Pics from the big city...

Admittedly, we don't take very many photos of ourselves...for that matter, we forget to take photos most of the time. Here are some from our summer...

In May, the Kentucky Derby kicked off our summer....then we celebrated my birthday(below).

 Our visit back to KS in June was great - we enjoyed seeing everyone...especially the nieces ;)

 Mom, Charles and Grandma J came to visit in July...it was a hot time, but we had a lot of fun together.

 The Statue of Liberty is something that we see almost every day on the train as we enter the city for work and exit in the evening to go home to Brooklyn...

 Hannah and James came to visit in August(above on the subway) and we went upstate to a friend's place at the end of August(below). This was kind of like going to the pasture with more trees and a few more buildings. It's nice to have a place nearby to get away.

It's a big thing here in NY to recycle as much as possible. Our friends that live upstate also compost and have a giant garden that makes them mostly self-sustainable. Very laid back...

Kurtis began his new job officially last week as technical director for Cedar Lake Dance Company (if you look them up online, you can see some videos). I am working some on Broadway with Jersey Boys and off-broadway with RENT. Still looking for more work, but happy to say that we are both enjoying our lives in NYC and finding more fun activities to do everyday!!!

Love to all!!!

A recap of my summer

Highlights of my summer include my dogs (of course), playing with the little girls, the 4th of July and spending time with Grandma and Grandpa. Here are a few pictures from the last few months.

Our Family’s Summer

I did a “pic dump” last week on my blog. It consisted of all our odds and ends pictures from the summer that I never got posted to Facebook. Here are the rest that have been taken since then!

Trying to keep Adelynn entertained at Yoder Days…

We went to a wedding in Benton, Kansas on Saturday. Adelynn found a pinecone.

She also stayed very well hydrated.

We found that the iPad is the 21st century Quiet Book.
The wedding was very country, with some nice scenery.
She did great but got very tired and silly during the reception.

After returning home, she had a nap and spent some time looking out the window.

…and enjoyed her Bogey’s shake in the beautiful weather on the front porch. In the ice cream picture you can see a little red spot on her nose. This was taken right after she tumbled off the top of the porch and landed on her mouth on the sidewalk. She has a big fat lip now. But she’s a tough girl.

Hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend!

Grandma's Birthday Bash.
It was a fun time. Grandpa had wrapped her gift himself in a "balloon" bag.





And now onto the next event-Grandma and Uncle Tim prepare Grandma's photo for the State Fair..