Lincoln, NE

Our travels back east allowed us a stop in Lincoln to visit Lori's sister's family.  They moved in just days before our visit!

Cousins ...

Debrief

After the national conference, our time in Colorado was capped off with a debrief for our time overseas; the Lord met us as there as it was really restful and beneficial.

The girls loved the gondola that we took down to the main town area.

One afternoon, the area got dumped with hail.  Meg shows off her 'hail ball.'

Fort Collins, CO

At the national conference, being with the thousands and thousands of other staff was a bit overwhelming, but it was wonderful to get up to speed on what's happening in our ministry.  We're really glad we were able to make the trek out West.

Deck Lunch

Grammy and friends = super fun.

Rutabaga

Opinions about this turnip root vegetable are clear.

Sewing

Learning ...

Instructing ...

Fourth of July

This Independence Day was special being back in the States.  We enjoyed time with family, and our girls had a great time with some second cousins.

Waiting for the floats ... and the candy.

Love this picture of Lori and our Uncle Ken ... with a photo bomb by Meg.

Chicago, Illinois

The girl's Grammy, Papa, Uncle Brad and Uncle Darren all came together to meet downtown; we had an excellent day at the Art Institute, on a river and lake cruise, and finally at a favorite eatery -  Emilio's Tapas.  It was great to be together!