Popcorn Fun

Katie and I are both part of the Sesqui Scircle Extension Homemakers club.  Each June, we have a club trip.  This year, we went to "Not Just Popcorn" in Edinburgh, IN.  The tour was really great and Katie had a lot of fun tasting all the flavors of popcorn.  We ended the trip in downtown Columbus at an old fashion ice cream parlor.

Spring Mill....what a bust :(

We were looking forward to a fun quasi camping trip to Spring Mill with our friends, the Heaters.  Mid-June to Mid-July is a super busy time at work for both Jason and I, so we were so happy to get away.  We no longer have a camper, but our friends do.  The plan was for us to stay at the Spring Mill inn and then spend a lot of time hiking and at their campsite.  Well, a tornado went by Bedford (close to Spring Mill) and then a huge thunderstorm went through.  It was all before we got there, but everything was soaked and it continued to rain.  We called it a night at the inn and figured we'd have better luck Saturday.  We all got up, had a horrible breakfast at the inn and then started to get ready to head to the campsite.  I had warned the girls to keep Lucy out of the bathroom because she likes to play in the toilet.  Addie was trying to help by shutting the bathroom door, but Lucy was pushing on it.  More shoving and pushing and Addie did not realize that her other hand was wrapped around the hinge side of the door.  Ouch!!  It was bleeding a lot, so we rushed off to the campsite because Joe Heater had some first aid stuff.  After Joe and Jason looked at it more, we headed off to the ER in Bedford.  After 3 hours including a nerve block (horrible!!), three huge stitches, x-ray, a splint, and a trip to CVS, it was determined that Lucy had almost cut off her finger and broke the tip.  The medicine that was supposed to knock her out for the day lasted about 45 minutes.  The Heaters were so gracious to watch our kids for the day and take them to the Nature Center.  We ended the night with a movie and Euchre in their camper.

Ouwhee finger

Not the best weekend, but ended on an even worse note.  Our neighbor was so nice to watch our home and feed our animals while we were away.  He called to tell us we had two trees down from an awful storm.

So much for a restful weekend.  We did get time together though.....cleaning up the yard!

St. Joe Party

We made an impromptu last minute trip to St. Joseph for about an hour to see Grandma Judi and Grandpa Brad.  It was super quick but fun!

Katie at the splash pad!

Jason trying not to get soaked.

I couldn't see my camera at all in the sun, so I was snapping in the dark...at least one or two shots turned out.

Fun Days!

I took advantage of one of my day off to take Lucy and Addie to the park (Katie was at 4-H camp) in Rossville.

We went to Home Depot that Saturday just to pick up a few things for the many home improvement projects we are working on...and discovered it was kids day.  The girls had a lot of fun building a toy truck!

Took a drive one evening and picked up some dilly bars!

It may be a short summer....but we tried to pack in some moments of fun!

Katie Swim Club

Katie did swim club for the third year in a row.   She really enjoys swimming (and socializing).  It was a little disorganized this year, so she didn't get to go to as many practices as she wanted.

Katie waiting on blocks at first meet at Lewis Cass

Swimmers like to write events on their arms and legs

Getting ready...

Katie in middle lane

At the Walton Freeze after the meet

Warm-ups at invitational at Frankfort...busy!

Day at the Indianapolis Zoo - June 2, 2015

Our summer is a little shorter this year.  Our school is going to a new balanced school year calendar, so Addie and Katie will start school on August 5th.  I have the first week in June off, so we went down to Indy on the 1st of June.  We ended up in Wal-Mart for two hours with a low tire and then it started to rain.  We ended up at the Cheesecake Factory! (as a side note - I broke the screen on my phone and decided to tape it for a quick fix...did not realize I covered my camera with tape for about a month - hence the blurry left side of pics)

Round two of the zoo trip was Tuesday.  It worked out so much better because Jason got to come and the weather was just perfect!

Lucy liked the Flamingo (or goes as she called them)

Elephants!

Picture at the gardens

Fun pics from the last few months!

 

Painting the wagon...Addie got a little messy.

 

Dress-up.  Katie is the designer.

Big Girl shoes

Fun with mash potatoes

Katie doing cartwheels

Lucy at Cracker Barrel

Horse at Meijer

Lucy like to kiss the kitties

Her sisters put her in a basket

Katie's End of the Year!

Katie had a big end of the school year.  She was a jellyfish in the High School musical "The Little Mermaid". 

 

Addie enjoyed the show too!

 

She had her end of the year choir performance.  Her and Emmaline sang a duet "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".  I am partial, but it was really good.  It made me cry as well as others in the audience.

I went on her field trip.  We visited the State Museum and the capital building.  It was a great day to spend with Katie and her friends.

 

She got her braces off.  That was a great day!

 

Any finally....the last day of school!

What a change from the beginning of the year..

 

Katie has grown up so much this year.  I can't believe she will be a big main on campus next year as a 5th grader!!