We swam in the pool several times, but we also found this swimming area in a creek that ran through the park. The water was shallow enough for Noah to wade in and the little falls you see was much more gentle than it looks in these pictures.

There were several swinging bridges at the park. They made me nervous, but they seemed to be well maintained, safe bridges so I was able to calmly cross them.

On Fathers Day, we left for a few days at a state park. We had a great time! We went biking on their paved bike trails and we went hiking on much more rugged trails. I'm thankful David wore Noah for most of the time and through the roughest spots! Here we are at the bottom of one of the falls and out on a trail.

My brother and his wife were kind enough to include Noah in their wedding ceremony as ringbearer. We were afraid that he would get scared since it was a new place and not walk down the aisle so we got some practice in and he did great! Here he is on a practice run.

It was a great wedding! Here I am with Noah and my brother, the groom. When the ceremony started, Noah realized that it was uncle Bryan up front. He kept pointing to him and saying quite loudly, "Bryan! Bryan!" It was terribly cute, but so constant that I had to take him in the back so as not to distract from the ceremony. Even from the back, when he caught a glimpse of Bryan, he would point and yell some more.

While my parents were in town, we asked them to help out with a small house project. Turns out, it was a pretty big project. They were gracious to work hard for several days to help us finish it! On this morning, we were outside while Grampa was pouring some concrete and Noah took some initiative to help.



Once they were done outside, they had a picnic table to put together! At least that was small enough to put together inside.



Noah and Kim enjoyed the picnic table once it was put together.

My parents spent a week in town before my brother's wedding and they brought our niece, too! It was a great week and so much fun to watch Noah and Kim play together.

Noah is getting tall enough that he can stand on a chair and "help" get dinner ready. He loves it so much that anytime I'm at the counter, he runs to the dining room to get a chair and drags it into the kitchen all by himself. He just wants to be a part of all the action!

Noah's newest game he loves is hide & seek. It's really more like peek-a-boo in that he just covers himself up with a pillow or a blanket and expects you to notice and come uncover him. He can't get enough of it!

While we walk around the room to try and find him, we talk out loud about where he could be and as we get closer, his legs start to flail around and he waves his arms. It's too cute!

Here's one of his favorite hiding spots and pillow technique.