Harabuhgee took the two older boys to one evening of VBS at the Metro Church before we headed back up. They had a great time there and met new friends including Harabuhgee’s best friend from church, Elana.
We bought the whole Kids’ Time series from camp meeting and Miss Brenda was there to meet the boys and sign the DVDs. They were quite enthusiastic to watch it…really. These came in handy for the long drive back. At this point, they were also in dire need of haircuts.
Daddy did the honors of buzzing their hair off one evening. Here is a shot of the boys before church. They were discussing serious matters over crackers & soymilk. Ty has decided he’s a big boy and prefers sitting on a real chair.
Grandma Karen let us pick strawberries from her patch. We’ve already consumed nearly 12 quarts! This summer we made our first strawberry-rhubarb pies. A church member from Marquette had given us several stalks of rhubarb from their garden. “R” is for Ramoses.
As the heat wave struck last week, suit coats became inappropriate. The boys pared down to vests to help keep cool at church. No pun intended.
We signed the boys up for the Summer Reading Program at our public library. Every 12 books they read, they receive a prize. We’ve been checking out books from the library like nobody’s business. They already received a free book of their choice and today we went to redeem another prize which was a free ice cream cone from The Lunch Bag.
To celebrate the fact that Micah attentively sat through 24 entire books and that Ty sat for 12, I treated myself to some pizza. I decided to share with the boys. I am on my way to becoming a professional book reader. Manu could be a professional listener. Micah will have to choose another profession.
Then we walked over to The Lunch Bag to get their free ice cream cone. Ty and I shared a smoothie. In this pic, Ty is mad dogging me because he wants more smoothie.
Now, he is content.
On the agenda for the coming weeks:
– Israel is currently at Camp Sagola for Teen Camp this week
– Wisconsin this weekend to watch Chris’s race!
– swimming classes for the older boys at Tech next week (Micah’s first time!)
– U.P. campmeeting
– Ministerial Retreat at Camp Au Sable
– the Koop – Israel will race his first half-iron distance triathlon! So proud of him!
God has been so good to us and we are so thankful for His watch care and providence. Looking forward to the rest of the summer with great anticipation… 
Jude, this was super exciting and a hilarious read. I miss you guys lots. I can’t believe Tyty has gotten so big… He looks as big as Micah in some of those pictures. I’m sure it was a perspective thing… how ’bout you put on that list “a visit to VIRGINIA”??? SAY YESSSSSSSSSSSS…….. :)PS. Reading is fundamental! I used to think that word meant “fun” because they always capitalized the fist three letters in the library. I distinctly remember getting that wrong on a practice CLOZE test that I took in elementary school. Isn’t it funny the weird details you remember? I’m glad Manu’s a reader. As for Micah… I’m sure he can break out Aroe’s baby cousin from the petstore. (that kitty was so cute… I want it.)
Love these pics and loved hearing about all of your adventures. The photo of them all sitting on the couch is adorable. 🙂
oh wow. pizza AND ice cream/smoothies! are you sure the thighs are from your training? :]
@onathousandhills – haha, thanks for the comment, jen! we’ll be in touch…@steffyjaney – thanks, steph! hope you’re feeling great and baby is staying healthy and happy. 🙂@xjohnyoon – yes, i’m sure my thighs have bulked up especially from my 45 mile ride that included 3 cat 5 hills. and you?