Labor Day Fun

After picking apples with his sister, John enjoys a walk in the countryside.

Emmalee at the pond.

John and Emmalee enjoy a Labor Day hike at the Phyllis and Russ's place.

Walking Leaf

Bugs tickle when they walk. Luke wouldn't touch it, but he got a huge belly laugh out of watching his brother Jaden hold the bug.

7th Inning Stretch

The afternoon baseball game was interrupted to allow the kids to see a katydid.

Balloons Passing Overhead

Balloon Chasing

Just hanging around. . .

Emmalee, hanging upside down. Photo turned right side up

After the storm . . .

None of our trees were damaged, but the tree across the street lost a big branch.

No damage to anything else, just a temporary lane restriction.

Day Two

Can't be summer without roller coasters.

Happy Kid

Heaven must have roller coasters. At least, heaven on earth does.

Tinker Toys

John poses next to his tinker toy helicopter.

Smiling faces

Dinner at a friends house tonight. Thanks, Carters, we had a great time.

Monkey Boy

My son can climb anything, even a mature tree with no branches within reach of the ground. 

In the good old summertime . . .

The swimming pool at Clifty Falls State Park is one of the best we've seen. The kids enjoyed the slides and diving boards.