To the Zoo and Ice Cream Parlor with Grandpa Dave

Every year around his birthday we meet Grandpa Dave (Dana's Dad) at the zoo and then go to an ice cream parlor called Ella's Deli.  It has become a grand tradition - one that children and adults alike look forward to.  Their is a carousel at both the zoo and Ella's and we usually make it on both!

Our Next Project

Our next project and hopefully the last one we will start this summer, better yet this year is a trellis/harbor type of hammock. We drove by this trellis last year and I fell in love. I instantly thought hammock. Actually it started way before that - I bought a plant at a plant sale and was trying to figure out how to best display its beauty. I guess I am a Lefeber through and through aren't I.

Random Cuteness

Rylee is a gem!

Fishing Fridays

So Matt has not used much of his vacation time for the last couple of years. He decided at the beginning of this summer to use some of those days for Fishing Fridays. The girls, but especially Elizabeth, have been begging Matt to take them fishing. Elizabeth talks about it at least a couple of times a week and has for a couple of years now. Matt has taken every Friday off all summer long (minus one as he already had a commitment for) to take the girls fishing. They have labeled it Fishing Fridays. Our first Friday we went to a friend's house who has a pontoon boat and a pier right off their back yard. It is a guarantee fish catching day so we thought that might be a good way to start. Each of the girls were able to reel in a fish of some sort - even I caught a foot plus large mouth bass but it bit the line off 6 inches from the dock - a least that is what Matt tells me. I wonder if he was jealous as then he stole my fishing spot. A good friend of ours, Sue, was also able join us there. She taught me how to really worm a hook. We brought along a picnic dinner and good thing as Rylee was famished from all that fishing. I thought it would be a nice treat for the girls to have soda since they never get to, I guess I should have told Rylee how you drink one as she dumped 1/2 a can down her neck. More fishing Friday stories to come...