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!