Let the Good Times Roll!

Grammy is here and so are the good times! After picking her up at the airport, we headed straight for the life and science museum. We saw the butterflies again and did all the fun stuff. The "Tree House" was open so they got to pet the tortoise, roach and snake. And of course there was the train ride. Tomorrow we go to the art museum for the Temples and Tombs exhibit.

And some really good news...there's a new baby in our family as of Thursday, June 21...she's still nameless at this moment but I have a new niece in Oslo, Norway. John and Anne Grethe are already in the groove of parenthood. Congratulations!!

Happy Father's Day!

The kids woke Brent up this morning with a parade. Brock was playing the drum and the girls were marching behind him. They (I) got him the DCTalk Jesus Freak cd. They also did some watercolor pictures. Then he had a "show" with the kids playing their toy instruments and singing with the new cd. After that a shrimp and cheese omelet before heading off to church.

We made it to Shelley Lake today. Brock rode with Brent, Hannah rode herself, and I pulled the twins. Brent says we rode 2 or 3 miles but I'm certain it was more like 20 or 30!!!! The last bit is all uphill so I walked Brent's bike up with Brock walking beside me. I have to say our "Super Dad" pedaled up the whole way with the twins in tow! What a guy...what a dad!! We celebrated our bike ride at Jason's Deli.

Happy Father's Day to all the dads reading this!

Bikes and Trikes

We have had a fun beginning to the summer. Hannah is riding her bike very well. Brock has mastered the tricycle and is moving on to a bike with training wheels (thanks to our friends the Notts loaning us one for him to try). Our friends, the Baldwins, gave us their buggy to pull behind a bike for the twins. Corinne and Emma love it! Brent found a nice women's bike on the road in our neighborhood with a sign that said, "Free. Take it." so he took it. Now I have a bike to pull the twins. Brent's bike has a child's seat attached to the back (come to think of it, that bike and seat were given to us too several years ago...thanks to our friends the Peases' in VaBeach) so our plans are to head out to a nearby lake tomorrow that has trails. We rode around our neighborhood today and I didn't think I was going to make it...but I did...and Brent assures me there aren't as may hills at the lake. And to think some folks don't think God can provide all things!! We're a family of 6 ready to take off on a bike ride that's shows HE DOES provide more than we can imagine.

Hannah is enjoying her art class once a week. She has two more classes then it's finished. She really enjoys art.

Emma had scarlet fever (strep with a rash) at the beginning of the month but she's fine now. Hannah has swimmers ear but it's getting better. Corinne has a cold and cough but it hasn't slowed her down. I think she's on the mend. Other than that, we're all good.

I would take a photo of the kids on their bikes but I don't think my legs will cooperate right now. Maybe next time...

Happy Father's Day to all the dads!