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Balloon Glow 2009

Russ — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:32:57 +0000

The weather for this year’s Bluegrass Balloon Festival was awful, and rain canceled most of the events, but we did get to see the balloon glow one evening before more storms rolled in. It was, as always, very cool to see all of the balloons up close like that.

Summer Fun – At The Zoo Water Park

Russ — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:57:49 +0000

Ahhhhh cool water on a hot day – what fun!

At Ye Olde Faire

Russ — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:30:51 +0000

The whole family and a few friends went to the KY Renaissance Faire, a favorite of the kids. There were a lot of new games and attractions there this year, and the weather was beautiful. This was Joshua’s first fair and Sarah’s first where she could actually walk around and enjoy it.

We got to play, see a few shows and even enjoy the Tournament (complete with Jousting)!

It was also fun to see all of the people dressed up in various costumes. There were faries and pirates and knights and priests all over the place!

Summer Saturday

Russ — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:43:46 +0000

It’s 90 degrees and bright and sunny, so the kids wanted to come to the zoo. Ours has a water park that’s free to members so they took bathing suits “just in case” … so we saw three animals and then straight to the water! Lots of fun!

Summer’s Here?

Russ — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:38:51 +0000

Well, after a week and more of digging and leveling a spot in the yard, the pool is up, so it must be summer. The first day it was filled and the water was 67 and the boys “just had to” climb in.

They were brave, though, and played around for almost ten minutes before giving up to let it warm up for a few days.

Adoption Picnic

Russ — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:46:27 +0000

Every year for the past few years, we go to the annual Adoption Assistance picnic. They are the agency that helped us with both adoptions, and we love to go there and talk to the friends we have made at the agency and among the adoptive families. Julie and her staff are more like family at this point.

The children had great fun as usual, riding the ponies, bouncing in the inflatable and getting their faces painted. Can’t wait till next year!

Saturday In The Park

Russ — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:19:47 +0000

After the tree-cutting exercise, we went out to the park for some kite flying and baseball throwing. One nice thing about living here is all of the big parks and outdoor recreation. The kids loved it!

Snow and Ice

Russ — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:20:57 +0000

Winter storm time here – snow then sleet then freezing rain then sleet then rain then snow. A wintery mess and a few days off school for the boys, but they seemed to enjoy it, since . Even Sarah and Mommy got into the act, running around the back yard and sliding across the snow.

Next comes the fun task of digging out from the ice!

Ski Bums

Russ — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:11:54 +0000

Daddy and the boys went skiing this weekend. Even though they had never tried it before, by the time evening rolled around they were going down the hill like old pros. The boys ignored the cold for the most part and just enjoyed the snow.

Weekend In The Yard

Russ — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:24:16 +0000

Millions of people were without electricity in the wake of Hurricane Ike and the storms that it spawned – and we were part of that. We count our blessings that we only lost power and had no real damage. Of course being without power for almost 5 days was a challenge and nobody is rushing back to cool-water baths anytime soon, but it was also fun too. The children were out of school and got a chance to enjoy the end of summer weather.

We spent most of the weekend in the yard, cleaning up our yard and then helping our neighbors. Parts of several trees came down and there were a number of broken limbs lying around as well. Of course as we cut and raked and piled the logs in the fire pit, the kids took some time out to play and Jordan got out his go-kart. Joshua wanted a “car” too so he got to drive the lawn mower around in 1st gear.

Daddy took Sarah for a few laps on the go-kart and pushed her on the swing. She was not happy that she was too small to drive, but it seemed that some play time with Daddy was a fair substitute.

As I write, the “burn pile” (as they say here) is still smoldering, and we’re finally sitting back to enjoy the evening. The lights and computers are on and there is fresh food and hot water – and the family is all relatively happy and healthy. We’re truly blessed.