Catching My Breath

Hi there,

We have a very busy month behind us. I honestly don’t think that we’ve been to this many places since we moved here (2 years ago)! We really enjoyed having mom here, and going to places with her. We (mostly mom, though) worked in the yard and around the house a lot. I am very thankful for her help! Now the yard looks so much better. We have a really nice back porch and she cleaned that, too. So we can sit out there and enjoy the good weather. I will try to remember to post pictures of it next month. It looks really good!

This was mom’s first time in the States, so I took her to the 4th of July Parade in the morning as well as the concert and fireworks at night. Amy enjoyed the horses and tractors. We even had the chance to meet Chris there, since he was covering the event. Chris gave a tour of the TV station he works at and showed us where “the magic happens.”

Mom and Amy were able to go to the park several times (just the two of them). I loved the stories mom told me afterwards. Amy loves attention and usually knows how to get it… : ) She tries to befriend everyone at the playground. I am so glad God entrusted Chris and I with her. She sure is a blessing!

Chris had a week of vacation, so we went to Holiday World one day, where we spent over 11 hours. Mom and Amy spent most of their day in Splashin’ Safari, Chris and I tried to ride as many things as we could. We went on 2 (wooden) roller coasters, 6 water rides (out of which one was insane and made me sick to my stomach for hours!), and rode on a train with Amy at the end. While Amy didn’t seem to miss us during the day too much, the next few days she didn’t let me or Chris leave her sight. : )

We were invited to two pool parties these past couple of weeks, and we enjoyed both so much! Both pool parties were hosted by church members, so when I told Amy who she is going to see, she just said, “church.” Well, kind of. : ) She loves to go to church and really dislikes to leave. Almost everyday she says she wants to go to church and does not like the idea that we can only go once a week. She loves her friends there! Also, whenever we mention Jesus at home, she automatically says “Jesus, church.” So cute!

Karen (Chris’ mom) mentioned that there is a Vigo County Fair where they show all kinds of farm animals and tractors, and almost anything and everything that has to do with farming. Amy really enjoyed seeing all the animals and we saw some very interesting ones for sure! There was a cow that was taller than Chris, and bunnies that were bigger than some dogs… : ) Dave and Karen met us there (at the fair) and we could spend some time together.

My sister-in-law, Becky got engaged a few days ago! We are very happy for them and cannot wait for the wedding! A couple of days after the engagement we (Chris, Amy, mom, Becky, David (her fiance), and I) went to Turkey Run State Park. I wish we knew how beautiful this park is! We would have come much more often. We spent about 3-4 hours there. Although it was extremely hot, it was awesome! Chris and I are already planning on going back. : )