Vacation Bible School

This week, Eliana and Judah attended our church's VBS program.  Eliana is attending for the 4th straight year, and Judah for his 2nd.  They enjoyed the skits, songs, and crafts.

We again got them matching VBS shirts

Singing and dancing to the music

Listening to craft instructions

And here is a video of the kids dancing to the music:

Animal Camp

Last week, Eliana and Judah went to "Amazing Animals" camp at their preschool.  They had fun learning about animals, seeing live animals, and doing animal-related crafts.

Eliana's class did a group project -- creating a polar animal habitat.  She was very proud of her class's work:

And here is Judah, showing his artwork (a cow and a lion):

Scenes of Summer

Giraffes, Zebras and More

It's been great having a membership to the Columbus Zoo these past 4 years.  We will certainly miss it.  One of the few negatives to the zoo is that they did not have giraffes.  However, that changed a few weeks ago when they opened a new "Safari Africa" section, with giraffes, zebras, and more.  We visited the new area for the first time last Friday:

Eliana feeding a giraffe!

More feeding ... Judah chose not to participate.

Me and Judah overlooking the zebras and ostriches

Same selfie, but with Eliana

The kids in front of the rhino cage

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to our fathers & grandfathers!

 

David Thompson (Elizabeth's Dad)

Herb Jones (Jeff's Grandfather)

Bob Lambert (Elizabeth's Grandfather)

Gordon Thompson (Elizabeth's Grandfather)

We love you all! Thanks for your love & support!

Budding Photographer

We gave Eliana the camera recently and showed her how to take pictures.  Here's what she took:

News

I'm guessing most who read this already know, but Judah still wants to share some news with you all:

We are in the process of buying a house in KY.  The move will be July 29.  We're excited to have all our family & friends visit us after the move!

Our new home!

Last Day of School

Here are the kids on their last day of preschool.  They had a "beach party" day, where they wore swimsuits and got to play in the water outside.

And here are their pictures on their first day of preschool.  They've grown!

Visiting Gramma

A few more pictures from our visit with Gramma last week:

Hiking in the woods behind Gramma's house

A visit from Aunt Dianne and Pop Pop!

Princess Storytime at Dutch Wonderland, a kids' amusement park

Boat ride at Dutch Wonderland

Yup, Judah's already learning how to drive!