Summer vacation!

I owe a much longer post about our fantastic week in Iowa, but I'm feeling lazy. Suffice it to say that it was wonderful! As with most of our trips home to Iowa, the same is true here: we got to show off Jack to everyone, visit with friends and family, drink, eat, watch a thunderstorm, drink some more, and eat some more. This trip had the added bonus of bringing good news about Jane: her cancer is almost gone! The latest CT still shows a couple of spots, but because they are so small, the CT can't accurately diagnose whether they're cancer or scar tissue. Hurray! Jeff said that the doctor was beaming when he walked into the room after she had her CT. Can't ask for better news than that! (For Jane's blog, click here.)It's hard to just choose a few pictures from the many we took, but here are some favorites:

Riding go-carts with Jeff at Fun City in Burlington

Deep in conversation (and goofing off) with cousin Connor

Grandma Janet's grandbabies

A quick family picture before celebrating the wedding of Megan Moeller and Jesse Hammes with Jeff's athletic training classmates

Also, while we were away, Jack often fell asleep on a regular bed before we put him into the crib. When we got home, he told us he didn't like his crib anymore. We knew he would probably be ready for a big bed sometime this summer, and it turns out, he told us when he was ready! We converted his crib into a toddler bed and bought him a new comforter. Last night was his first night. After about 10-12 trips back to bed, he was asleep, which we consider a success. Today at nap, I only had to go in once. And right now (after only two trips in), I hear him talking himself to sleep saying, "I got a new bed!"

Helping Jeff make his new bed