"Sheriff Duke"

Drew played "Sheriff Duke" in our annual Christmas play at school this year, he did a fabulous job in acting and even had a southern drawl.

Turkey Run

We went to Turkey Run today. We canoed 4 miles down Sugar Creek. Alysha and I were in a canoe, and let's just say we didn't do as well as the guys did. We never tipped the boat, but we did go in a few circles, but by the time we got to the end we were doing pretty well.

Later we went on a 3 mile hike, we crossed the suspension bridge, hiked thru the canyons and went up and down to many steps to count. We were pretty exhausted by the end of the day,

but we had GREAT fun!!

Backyard visitors

We have been watching a set of twins grow up in our back yard this summer. We see them quite regularly, but wait for another month and they will be hiding all day. The other day they were within about 25 ft. of our patio.

Louisville, Ky

On Saturday we went down to Louisville, Ky to the Louisville Slugger bat museum and factory. We were able to tour the factory and watch them make bats. It was very interesting. The kids loved it! Then we went down to a park on the water front. We had such a great time!!

Softball World Series

Last week we went to Columbus, In. to the "Softball World Series". The team did pretty well, they lost 5 games and won 1. Alysha got a lot of pitching time and did very well.

New Family Members

Our family has grown by two. The children adopted 2 hamsters from the Champaign County Humane Society. Their names are Peit and Tiny. They have been having so much fun playing with them.

Bear Grylls in Arcola

Micheal Thomson came down with his sister Bethany ( when she came for an interview for the school). they ( the boys) went down to the creek and built a shelter like Bear Grylls on Man vs. Wild. [posted by Alysha]