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July 10, 2016

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Having fun in the kitchen and knocking another item off our summer bucket list: make a pie! Finn and I made our first blueberry pie of the season this week to take to the Pilgrim’s for the 4th of July festivities at their house. Yummers.  I still need to perfect the baking – this time it turned out a bit soupy, but still delish. We enjoyed hanging out with friends (and family, ha!) at the Pilgrim’s and were also able to walk to Coffman High School for the Dublin 4th festivities which include a million bounce houses for the kids to burn some serious energy!IMG_7597 IMG_7564 IMG_7565 IMG_7567 IMG_7569 IMG_7571 IMG_7573 IMG_7583 IMG_7598Earlier in the morning we started the day by building and then destroying a “downtown big city” building. IMG_7547

Finn went down to the Columbus Commons for Kids on Friday with Debbie. There are a lot of fun activities, including baseball, hockey, and planting seeds (oh, and free ice cream sandwiches!). Here Finn planted a bean and watermelon seed. He also ventured to the zoo where he continues to enjoy the fun of having a Gold Membership so he can feed the giraffes and ride ponies, camels, and rides for “free”. IMG_7606 img IMG_7605 IMG_7607 IMG_7610 IMG_7608 IMG_7609

Kevin and I have been lucky enough to enjoy date nights lately. I had arranged with Debbie to stay late one night a week while her son is away at his dads for several weeks this summer. So we headed to Aab India and enjoyed some yummy Indian food. When they brought out our food they called this one the “tv dinner”, ha! Even Finn got to enjoy some leftovers the next day as we saved the round, donut-looking ball for him. Apparently it was delish! IMG_7612

On Saturday we made a late in the day decision to head to the Clippers game. Kevin had rented a trailer to bring home some trees we purchased for our front yard. Those two picked up our trees and brought them home and it was perfect timing that I got home from Millcreek (we were on the Cultivate’16 Grower Tour this year) in order to have an evening of fun. It was a hot night, but a fun one! IMG_7640 IMG_7641 IMG_7644 IMG_7646 IMG_7647 IMG_7651 IMG_7658 IMG_7660 IMG_7665 We had on our summer bucket list to attend 3 outdoor concerts – I think we’ve already surpassed that! Going back to our dating days Kevin and I have always enjoying hanging out listening to live music and since we’ve had Finn we’ve always taken him along. He likes to dance and be silly. We were joined by the Bethune’s, Eilerman’s, and Manning’s this week so we had a nice fun crowd. IMG_7683 IMG_7685 IMG_7707 IMG_7708 IMG_7703 IMG_7710 IMG_7704

And remember our caterpillars? After what seemed like forever, on Saturday the first one emerged as a butterfly! After watching it for a day Kevin and Finn released it on Sunday. Then a bit later when Kevin and Finn were mowing the yard they found a baby toad!IMG_7637 IMG_7672 IMG_7674 IMG_7679 IMG_7681

July 26, 2015

IMG_20150724_153603924_HDRSummer Fun.  We’ve been having lots of that lately and it’s been nice. Finn and I left one Friday afternoon to go to Goldfish for the open swim (where he has lessons), but realized on our way there that they aren’t open on Friday’s at lunch, but rather in the evening. Uh oh. I called a couple of local pools to see if they did day passes and they don’t. So I said, what the heck, we’re going to Zoombeezi Bay! We had “so much fun!”. We spent most of our time in the kid play pool that has several slides which he’s big enough to walk up and slide down by himself. We took a spin through the lazy river and also spent a bit of time in Baboon Lagoon where we got dumped on by a HUGE bucked of water from high above. I left my phone and all of our things in a locker and we just wondered around – so not really any photos, but lots of fun!IMG_20150724_172936353_HDR

Earlier in the week we had more water fun at the Dublin Bunny Park Splash Pad. First we went to the Peach Truck and picked up a large box of Georgia Peaches, yum! It was a fun afternoon with cousins 🙂

DSC_0019 DSC_0025 DSC_0026 DSC_0029 DSC_0035 IMG_20150720_145809434We also ventured “down town, big city” this week to a free kids event with friends at Bicentennial Park and the Scioto Mile.  It was themed Barnyard Palooza and Finn really enjoyed petting the farm animals, including a duck and chicken. There were also sheep, goats, and a turkey! We ended the afternoon at the Fountains and a nice lunch at Milestone 229. Yum.
IMG_20150722_122824598 IMG_20150722_123545046 IMG_20150722_124138348 IMG_20150722_141207397Kevin and I headed to the CD102.5 SummerFest concert at the LC Pavilion on Thursday evening. It was a beautiful night to hang outdoors and listen to several artists including Matt and Kim, and CAKE. The same evening Finn enjoyed a kid’s concert in Hilliard with Debbie and he had a great time!IMG_20150723_202351905_HDR IMG_20150723_221129916 photo(4) photo(1)-2We’ve lived in Ohio for upwards of 20 years and haven’t ever visited the Olentangy Indian Caverns. We were out running some errands and on a whim decided to stop and check it out. While we waited for our tour Finn played on the play set and spent some time with some baby deer the caverns have adopted (through a breeder). They are all females and have names. They come right up to you and will lick the salt right off your skin. Finn thought they were so fun. He really loves animals. IMG_20150725_120140418_HDRIMG_20150725_122431225IMG_20150725_122512533DSC_0045IMG_20150725_132124852DSC_0059IMG_20150725_132438217DSC_0061DSC_0068DSC_0069DSC_0070DSC_0072DSC_0075DSC_0082IMG_20150725_135204469DSC_0085We spent an evening at Jaime and Aaron’s house one night and the kiddos played like crazy. I only have one blurry phone pic where the kids where jumping off the ottoman and onto the couch. They were proud and happy!IMG_20150725_214842903

