Nana and Papa in Iowa!

The first weekend in October my dad and step mom came to visit us in Iowa! We had lots of fun and the weather was perfect while they were here. Here are some pictures of our adventures with Nana and Papa.

Playing at the ISU campus

Playing at our house!

Summer picture wrap-up!

Here are a whole bunch of pictures that I didn't blog about while they happened, but are all things that I want to remember...

Family trip to the Winter Quarters temple

Playing at the pool.

We went to pick berries a number of times this summer...the blueberries off the bush were delicious. Allison would not stop eating them!

My little cutie pie!

Some fun times with our friends the Griffiths before they moved! We miss them!

One of our favorite things to do this summer were these free concerts in the park. They had tons of things for the kids to do and it was just fun for us all! Here the girls are showing off their balloon "wings"

Iowa storms...

So it seems like if you live in Iowa, there will be summer storms. This summer was fairly mild....we hardly ever used the basement because of the tornado warnings, etc (which is good because our basement here is not exactly a place that we can stay for long because the owners have the place PACKED with their stuff) But we did have a few exciting weather happenings this summer...This tree is across the street from our front door, and landed where we often park our van (luckily it was NOT there that evening!) Then there was the whole flooding thing. We were fine where we lived, but a lot of Ames was under water. The flooding pictures were taking just a few blocks from our house. The bigger issue was that the flooding washed away some of the underground water mains, draing two of the water towers and making the water unusable for a number of days. It was an interesting experience, but it made us grateful to have water stored!

The tree in our parking space

Flooded basketball court




These are both pictures of the golf course...it is not normally a lake (you can see the red flag on the bottom picture)

And the road also covered in water

Nauvoo!!!

I also forgot to post about Camille's very first vacation! The last weekend in July we headed to Nauvoo with Nate's parents and family and his sister Tiff and her family. We went to see the Joseph Smith Pageant and explore some of the church sites there. It was a quick trip, but we had lots of fun. We got to see the Pageant on Pioneer Day which was kind of neat. BUT, it was super rainy that evening...so that made things a bit more challenging. Most of the kids went back to the hotel and I was paranoid about having my 4 week old out in the rain and BUGS! Overall, it was a great trip (minus the crazy bug bites!)

Checking out Old Nauvoo
At Carthage Jail
In Carthage Jail, Allison with cousin Calvin

Cousin Caleb, Sara, and Hannah

Hannah and her baby Camille!

The Nauvoo temple!

Camille's baby blessing

Big surprise, I forgot a few important things that happened in the past few months....that's what happend when you NEVER update your blog!

SO, on August 1, 2010, Miss Camille was given a blessing at church. Nate gave her the blessing with his dad, our stake president, and our bishop in the cirlce. It was such a nice blessing and a lot of it had to do with Camille gaining a testimony and remembering that she is a daughter of God. It was also a neat experience because there were two other babies blessed that day as well. There are LOTS of babies in our ward!!!

Here's the family all ready for church! With Grandma and Grandpa.

And with all of the Pettitts who were able to make it.

Aunt Grace holding Camille Grace

Big eyes :)

Wearing the same gown that I did and that the other girlies wore as well.

Time with Grandma!

Pictures...just for fun!

Cy was at Hannah's school on her birthday! Allison wanted nothing to do with him, but Hannah was quick to pose for me!
Cheering on the Cyclones....too bad it didn't help them beat the Hawkeyes!

Cute girls all ready for bed!

Loving her baby!

Hannah's birthday and Grandma's visit

This year Hannah had a week long birthday celebration. Her birthday is always close to Labor Day, so it usually ends up being a big family get-together. Unlike Aliison's 2nd birthday celebration....I have plenty of pictures from Hannah's!

Decorating her big cupcake!

Time for presents!

The "big" present from mom and dad. Nate got these golf clubs before he left the country club and they have been sitting in the trunk of his car for over a year. Her first reaction when she saw them was, "No way! Those are NOT mine!"

Cousin Caleb helping out!

Cake time!

Blowing out the candles.

Trying out her new clubs...you have to pose for pictures, you know!

Celebration #2 with Grandma Deb.

Dad and Camille!

All dressed up in her new clothes.

Playing at the library with Grandma

We love the library!

Passing out her birthday treat at school!

Allison joined the rest of Hannah's class in eating a cookie!