Nolan is 7!

Nolan turned 7 years old today.  He got a new bike!  But earlier he cut his toe so didn't get to ride it yet.

Church at the Fair

Our church hosted it's annual service at the Fair.  We've been doing it since about 2003.  After the service today, we got a picture of Emma with this years Fair Queen Court.

Emma w/ Lauren (2011 Jasper County Fair Queen), Jessi (2nd Runner Up, Miss Congeniality) and Tara (First Runner Up)

Softball

I played softball again this summer.  My favorite position is second base.  I also played outfield and even started a few games at shortstop.  I like short a lot more than I thought I would.  Our team did pretty well this year compared to previous years.  We won close to half our games and went 1-2 in the tournament.

July 4th

We spent the afternoon with Heather's extended family at Eldon's pond in Wolcott.  Then went to Thomas' to watch the Wolcott fireworks.  We had absolutely perfect weather and had a ton of fun swimming, zip lining, and being out on the water.

Swim Team Picnic

We had our swim team picnic tonight. The kids had another fun year on the swim team (RSST). They all swam well. Alex swam in five events at conference.  He also won an award for Most Valuable on his team in his age group.

Swimming Fun

With the swim season over, the kids can swim for FUN now!  The kids have been to the pool  a lot this summer.

Father's Day

After church, Alex and I went to a baseball game.  One of the kids from church plays on a traveling team based in Lafayette.  The game was in town at St. Joseph college so it worked out great.  Afterward we had a cookout at our house with Heather's parents.  It was a nice day.

Eventually, Nolan will take a 'normal' picture.