Swimming

Our subdivision has a pool that we really enjoyed this summer. Our housing association fees are high, but we have free Internet and free use of the pool all summer. Our city has crowded city pools so the pool in our subdivision was great. The pool used salt water, not chlorine, which made it even better. Ram and I enjoyed getting our exercise in the pool this summer. All of the Lambs improved their swimming skills after swim lessons this summer by going to the pool regularly. We look forward to the pool next summer. Ewe bought a new suit at the end of the season so she is ready for next summer!

School House Field Trip

My friend Joelle organized a field trip for us to go to the Bown House. We enjoyed stepping back in time a little, especially the old school house. The Lambs had been to old school houses when we lived in MN, but Joelle's daughter had not been before. These photos were taken with Ram's phone while my camera was in the shop.

4 students in this classroom

Lamb 2 talking on the telephone

Lamb 2 pumping water, Lamb 1 churning butter

Lamb 3 baking, A washing clothes

A, Lamb 3, Lamb 1, Lamb 2 outside the Bown House

We then went to Powells and spent way too much money on old fashioned candy. Thanks, Joelle for organizing this field trip for us!

Cherish the Ladies Groupie

In August I demanded asked Ram and his parents for a definite date for our fall vacation because I needed wanted to know if it would be possible for us to go to the Cherish the Ladies concert when they came to ID. I was so happy when I found out that Ram and his dad's schedule both worked for vacation to be a different time than the concert!

Waiting 2 months after tickets were purchased+
2 take out pizzas for the Lambs+
paying babysitter for 9 hours+
dinner and dessert for Ram and Ewe+
2 tickets to the concert+
buying 3 CDs+
driving 2 hours one way=

Listening to Cherish the Ladies CDs all the way there and back+
Front row seats for a wonderful concert+
Hot date for Ram and Ewe+
Ewe getting her picture taken and the autograph of the best flautist Ewe has ever met!

Joanie Madden and Ewe

cherishtheladies.com

Church Kickball Tournament

In August, after church one Sunday, our church members got together for a fun afternoon. The youth sold subs for us to eat lunch there together and the youth made some money for their trip next summer. Then teams were formed and all were invited to play kickball. It was a great idea because all ages can play kickball!

Lamb 1 kicking

Lamb 2 played kickball for a little while and then he decided to just watch

I'll spare you the photos of Ram playing kickball and Lamb 3 playing on the playground.

Last vacation photos

We stopped on the way home to see friends. They moved from MN about half a year before we did. We were all excited to see each other after more than a year.

This is the best photo that I could get. Lamb 3 did not want to be in the photo. I believe they are 8,7,6,5,4, and 2 when this photo was taken.

Chick-Fil-A

On August 1 we began our drive home from IN. We knew it was the day to eat at Chick-Fil-A to show that we support them and their morals. The line in Merrillville, IN at lunch time was wrapped around the building. We drove on to Davenport, IA and stopped to eat supper there. There was a little line but not like Merrillville.

You can see that Taco John's had no customers and Chick-Fil-A had a line.

We are excited because a Chick-Fil-A is being built right down the road from us. We are looking forward to the Grand Opening. The Lambs are enjoying watching the building progress as we drive by. It looks like it will have a nice playground inside too.

Zoo and other vacation photos

These jeeps were a ride you could pay for when I was little. I rode them several times when I visited my grandma. Now they are no longer able a zoo ride. Lamb 2 and 3 enjoyed pretending to drive them though.

Lamb 1 and Ewe's dad
We rode this ride that took the place of the jeeps.

Lamb 2 is still talking about riding a real horse, not just a pony, at the zoo.

Lamb 1 

Lamb 3 didn't want anything to do with riding a real horse, but he was very excited to ride the carousel horse!

3 Lambs on the train at the zoo

This wasn't the first time our Lambs got near animals, but it hasn't been that long that they weren't afraid of the animals. Lamb 2 and 3 brushing a goat at the petting zoo.

Lamb 3 with his godfather, we were excited to meet Darin's wife too on this visit. 

Lamb 2 and 3 at the park. We went to the park a few times while we visited Grandpa and Grandma.

And all the photos we took of Grandpa and Grandma before we left, none of them turned out-they were all fuzzy, I don't know what happened!