Our July 4th

We had an Awesome time at the McGowan's for the fourth of July.... The party was ROCKIN......the kids had a BLAST and so did the adults......

Me and my Lovable Doveable........I like to make-up words....

The boys were in AWE of the fireworks......at one point Isaac even said Praise God.....

Eva thinks she's all that and a bag of chips......

Brady putting the moves on Eva.....Brady was quite the gentleman......

AWESOME firework show.......

So what did you do for the fourth?

July 4th

Happy

Independence

Day!!!!

Back on line....

I'm BACK......
Its been to long...how ya' all doing?
Its great to be connected again....

Update for Gobena Supporters

This is a short interview with Tsion. Tsion is a Christian woman serving as a parent in the Group Home in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She will raise 7-8 orphan children in this home, giving them education, biblical teaching, food, shelter and love. This is what you are supporting by buying Gobena Coffee and spreading the word. God bless you for the great work you are doing...

I guess we need to get a dog...

One year ago.....

On June 28th of last year we saw our sweet little Eva for the first time......We were so excited to get her referral. She was and is so precious...I can remember it like it was yesterday.....We Love You Eva!

Hiking in Colorado

When we were in Colorado a week ago, we took a hike up into the mountains to a waterfall. There was still some snow on the ground and the water was freezing. The kids were awesome. They absolutely loved the trip. We've got to do this again.

Here are three very short videos of the hike...

Spinning

Mountain biking in Colorado was awesome! I can see how you could get addicted to it. I've been biking at home for a long time, but decided to step it up a notch and joing a "spinning" class at Gold's Gym. My instructor's name is Buffy...and she definitely lives up to the name! The first class was fun but very tough. Not quite as scenic as Colorado mountain biking. Instead of seeing snow capped mountains, trees, and streams, I get to see the spandex pants of the person in front of me. They start at 6am, so it's going to take some getting used to.

Running update #1

Steve's Running Update #1...

I've set a personal goal of running 6.22 miles (10k) in 37:20.

Last week I ran it in 40:10, and I was sore all week. This week, I'm shooting for 39:43. This could be painful, but "no pain, no gain" right?

Anyone else into running this summer? What are your goals?

ON THE MOVE

REALLY,REALLY, REALLY, SORRY for the lack of post lately.....we are in the process of moving and it is sooooo crazy around here. Soon I will post a picture of the place we are staying while we build our new place.....hope to be in the new house buy October.

If you're looking for something to do Saturday morning, we could use some help moving. We will start around 7am at our place in Bloomington and take stuff up to our new place...

128 Willow Court, Morton, IL