Somewhere in Middle America

Once again, Cincinnati is in the midst of an extreme heat emergency. Each morning, after Al Roker reports that the midwest is still experiencing above normal temperatures, our local weather woman pulls up her "Power of 5 Radar Network" and advises that we all stay indoors until further notice. It's a dousy, people, it's a dousy. Other than the weather, though, life here in Middle America (not to be confused with Middle Earth) is quite lovely. I'll try to give the highlights so as not to commit you to a full day of reading through the tales of our life. This month has been a big one, and I can't possibly do justice to all the major events. Perhaps these pictures are worth 1000 words or more.



August 4 was Sarah and Marc's wedding day! It was beautiful and perfect. Ellie was a doll, lasting until 11 p.m. before begging for bed. Mom came out for all the festivities, and we had a ball. Mom stayed for more than a week after the wedding, during which time we sewed curtains (and by "we" I mean Mom) and put together our wedding scrapbook (again, "we" is Mom). I mostly sat at my computer during the sewing and scrapbooking sessions and worked.



Dad flew into town for a 24 hour layover on his way to Kohler, Wisconsin, and we kicked off Ellie's birthday celebration with a Reds game. We ended up with a beautiful night of baseball, and the Reds even won the game to top it off! We kept celebrating all week long, culminating in a party on Wednesday the 15th, her actual birthday. We can't believe it's been a year! She looks like such a big girl, and is so aware of her surroundings. She really interacts and communicates with us, and it's fun to watch her skills develop.



Much more to come on all of these subjects, but for now we'll just leave you with a taste of what we've been doing. Now that we've revamped our blog, you can expect more frequent tales from Loveland, Ohio. Yay!