Six Years

Six years ago (and about 8 hours) we welcomed our second child, Gavin, into the world.
Five years ago Gavin moved to Iowa one month after he turned one.
Four years ago Gavin moved to a new house in North Liberty.
Three years ago Gavin pretty much potty trained himself while I took care of the new baby.
Two years ago Gavin learned to ride a bicycle without training wheels.
One year ago Gavin was asking everyday when he could start kindergarten.
This year Gavin got glasses, went to Tae Kwon-Do camp, played his last year of t-ball and is going to go to Yellowstone National Park.
Next year this time... who knows what he'll be doing. I think his favorite pastime will always be being the social butterfly no mater how many years go by. He continues to make me laugh at what he finds funny, the things he can remember and his Gavinisms. We all laugh about merotes, breakast, and buzz lightbeard. Thanks for keeping us in stitches and for loving life the way you do.

Park Hopping

Our veteran mother in the cul-du-sac has organized some play dates on Wednesdays for those of us who have kids at home ALL SUMMER LONG! This weeks outing was to Lower City Park. I remember as a kid being taken to a park in Fondulac that had similar rides and a train too! The kids had a good time getting a little amusement park taste.

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Gavin Brewer or Jonathan Lipnicki

Gavin got glasses this week. I couldn't help but compare.

Aunt Kari Was Here

So I post out of order again but at least I posted, Right? My sister came to visit for the first time last week to see what we do in Iowa! Not much differnet than in Florida except the heat factor wasn't an issue. The boys and I went to see Grandpa Ed with her so she could check out Montello, Wi and our dad's house. Then after a scenic route home with lots of hills along the Wisconsin River we checked out the cheese factory in Kalona, the Amana Colonies and the North Liberty Aquatic Center. I think everyone had a good time. I realized I didn't have any pictures with her in them. I hope she took some!?

The Hidden Park

In preparing for the Great Wyoming Adventure, I have had the exciting experience of driving Mona to various business around Iowa City to have all her parts checked out. I've driven to the Off Campus Storage to house her for a few days so we don't break all of the rules of our subdivision, to Fun and Sun RV Center to have them check for any leaks in the pipes, to A-1 Propane to have them check out the leaking propane valve and order a part, to Fountains Transmission to have them clean out her transmission fluid which is where the boys and I rediscovered the Hidden Park. It's really Kiwanis Park but the boys have named it the Hidden Park. They loved the cement viaducts that are used as tunnels and bridges into the play area and all the trails that wind around it with flowers and bushes to hide in. I took pictures on my i-phone cause as usual I forgot my regular camera!

The Great Wyoming Vacation

When Jackson was in 1st grade they had a unit on National Parks. He was very excited about all he had learned about Yellowstone National Park. The animals, the mountains and especially Old Faithful were all he talked about for weeks. He really wanted to see it but with Brenden just being a baby I didn't think we could do the trip. Fast forward 2 1/2 years, add three boys who can all walk by themselves, almost 3 boys potty trained, a motor home that has been worked over by my ever mechanically competent husband and a woman who can scrub even the oldest of dirt off a stove and you have a family ready for an adventure to Yellowstone National Park. Our adventure is slated to begin on the 26th and I am hoping to keep this blog site as a journal of our adventures. So stayed tuned as the Brewer Zoo hits the road!
(I am new to putting images from the web on here so I know no one in the other pictures you seen under Old Faithful)

It's a Girl!

After almost 12 years and many attempts we have finally added a girl to our family! Her name is Mona! She is a 1984 Shasta motorhome! With pink interior and a fancy brown pin stripping on the exterior she's been adjusting rather nicely to our family. With a little TLC (this picture was before her bath) she will be an intergral part of our family taking us on many trips. The biggest one being to Yellostone National Park the end of July. I'll post more pictures as she learns more tricks! Maybe you'll meet her soon.