Groupon....

On Friday we went to the African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton.  I got tickets for $5.00 each on Groupon. We had an extra ticket so Brooke chose to take her cousin Eden along. JD wanted no part of the animals sticking their heads in his window. After he beat a llama with his toy phone we decided to roll his window up.We saw lots of different animals there. I got to feed a zebra a carrot from my hand. How cool is that?! Anyway, here are some pictures of our adventure. I recommend the adventure if you can get the cheap tickets. Not worth it for full price. Also, the snack bar is very expensive and not very good. I would pack a lunch (which we didn't know you could do) or stop and eat before you go in. Here is the website.... http://www.africansafariwildlifepark.com






Brooke & Eden on the way there

Someone needs a hair cut :)

My buddy

The kiddos

Brooke and Eden braved a camel ride

 It was a really fun day. I would go again. I never realized how many things there are to do in Ohio. Saved money on a far vacation and had a blast.

Movies.....

On Saturday I went to see the final Harry Potter with my sister. It was so good! I was kinda sad it was the last one but, all good things must come to an end. I won't give any details (in case you haven't seen it yet) But let me say one more time it was really good!



I also went that evening to Mill Creek Farm to see a movie under the stars with my family. We got to see the animals and we watched the movie Babe. It was really cool. We saw some of the kids gardens and here is one of the scarecrows they made.



It is Harry Potter! I thought it was cool....

While at the movie I was thinking how many free community activities am I missing out on because I didn't know about them? Times are tough and we need to take advantage of these. It will give our kids great memories. I don't know something to think about. Have a great week!



Busy Summer....

It has been a crazy summer so far. I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July! We have had a lot going on at our house. Summer ballet started last week. UGH! The break wasn't long enough. Brooke has decided to do a tap solo this year. (extra time at the dance studio) Well here are a few pictures of what we have been up to this summer.




This is the picture they took for Joe's father's day gift.



The first eggs from our chickens. They finally are paying for their feed.
We also found out 3 of our 11 hens are roosters. (not happy)



This is the (unfinished) float for the 4th of July parade. (forgot to take after pics)
It is a ship to promote our VBS in August.



This is Bella. She is the newest addition to our family. That makes 3 dogs now.
She is soooo cute and the kids love her.

Well that is what has been going on here. What have you been up to?