Reunion

Quick trip to Illinois this past weekend for a Lynn Family reunion.  Peeps from my mom's side of the family.  Lots of fun seeing some of my cousins and all of my aunts and uncles.  Plenty of photo ops in the huge catalpa tree in the backyard.  And also another chance to snuggle my new little nephew. :)

My cousin Chad has a Travelocity gnome that shares in his family's adventures.  Pesky little thing insisted on sitting on my head for this photo.

All the great-grandkids in attendance

And always time for a little entertainment from Daniel

Little Levi made the rounds on all the autie's laps

Never too big for Grandpa's lap!

On mission

Hey everyone!  Just wanted to use today's post to ask you to pray for my friend Caitie.

Right now Caitie is on a plane or somewhere in an airport on her way to China!

You see, Caitie

Will be spending the rest of the month teaching English to students in China

So if you could take a moment to pray for Caitie

and her safety and protection during her mission trip to China

I, along with Caitie and her family

would be appreciative! :)

Remember that's CAITIE...

and....

I mean....

Oh Snap!

Yes it's the obvious joke, but just go with it.  :)  Dusty was headed out to a meeting at church and had just got into the truck, put the key into the ignition and this happened....

He climbed out the passenger side and came in the house to say, "Ummm....we have a little problem."

You think!?!?!?!

The neighbor's Bradford pear tree had decided it had enough.  I'm just thankful it was only the cars sitting in the driveway.  Sometimes Rachel and her friend sit in the driveway and play with sidewalk chalk.  Fifteen seconds earlier and Dusty would have been standing in between the vehicles.  

Fortunately there was no major damage.  No windows broken.  The car has some scratches on roof and trunk.   But it's just stuff.  Not anything to get bent out of shape over.   With the help of our wonderful neighbors the problem was taken care of within an hour.  Glad no one was hurt. :)

And that's our adventure for today!

Jazzy

Had the opportunity to hear the Indy Jazz Orchestra this evening.  Rachel and I headed out to town hall where we met up with 5 of the 6 Bohrers.  It was going to be a hot & sweaty evening until these people showed up.

Thank goodness for Kevin & Stacy "have shade will travel" Brumley!  :)  We quickly repositioned ourselves under the canopy and the evening got much more enjoyable!  

Shade and a popsicle make everything better. 

Parker found his seat in the shade.  We also had additional entertainment of this variety.

There's been clouds like this come and go, but no rain yet. 

Moooooooo!

Time for the yearly fun at Chick-fil-a.  Customer appreciation week this week ending today with Cow Appreciation Day.  Dress up like a cow; get a free meal.  Wear a cow accessory get a free entree.  There were white cows with black spots.

Black cows with white spots

Cute little twin cows!

And Rachel's favorite...the big cow!

I let Dusty off the hook and he used a coupon we already had for a free sandwich.  I also went the easy route.....cow print bandanna!

Waterside

Our last kid free night and we spent it dining at Creation Cafe on the canal.  It was a nice evening to sit outside on the patio and enjoy some yummy food.  After dinner we drove down to the other end of the canal  to stroll through the park and watch the sun set over the White River.  Kids start coming back home tomorrow. :)

Meeting Levi

We got to meet our new nephew Levi this weekend.  He is a sweetie!  And Uncle Dusty proved that he still knows how to handle a bottle and a newborn.

Of course photos were involved!  Isn't he adorable.

You just know he's thinking....Ugggh!  They warned me about Aunt Heidi and her camera!

We left one of the Hackney 4 in Illinois.  Rachel is spending a few days with Uncle Joel, Aunt Sarah, Makenna, and Carson while Aaron heads off to camp this week.  We also took advantage of the opportunity to grab a Tropical Sno.  They big question was "Would it measure up to the Ice Barn?"

Let's see....first of all it's operated by my relatives. :)  This is my cousin Frank's daughter, Kaylee.  I tried to talk her into stamping my Ice Barn card for me.  I think she thought I was weird. :)

Tropical Sno also has the advantage on fun names for their flavors including one for each of the Ninja Turtles and stuff like Thunderbolt, Tropical Wreck, and Purple Passion.  But they don't have Bulldog Bite.  This might be a close match!

And the taste??  Yummy!  But no gumball in the bottom of your cup like the Ice Barn.  

The Verdict???

When in Flora....Tropical Sno!
When in Brownsburg....Ice Barn!

There you have it!