June

Well, now that the greenhouses were finally finishing up we had time for some more fun.

We met Tom's sister, Amy, and her family at a Strong man contest. We watched that for a while and then took the kids to the nearby park to play. We don't get to see them very often so it was nice to catch up with Amy and Carl. Alice brought a friend with and they all searched for interesting rocks and stuff. Later on that day, we met Tom's family at a party for his Grandma S. We were celebrating her 80th birthday. We visited with his cousins and Aunt and Uncle who we have not seen it many years. The kids all had fun playing together.

The kids started gymnastics this month as well. All three are taking lessons on Thursday nights. They all love it. It is fun to watch them try new things and get better at things that they already do. They will continue through the end of August and then we will decide if they will sign up again.

At the end of the month, my sister, Karen, and her family came to visit. Tom and I picked them up from the airport. Sydney had a day at the beach with her teachers earlier that day and so we were already halfway to the airport. They have only been able to visit once a year, so we look forward to it every time. We stayed busy for the two weeks that they were here. We went to the beach, the Air Zoo, the park, shopping, the movies, and Chicago. The pictures in this slide show are from the visit ot the Air Zoo. It is free this summer, so we hope to go back with Tom.