Family

We almost had the entire family home this week!

We missed you Mike! We played some golf, went

swimming, and had some good lake time. We

took a little boat ride and turned the corner and

saw this cloud front moving in. It was beautiful

but we put the boat away just in time before a

little downpour.

After the quick storm we were treated with the most

amazing rainbow I have ever seen. It was a complete rainbow

stretching over the water and was so bright!

Finally - a little video update of our friend Jace.

He prefers to give "knucks" instead of the customary

high five.

Iowa City

Okay actually these first pictures are in Sioux City .

I love golf pictures and hopefully I'll be posting many

more golf pictures this summer :)

Okay now well move to Iowa City.

Don't these ladies look super cool?

I'd like you to meet my crazy friends. I don't have a

single normal picture of these two. I tried taking

this picture three times. This was the best they

could come up with. :)

I always think of my dad when I see the giant whale

bones in the museum of natural history in Macbride hall.

He says he remembers looking at them when he was in

college here.

Seth visiting his regular spot

We went to eat at Three Samurai and it. was. amazing.

While driving home from Iowa City we ran into a few

scattered storms. It was odd - it would be raining and

then a minute later it would be blinding sunshine.

One of these little storms was off to the side of us and

I told Seth I thought it looked like the cloud was rotating.

Then I pointed out this little piece hanging down and told

Seth to check it out. Then we both watched this little thing

become a tornado!! It was crazy!!! And short-lived. By the time

I got my camera out it was dissipating. It was really cool :)

And to end the slideshow - my husband spent an entire

day outside golfing and then playing softball. He now has

a crazy farmer tan - or would you say accountant tan since

it has the 'V' from his v-neck polo that accountants wear? :)

Happy Father's Day!!

Hey Dads! Thanks for being great fathers!

We are so blessed to have you as our dads,

and want you to know that we appreciate

everything you have done and continue

to do for us! Thank you for being excellent

role models, and for teaching us what it means

to love unconditionally.

We love you!

Storm Update

It's getting closer!!

Birdies

Seth really wanted to knock this nest down when

we power washed the house - but I persisted and

now I get to sit and watch this all day long - and I really

could too :) Baby birds are so ugly they're cute.

We are currently under a tornado watch - the sky

looks amazing.

The Other Arm

Seth's arm from last week was nicely healed...and then

we played on Monday and he decided to tear up

the other arm. But it was worth it - it was an inside the

park homer and he slid into home - it was pretty close

but he was safe!

Here it is on day 2 - getting better!

Joel, a visiting pastor, has been here for the last

couple weeks, and had a birthday while here - so

we baked him a cake as he was away from home

during his b-day. Paul bought sparklers so we

had some fun :)

Summer Sports

Seth and I are on the church softball team. Our team

name is "We Need 4 Outs" - which is pretty funny since

every other team's name is their church name. :)

Sethie sacrificed his body for a fly ball - something I 

just don't see myself doing...

Seth and I went golfing for the first time this season

with some of our church friends. It was a good time and

I'm glad I have the rest of the summer to improve my game :)