End-of-Summer Birthdays

Isaac's 15th birthday. Still sticking with his international colors. He
got a BIG surprise in the corn field.... one never knows what's hiding in there :)



Next Rebekah turned 9


Sunday came between the girl's birthdays this year so we had the Graf
family in to help celebrate and to be together. It was extra special to
have U. Rog, A. Tod & cousin Mary stop by!


And then Sheila turned 11. Do I dare say what one of her most exciting presents were?? A long-wanted shaver!! I think she has only used it once - a little more bother than she realized :)

By-Gone Days of Summer

Our summer went way too fast, but we did sqeeze in some fun times in one way or another!

Lake Senaca with Chris & Abbie Schwartz family and their boat. Everyone enjoyed a tube ride and some tried skiing (sorry no pictures). The boys made a water way while the girls tried their hand at a sand turtle.

Gettysburg, PA

We spent a day in Gettysburg, taking in many historical sights and pondering through many of the civil war events.

Hershey Chocolate World, place of delicious sights and smells :) We got to sample their latest Hershey kiss flavor - something like a chocolate melt.

Touring the caves of Indian Echo Caverns

Summer Fun Around Home

The kids made a fort in the woods with friends & neighbors


In July, the boys enjoyed a camp-out at Orin's pond with their Rufener cousins

Ethan learned to ride a two-wheeler!

Jacob hosted a sleep over with friends. In the first picture they are eating their breakfast of Hot pockets, bananas & a donuts off of strings hanging from the trampoline. Later they had a progression contest of who could get to their hidden candy first....that is after they ate 5 saltine crackers with no drink, then gulp down a glass of water, finally, find the sour candy under one of the three piles of whipping cream on their plate. The boy sitting at the front right won!