kinda like his mother in that he doesn't like his hands to be dirty or sticky, so I think it took him a little while to get used to putting his hands in goo. Oh, the fun you can have with outy belly buttons!

Before and After

Before vacation, you may remember that I alluded to our house changing colors. I've finally gotten around to taking some pictures of the mostly finished project and it looks a TON better, don't you think? Remember, these first two pictures were taken after we pressure washed the house so that's why it looks so torn up.
And now our charming cottage is a fun blue color called "ironstone"! We have some trim still to finish up and we need to touch up the blue in a bunch of places, but it just feels so much cozier and prettier to me! Lots of work, but we had some help from in-laws and friends so that made it go a little faster. Thanks guys! We also still need to get a new light fixture and new mailbox and house numbers, but I have to find just the right ones first.

Okoboji- Round 2

Here are a few more of my favorite pictures from our vacation at Lake Okoboji...Gramama and Jackson snuggling on a boat ride Date night on the boat!! It was a beautiful night and the sunset was AWESOME!
Cousin Lilly doing a bit of sunbathing-she obviously didn't want any tan lines on her shoulders.
Captain Jackson...thankfully he actually thought his boat coat was kinda fun so he never threw a fit about putting it on.
And Jackson got his first very own ice cream cone...Yum!