Mastadon State Park

Fun Afternoon




Today was so hot, so around 7:30 PM when it started cooling down a bit, we went to Mastadon State Park and cooled off in the creek, and walked on their trail.

As usual, Jonathan "hung around" in the sling.

Jonathan at 3 months old

Jonathan is 3 months old!

He is now 15 lbs, and just keeps growing!

Ronald McDonald

Today to celebrate the last day of swimming lessons, I took the kids to McDonalds playland. Guess who showed up? Ronald McDonald! The girls were so excited to meet the real "McDonalds"!

Icecream

Icecream!

Today, Katrina jumped off the diving board and swam to the edge by herself (in swimming lessons) AND Heather jumped of the small diving platform into her teacher's arms. This is a big deal, and took LOTS of encouragement, so we had to celebrate with icecream! The girls are spending 2 nights with Grandma and Grandpa Fischer, so we were happy to see them and have icecream together. It seems so quiet at home with only one child!

The guys














I had to steal a bite of Bill's cookies and cream icecream!

Father's Day at Beecher City Church of Christ

Father's Day

We spent this Father's Day at Beecher City Church of Christ, in IL. We had a lovely time with our hosts, Charles and Paulette Miller, who were very hospitable for our family. Bill preached and spoke at the adult Sunday School, and I spoke to the Jr. high/ High School Sunday School. It was fun, and we enjoyed our time with everyone.

Our gracious hosts

We saw this sign on the way home... too funny!

Bath Baby

Too cute at 13 weeks!

Currently 13 lbs 13 oz.

Such a cubby baby!

Jonathan's baby dedication at Eastview

Jonathan's baby dedication

This weekend at Eastview Christian Church- Cedar Rapids, IA, we dedicated as a family to raise Jonathan to know Jesus. We were so happy that both sets of grandparents were able to come too. Both my parents, and Bill's parents were there for both Katrina's and Heather's baby dedications as well, so it was a very special time. Katrina was dedicated on Mother's Day, 2002 at 2 weeks old in St. Louis. Heather was dedicated in Morton, IL in Oct. 2004 at only a few weeks old as well. Jonathan seems so big this time, being nearly 3 months old already.

We were happy to be able to do this at Eastview Christian Church, which has become so close to us over the years.

We had a wonderful time with everyone at Eastview all weekend at various activities, and meals (doesn't fellowship = food?) :-] It was great to meet with those interested in coming in 2010, and hammering out some project ideas with them. Somehow, out of this meeting, Bill was talked into promising to shave his head on Aug 2nd, if they are able to raise $7,000 towards their trip to come by that date. Quite a commitment for Billy!! Let's see if they can do it! We are so excited to have the group coming next summer.