corn, combines, and craziness

although it took about two days to get there, we enjoyed our trip to visit tata and bapa ron in hanna city, IL (near Peoria).

we've got the corn -- here's the field right next to tata & bapa ron's house:


here's the combine we got to ride in!



a train ride at the animal park -


the riverwalk in peoria

catching up

how is it that people can keep up to date on their blogs? if you are one of those few, i commend you. if not, you'll understand why i am about to post photos from a few months ago (sept 4, to be exact). Here is Caroline on her first day back to school. Quinn was so excited for big sis that she had to join in on the photo...

An afternoon at the zoo

we had a blast yesterday feeding the giraffes (can you believe those tongues?!?) and riding the carousel with our friend, arabella...

let's go to the moon!

july catch-up

olympic game farm - part I

ferry ride to sequim (pronounced "skwim")

getting up close and personal with the northwest's finest animals...



you would not believe the tongue on these bisons -- or the bad breath!




the elk are not shy

swimming and cousins

I won't try to do much on this, my first posting ever. So, here it goes:
Caroline is now a fish in the water after spending 2 days with her cousin, Jacob, in California. Uncle Bryan (Clay) coached her and by the end of the second day she was swimming with her head under water! The video was too large to send/post, so I'll just add a picture or two...

We also got to meet the newest cousin -- Katherine Joy Clay! Taking a picture of a 1-mos-, 1-yr, almost 2-yr, & 4-yr-old is NOT easy! These were the best...