"Bust my buffers!" Ian's getting so big!

Lilypie Fourth Birthday tickers

Reagan's Blooming and Growing!

Lilypie Second Birthday tickers

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Cookout and a Tincaps Game

Last Saturday night, we had our small group from church over for a cookout, and then we headed to a Tincaps baseball game. A new stadium was just built downtown, and they changed the mascot from the Wizards to the Tincaps. We have Johnny Appleseed to thank for that inspiration. We had a wonderful time hanging out and watching the Tincaps win against their rival the South Bend Silverhawks.

The Tincap mascot
A view from our lawn seats - great for the kids, but a little hard on the bum.
The scoreboard with inning entertainment.
Josh and Ian having fun!
Aidan and Ian talking it up.
The Kids' Table

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Keep on Swimming

Ian took swimming lessons at a city pool for 8 sessions and loved it! He practiced scooping, floating, jumping, blowing bubbles, going under, and getting in and out of the pool.

Using "scoops" to swim to the duck.
Practicing his back float. The duck was supposed to be balancing on his stomach, but he wanted to hold it instead.Circle Time - We sang Wheels on the Bus, Old MacDonald Had a Pool, Ring Around the Rosie, and If Your Happy and You Know It... to practice our swimming skills.
Cory, Ian's teacher, is showing him how to get in and out of the pool correctly.

Monday, June 8, 2009

A Day at the Track

Lauren and her 4x800 team made it to State so we all traveled down to Bloomington, IN to watch her run. They came in 8th overall - GREAT RUNNING CADETS!

Lauren's fan club Waiting to run
The ResultsOn the podium receiving their medals

Monday, June 1, 2009

Gardening and Landscaping

With owning a house now, we have many projects to do outside. We did plant a garden with Kelli's parents and then did a little bit of landscaping around our house. More to come in the future. It's all rather overwhelming starting from scratch, but it is also fun to see everything take shape, grow, and blossom.

A Cleveland Pear Tree at the back of our house
Hostas leading up to the front porch
Boxwoods, a Burning Bush, a Dwarf Lilac bush, and some lilies to cover up the mechanicals
A White Pine Tree out from the corner of our house
Our Veggie Garden