Gunnar is enjoying the summer to its fullest so far. The weather is great now, after several weeks of rainy/cloudy weather, and he loves playing outside with the dogs.
Here are a couple photos of our new yard, which absolutely dwarfs our yard in Oregon. There's so much room to run, and the dogs have never seen a dog park so big!
Gunnar is getting especially good at kicking a ball around the yard. He can actually almost do a soccer dribble without falling. He's such a big boy - it's sometimes hard to believe he's only a year and a half old. 
Here's Gunnar making a funny face while he plays with his water table. He loves everything about water, and we haven't gotten a pool over here yet, but he gets plenty wet just playing in a table of water. Nana has a pool set up for him at their house, and he has only played a couple times, but he absolutely loves it. The only thing with all this outdoor time for Gunnar, is slathering the SPF 50 sunscreen on every 2 hours. He's so fair-skinned, and hasn't seen this much sun before, so we're being extra cautious with him. :o)
Gunnar is the big helper-man these days, and wants to do everything himself. He got ahold of this cooler and wanted to carry it out to the truck for us. He did a pretty good job too!
One night, we had a bonfire down by the river and had some friends and family over for some hot dogs and s'mores. Daddy got to chop some wood and learn about campfiring, Mama got to hunt for shade, and Gunnar ran around like a madman! Nana taught Gunnar about campfires and that they are hot, or as Gunnar says, "dat hot". While Gunnar and Nana were trying to roast a hot dog, the fire seemed a little too hot for Gunnar, and he stayed as far away as possible for the rest of the evening. But he and the dogs had a lot of fun running around the field.
I have a few more photos to add this week, and hopefully I can get around to it. Some things to look forward to: Justin at his first cattle branding, Gunnar naked in the pool with a cowboy hat on, and more of Gunnar just goofing around. :o)
