Celebrations!

We had much to celebrate here in the barrel this weekend! 

Anniversaries, festivals, and of course a very special birthday!

Mama and Elias traveled to Wabash for a surprise wedding reception

It was Grammy and Gramps 70th Wedding Anniversary!

We asked them the secret to 70 years of marriage...

Something a little like...

Giving and taking...

And keeping the love alive!

Elias had fun with Gram

And when you give a toddler an iPad, they'l be putty in your hands..

Daddy traveled to New York to go Phishing with Uncle D and N at the band's Festival.

 We celebrated our country's birthday as well.

We caught the fireworks at Elias' friends' house

Happy Fourth of July!!!!

Family Portraits

Please enjoy our friends from Crowe's Eye Photography's chance to peek inside our barrel for Elias' Two Year Photos:

What Happens in Vegas....

This past weekend, we made a trip out of the barrel to Las Vegas so that Mama and Daddy could attend a wedding of a friend while Oma and Opa got to spend a little time with Elias. Here's some highlights from our trip:

iPads make for great in-flight entertainment

Move over Carlos...there's a new minor in town

First movie theater experience...Cars 2

Some time at the pool

Phish food anyone?

...stays in Vegas.

Summer Fun, Day Out and Daddy Day

This summer is turning out to be one filled with much activity in the barrel!

 Summer has brought backyard popsicles...

And wagon trips to the park with some friends...

And Mama and Daddy Nights Out....

We also have taken a soft approach to the beginnings of potty training. 

(This has not been the most successful thing. The light is still yellow with that in

 our house...eagerly awaiting green.)

Over the weekend, we traveled once again to the Great Indiana Railway to see 

a Very Special (and Useful) Engine.

All Aboard! 

Elias loved riding in Thomas as well as playing at all the various activities. 

He got Flora from Granddad and Emily (the engine in one of his books) from the

 gift shop as parting gifts.

We also celebrated our Dads this weekend. We traveled up to Wabash and were able to take another 4 generations of male Floras picture. It was a challenge to get Elias to sit for the shot.

Here's our best one:

We are very Blessed to have caring, loving, amazing Fathers in our family.