Jul 23, 2012

America!

Many of you know that we've successfully made it back to the States.  We are currently at my parents house in Aledo, IL, a small town about three hours west of Chicago.  Since being here, we have enjoyed: 
  • A frog jumping contest
  • walking to get ice cream
  • meeting our sister-in-law, Jenn, in person for the first time!
  • bike riding, with the kids in a bike trailer
  • getting lost on my bike at 10pm at night on dark country roads, while deer with large antlers stalk me from the treeline
  • reading books leisurely
  • walking with the kids to parks 
  • sitting on the porch in the morning before breakfast
  • thunderstorms 
  • playing with the kids in the kiddie pool outside
  • showing Eva all the plants and flowers
  • Watching Gabe eat the flowers given to him by Eva
  • playing with my parents dog, Toby.  Actually Eva has enjoyed this the most and she has declared, twice now, that Toby is her best friend. 
  • family pictures taken by my brother, David.  
There's probably more, and I'll post them later.  With pictures!