We made another blueberry pie this week and one day Debbie told me Finn insisted on having it for his snack day after we made it. I really wasn’t surprised as he’s usually heading to bed when it’s cooling off.  Sure looks like he enjoyed it!
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And here is a cute one of Debbie and Finn at the zoo.  He’s been having such a fun summer!photo(3)-2

June 21, 2015

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This silly boy loves to run through the house with his broom singing Frosty the Snowman – even in June! He absolutely loves to “help” clean the floor. When we use our floor duster he likes to use his broom. Such a big helper. And did I mention he likes to do most all things by him “self” too?

It has been a week filled with sadness in our home, but also a time that has filled our heart with warmth at the family and friends who are a part of our lives and surround us in the good times and the bad. The Manning’s brought a delicious dinner to us on Friday and we enjoyed their company. Finn loved having fun and playing with all of the girls and at the end we decided to head to Graeter’s for more ice cream. Finn has developed a bit of a shyness and it was so fun to see him just go off with the girls and head into the grass to catch fireflies. He even talked to two other young girls he’d never met before who put fireflies on his arm and hands. IMG_20150619_083644614_HDR IMG_20150619_200510142 IMG_20150619_211318873Part of our night time routine is singing songs before bed. We usually sing 3 or 4, including Frosty the Snowman, Mr. Moon (a song I made up on the way home once when Finn was screaming and screaming, and it has become a regular now), Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and Jesus Loves Me.  Finn knows many of the words to several of the songs. We often hear him singing in the morning when he wakes up. Here he is with a part of Jesus Loves me:

Last Fall in October Kevin heard about the Buckeye Country Superfest concerts that were going to take place at the ‘shoe (Ohio Stadium). It was a two-day fest, with big names in country music playing from 6-11pm both Saturday and Sunday nights. He bought tickets and also a sweet parking pass which allowed us to park right outside of Ohio Stadium. Jim and Pat had recently purchased an RV and they graciously offered it to us to use so we could hang out in the lot prior to the concerts each day.  Given the week we had, I wasn’t sure either of us were up for going as we really just wanted to be home together with Finn. But at Kevin’s urging, we decided to force ourselves to get out and have some fun.  The weather was great for both concerts despite the days filled with rain leading up to them. We had a fun time together enjoying some food, beverages, and listening to so many artists including David Nail, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Cole Swindell, Lee Brice, and Tyler Farr. We missed Cassadee Pope and Parmalee as we were hanging out in the parking lot during these openers, but we were ok with that ;).  Oh, and did I mention that during the Rascal Flatts performance (they are from OH) Urban Meyer came on stage with National Championship trophy. That was pretty cool to see. It was a really well organized event. IMG_20150620_165508401_HDR IMG_20150620_202442335IMG_20150620_202452237_HDR IMG_20150620_202549855_HDR IMG_20150620_203919038_HDR IMG_20150620_211854 IMG_20150621_175536908_HDR IMG_20150621_202330710_HDR IMG_20150621_220240451_HDR IMG_20150620_213918548_HDR 20150620_225104-1 IMG_20150620_225924047

Kevin was gracious enough to go to the marathon concert on Father’s Day!  We started the day with church and then home to open Father’s day gifts. Finn made his daddy a picture frame that he painted (with the help of Debbie, of course!) and filled it with a favorite picture of he and his dad. IMG_20150621_142438124

While we were all home together this week Finn and daddy made special pancakes one morning. He is quite the helper in the kitchen and particularly likes dumping and mixing. We also enjoyed lots of snuggles watching Sesame Street, Dino Train, and playing with puzzles. Finn is really good at putting his 2-piece dinosaur puzzles together all by himself. IMG_20150620_094927772_HDR IMG_20150620_094942035 IMG_20150620_095149703 IMG_20150620_100940532 IMG_20150620_100947960 IMG_20150620_103041803 IMG_20150620_105108208 IMG_20150620_105330911 IMG_20150620_110239628 IMG_20150620_115843558_HDR