Well, it’s time for another video! I know you have been waiting all week to see footage of the next stop on our cross-country adventure. Well, wait no longer! When we last left off, we were leaving our friends’ in Floyds Knobs, Indiana and heading further north. Our ultimate destination was Niagara Falls, but we had one more stop along the way before we reached that goal. We traveled through Ohio’s Amish country, even made of couple of wrong turns along the way, but we eventually arrived at our landing spot for the evening-Berlin, Ohio, or more importantly, the Holmes County Fair complete with pigs, carousels, and funnel cakes.
Again, to read the vacation journal regarding our evening with tractor pulls and livestock, go here. Otherwise, enjoy the show!
I’m not fooling myself. There are a handful of people that periodically come to this blog, maybe even read some of the entries from time to time, but I know what you are really looking to find. You put up with my ramblings about my kiddos, maybe even enjoy the pictures a little bit, but what you’re really hoping to see is that Ken has posted a new video.
The truth doesn’t hurt my feelings. I love the videos too, and I have enjoyed watching him over the past several months as he has been editing away on our vacation footage. If you have been a guest in our house during this time, I’ve probably even forced you to watch them. And if you haven’t, well, now it’s your turn.
For those of you who are new to the blog, or like my sweet husband, just can’t remember what you ate for breakfast, here’s a little reminder:
Last summer we borrowed my parents’ motor-home, loaded up the kids, and spent two weeks on a road trip across this beautiful country. We started in our great state of Alabama and headed north through Tennessee until we hit our first stop: Elizabethtown, KY, to see the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln.
From Abe’s house, we moved on through Kentucky, and finally pulled into the lovely town of Floyds Knobs, Indiana where we visited with some old friends for the night. For my travel log and more info on our first stop, click here.
As for the vacation videos, to watch the video in it’s entirety is somewhat of a time commitment, so we have decide to post segments of the video every Monday over the next several weeks. Here is the first installment. Enjoy!
A few days before Christmas, Roark took his first steps, by which I mean, he started walking. When Edie was learning to walk, she took a couple of steps one day, and then didn’t try again for weeks. Roarkie, on the other hand, decided one day that he was ready to walk, stood up, and started walking. He’s a determined little guy and has been practicing every day since. He’s to the point now that he rarely crawls anymore.
He reminds me of Maggie Simpson, and even though he falls about every tenth step or so, he gets right back up and keeps going. He is so proud of himself that as he walks towards me he’ll giggle and clap. It really is one of the most adorable things I’ve ever seen, and I can’t help but kneel down and cheer him on with every clumsy step.
To celebrate Roark’s new skill, Ken made a new video. Enjoy!
During our cross-country trip this past summer, we stopped over in Ocean City, Maryland. You can’t go to Ocean City without walking down the boardwalk. So that’s pretty much what we did one evening. This is Ken’s video of that night.
Before you watch, you should know that Edie’s dancing was completely spontaneous and on her own. As she passed by a body piercing stand, there was music blaring, and she just couldn’t help herself. She BECAME the music, and she just had to dance. Lucky for us, Ken just happened to have the camera already rolling. Enjoy!
Ever since Leigh and I met Les back in April, we’ve been doing all we can to support him in his run for US Congress. He’s an ordinary person just like you and me, who heard the call to service and answered not just with words, but with real action.
The world desperately needs men of action who will step up and put their money where their mouth is. I thank God for Les Phillip’s courage, and I pray for more people like him to step forward in the days to come.
Last night was a BIG night in our house. It finally happened. After a year and a half, Ken finally finished the Italy video! I know if he were writing this he would apologize for the quality of it because it was shot with our old camera, but to most people like you and me, we wouldn’t have a clue as to what he was talking about.
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Several pickles were harmed in the making of this video.
This weekend was the first Saturday in about a month that it hasn’t rained here. This is how we celebrated the beautiful weather.
Every once in a while some of the pilots at the Shelby County Airport give free rides to children in an effort to get them interested in flying. The program is called Young Eagles and is generally intended for children a bit older than Edie, but through a friend she was able to participate.
The pilot in the video, Jim Cawthon, is a long time friend of our family and is the sole person responsible for Ken’s desire to one day own a plane. Until that day comes, he is sweet enough to let us mooch off of him. Thanks Jim for a great day that Edie will be talking about for quite a while!
