Cowboy Jack.

Watch out ladies, Cowboy Jack will be coming to a stage near you!

Ty and Dad.

Welcome Home Ty.

Jack giving a welcome home kiss. What a great big brother!

Ty's Homecoming.

Ty in NICU.

On 7-23 at about 5:30 am Ty had his circumcision, then our lives changed forever. By 3:00 pm Ty was being admitted into the NICU. He was bleeding badly and had already lost a lot of blood. Things got bad fast and we came very close to loosing our precious baby boy. Ty did get to check out of the hospital Monday 7-25. The feeling of coming home without your baby is...heart breaking.

G'ma Ruby & Ty.

The gift of G'ma Ruby. We can't thank you enough for everything you have done for us during this very emotional time. All the cooking, cleaning, gifts and most of all support was more than we could ever ask for. We all love and thank you!

TY CALVIN REZAC

Born 2-21-2011. 7lb.s, 19 inches, and a full thick head of DARK BROWN hair!

New dad Neil.

New mom Joni.

Welcome Ty Calvin Rezac.

Ty Calvin Rezac born 7-21-2011. Was scheduled for 7-26 but decided he just couldn't wait to meet his new family.

Argh!

Jack so excited about a new toy! Thank you Daren, Traci and Lauren for the belated birthday gift. Jack LOVES this water table! I have not gotten Jack convinced to put on the pirate costumes yet, but he really likes pretending to be a pirate.

Joni 38 weeks with Ty.

Jack at the Merle Hay Mall.

Dorothy I think it was a twister!

Wow, last night was crazy! About 3:00am a bad storm rolled in. I woke up because of the wind, it wasn't even raining or thundering yet. Neil said he could feel the walls of the house bowing. Conner was no where to be found, but he is safe and sound now. One tree is leaning really good, my garden is pretty well flatened and Jack's play set was was picked up and turned about 6 feet away from where it normally stands. The news said there was just a severe thunderstorm warning, but looking around at all of our neighbors in there basements in the middle of the night says to me that this storm was more like a tornado.

As you can see the winds were in all different directions in a short amount of time.

Millipedes.

I don't know where they came from, but when I got up this morning after last nights storm the whole backside of the house was covered with these...there's hundreds of them.

1st tomato of the summer.

Our garden is doing great this summer. Last week we picked the 1st tomato of the summer. Last night we had a delicious salad with two kinds of our home grown lettuce, Banana yellow peppers, and green onion along with some grilled Zucchini. Nothing taste better then food you just picked the hour before you ate it.

4th of July.

This was Jack's first time watching fireworks. We went to Altoona and fought the traffic to watch the Prairie Meadows display.(Best fireworks display that Neil or I have ever seen!!!) Poor Jack was tired! The fireworks didn't start until 10pm and then by the time we got home it was 11:30pm. He definitely took a long nap on the 5th.

Jack jumping into the pool.

A favorite for this hot summer is to play in the pool. If you noticed or started to count we are now on pool number 3! Apparently we are rough on them and tear them or get air leaks.

High Trestle Trail.

Jack and Dad went for a ride on the High Trestle Trail. They stop to enjoy the view of the beautiful 13-story half-mile bridge that overlooks the Des Moines River Valley.

Sand-Water Table.

One of Jack's favorite outdoor activities, "scooping" at his new table.

Peek -a- Boo.

Jack and bugs don't mix.

This is an allergic reaction to mosquito bites from when we were last in Sioux Falls. He has since had a similar reaction to a couple of spider bites. The reaction is normally 1-2 days after the bite and gets very red and swells for about a day or two. Last time he got a bite it was on his forehead and it looked like an egg was coming out of his head. Poor guy, all we can do is give him Benadryl.