Heather, Chris, Joshua, Alyssa, & Emily: July 2012

Alyssa's First Bike Ride!

Well, well, well... here's the June/July update... and it's one day early!! Now you may be wondering what happened to the May/June update. Well, if you scroll back far enough you will find that it was published a few hours ago... making it just under four weeks late. To start things off, here are some pictures of Alyssa going on her first bike ride with me. She did a great job... no crying!

Safety first!

Ready to go!

And they're off!

Joshua came out to support his sister...

The 4th of July Party!

After the parade we headed home to cool off, relax, and take some naps. A few hours later we packed up the car and went back for the party and fireworks. Here are some pictures!

Grandma, Alyssa, Grandpa, and Joshua!

Take 2...

And here are Uncle Andy and Jenn!

Now Dad's getting in on the fun...

Dad and Alyssa!

Mom, Joshua, Dad, and Alyssa

Running around in her dress...

Alyssa and Joshua

Lookin' good, Alyssa!

Alyssa, Shooter, and Grandma Lou!

Alyssa, Grandma Lou, and Joshua!

Somebody found a cookie!

Dad and Alyssa watching fireworks...

Jenn, Joshua, and Andy watching fireworks...

Happy 4th of July... Parade!

Here are some pictures from the 4th of July parade at Aunt Anne's House! It was hot but we had a great time!

Getting ready to go!

Alyssa looks so pretty in her dress!

Those ribbons are very tempting!

Red beads!

What a pretty girl!

Lookin' good cousin Bode!

Way to accessorize, Alyssa!

Papa and Alyssa

Joshua, Papa, Alyssa, and Gaga

Cousins on parade!

A firetruck! What a great parade!!

Aunt Peggy, Joshua, and Mom!

Slow down, guys!!

Mom and Joshua

I'd say he's more of a walker than a rider...

Aunt Anne comes in to save the day!

Bode, Joshua, and Alyssa

Look at all these wonderful toys!

They say these balls don't come out... we'll see about that...

What a beautiful smile!

Happy 4th of July!

Cooling off after the parade

Swimming on the step

Ta da!!

Playing with cars on the steps

Happy to be swimming with Dad!

Why so serious?

That's better!

There's no place Joshua would rather be...

The Wichita Zoo!

What do you do with two kids on vacation in Wichita, Kansas? Well, if you're the Naumann Family, you go to the Wichita Zoo! It's a very nice zoo and we had a great time. Here are some of the pictures from our visit.

This horse lives in the cleanest barn I've ever seen

Same goes for the donkeys... look at that floor!

Ride'em cowboy!

Baby camel and her mama... the baby is a little over a month old...

Petting zoo!

She does look like an easy target...

Good way to make friends...

They just keep coming back for more...

And more...

And then they bring their friends...

Good work, Alyssa!

That goat has blue eyes...

Bye, bye goats!

A longhorn... and here I thought this was supposed to be a vacation...

One good lookin' peacock!

A giraffe lying down on the job...

Alyssa looking at the giraffes

Joshua checking out the giraffes

African elephant...

Good smile, Joshua!

Let's see if we can get both of you to smile...

No problem... digital camera... we'll just try again...

Wow! Look who else wanted to be in the picture!

And that's the best we could do...

A hippo underwater... we're pretty sure he's alive...

Checking out some animals...

African dogs...

Joshua and Mom looking at a lion...

King of the jungle...

Here's a meerkat. That's what Timon is for all you Lion King fans...

This is a new feature... the lion petting zoo... we certainly didn't have any complaints although I could have sworn Alyssa was posing for this one too...

Oh there she is... not drinking water...

Good lion, buddy!

Should we take one home?

Fierce looking teeth!

A pelican...

Joshua and Alyssa checking out the gorilla...

Alyssa checkin' out some gorilla butt!

A couple seconds after this the gorilla turned around and started walking toward the glass. And less than a second after that, Joshua and Alyssa turned around and ran!!