July 2008

It has been a busy summer. Bode is learning something new daily and keeps us all busy. Brianna has been busy making friends and being a teenager! They both keep us on our toes, but it is so much fun.

Brianna had her 14th birthday on the 4th. We started the day out at a parade in Carlise. Bode figured out if he waved at the people, they would throw candy at him. He didn't really care much about the candy, but he got a kick out of them throwing things at him. Later, Brianna had some friends over for the night and they had so much fun. The girls went swimming at the aquatic center. It is nice to be so close to it that they can walk. We put up the volleyball net and played some volleyball before supper. Supper was a pizza dish and for dessert, an ice cream cake. As usual, Brianna was excited to open her gifts. We got a Wii for her and she was thrilled! It is getting a lot of use. Our neighbor has a Wii and brought over her guitar hero. I'm pretty sure Santa will be bringing that this year!

I took Bode to the pool this week. We hadn't gone yet. He had so much fun going down the pirate ship slide. Brianna and one of her friends went, too. They enjoyed playing with him in the water.

Our A/C froze up this week. Of course it is the hottest week so far! Our neighbor, who works on commercial heating and cooling, took a look at it for us and got us fixed up. I don't know how I managed as a kid without A/C! It sure is a nice luxury.

Enjoy the pictures of Brianna's party. I am also including a photo of Kurt's silver medal from the Hy-Vee triathlon. It is quite the show piece.