Maren's Vacation

Maren's daycare is closed this week, so she is spending a few days with Grandma and Grandpa Jensen. Mommy and Daddy miss her very much, but it doesn't look like she misses us at all!

The Streaker

She loves baths...and also likes streaking away once she is out of the tub. Who has time to stop and put on a diaper and pajamas??

Woof Woof

Here is Maren with a fake "woof woof", as she calls dogs. She has a woof woof obsession, always wanting to go look for "woofs" outside, or read books with pictures of woofs in them. She can say dog, but prefers woof woof. One of the college interns at her daycare recently wrote her a note saying "I will always think of dogs as woof woofs."

This picture was taken in South Haven at the National Blueberry Festival a couple of weekends ago. Maren did well sitting through the parade, but liked eating the blueberries most of all. We ate a five pound box of blueberries in less than a week. Yummy!

Naked Co-Ed Hot Tub Party

Made you look!

We had a great time on Friday night with Tina and Jeremy Lubben and their boys Braden and Evan. Had a delicious cook-out (Tina cooked, Jana did not) and took a pontoon boat ride on the Thornapple River. Stopped to get ice cream and after we returned, the boys were going to hop in the hot tub for a few minutes.

Well...in a rash decision, we decided to cross our fingers and strip Maren from her ice cream covered clothes and diaper. Yes...we had swim diapers and bathing suit in the house, but thought we'd just let her have a quick dunk and pray that she didn't "potty" in the hot tub. She didn't and had a wonderful time splashing around with Braden (5 1/2).

More pics to come of the boat ride!

Lunch!

Maren is home with John (who has the day off) today. Poor Punkin woke up with two crusty eyes, and any form of "pink eye" is banned at daycare. She is happily eating blueberries and toast with peanut butter. Who wouldn't want to hang out with Daddy, dance and eat your favorite foods?

We had a visit with the ENT yesterday and were advised that she should get tubes in her ears. She's had five ear infections from January - July and she currently has fluid in her ears, so we started new antibiotics yesterday. She will get tubes on September 10. Let's hope she is healthy between now and then!