Wrapping up Spring

We are wrapping up our May with a flurry of activity.  In the span of 4 days we celebrated Rachel's 11th birthday, finished up this season of Upward Soccer and had a house full of family and friends in to celebrate Aaron's high school graduation.  Bring on the summer!

Ok...so I'll post something

And now for the random posting....Ta Da!  Really just some randomness to say I've posted since probably only 2 or 3 people read this.

Backing up a few weeks, our spring break was a little bit of a bust since apparently the groundhog lied through his teeth and winter temps were still in full play.  So we loaded up one day and drove over to Dayton to the National Museum of the USAF.  Not a bad little trip.  A free museum and just a short bump down to the north side of Cincinnati where we squeezed in a trip to IKEA and Jungle Jim's.

Random flower pic

I've been off my photo mojo lately so I when Rachel and I decided to cheer on Team Brumley at the high school Lacrosse match I decided to haul out the Canon.  I have to admit it was quite fun to capturing all the action.

And wrapping up, this past weekend the band played for the Transformed conference in Indy.  I'm still not sure why I'm leaning forward in this photo.  Had a great time! However after a weekend full of heavy meals and eating out I think I'm going to have to say goodbye to this rock star lifestyle.  (Because this group is obviously rock stars.)  

See you again in several months! 

Bringing in 2016

How did we bring in 2016...the same way we bring in every January 1st.  Fill the house up with people, food, and games,  Throw in an impromptu magic show.  Drop balloons, drink some punch, and let the confetti fly!  39 people jammed into the house to welcome 2016.

New England in the Fall

Great week of roadtripping all over New England.  Beautiful fall colors...just a great time to visit a part of the country that I had never been to.  Some highlights...Acadia National Park in Maine, whale watching off the coast of Cape Cod, and seeing history up close in Boston and Gettysburg.

Soccer time

After a lengthy hiatus from soccer we once again found ourselves out on a soccer field Saturday morning cheering on Rachel.  Rachel kicked off to get the season started.

Hair be flyin'

So she's the smallest one on the team, but she is one of the youngest.  She's glad to be on the same team as her buddy Lauren though

This is where you will find us every Saturday morning until the end of May.

Easter...the quick recap

Lovely day, great time worshiping with our church family, yummy lunch with friends, plenty of sunshine, and the annual viewing of "The Ten Commandments" to top the day off.

Of course we have to have the annual post-church service photo.  Fortunately we could do this outdoors this year.

Then on to a tasty lunch followed by some outdoor activity.  Doing everything we can to soak up some much needed sunshine.

And why you may ask do I insist on a yearly Easter photo?  So I can do this after 10 years...

Seems like that purple shirt/tie combo made a few appearances.  You discover some interesting things fishing through past photos.  You even come across some gems like this one.  

Aaron and his friend Bryson from 2006.  Before they shot up to the ceiling and their voices dropped through the floor. 

10,000 eggs, candy, and lots of saturated fat!

Our Saturday before Easter is playing out like it usually does.  We kicked off the day with our church's Easter Egg Hunt.  This year we advertised that there would be 10,000 eggs.  We ended up with a little over 10,000 eggs spread all over the lawn.  The church was packed and the kids went away with massive hauls of candy.  The parents went away dreading the inevitable sugar rush that was to follow.  Rachel managed quite a haul for herself.

The rest of the day has been filled with prep for tomorrow's Easter dinner with friends.  I've spent most of the afternoon baking and making.  The pièce de résistance....homemade carrot cake with cream cheese and pecan frosting. Doesn't it look pretty sitting under the glass chilling.

Also, Rice Krispie treats...with sprinkles.  Why?  Well, just because.

All told the following items have been prepared today

Two pans of homemade yeast rolls

Carrot cake w/cream cheese frosting

40 deviled eggs

Rice Krispie treats

Gluten Free pudding pie

Cheesy potato soup for dinner tonight

Keeping it real