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...