A Visit From Great Friends, the 4th, Fishing and Baseball - Oh My!

Although the weather was a bit chilly for a Midwest summer, we managed to have a great week. You may remember from previous blogs our friends, the Novotny's. They are a great family we met while living in Heidelberg and are originally from IOWA CITY!! I am happy to say they arrived safely back in the U.S. last week and came over for a visit. Henry was so happy to see them, especially his buddy Lucy. We went out for a quick bite to eat and then went to the John Deere Commons to play on the tractors. It was a great afternoon and we look forward to seeing them again next week. We are so lucky they are only an hour away - for now at least, they are relocating to Dallas this fall:(

The 4th was a bit of a bust. The weather was cold and rainy, so we spent the day at the museum. Despite the weather we had a great time. That night we bundled up in blankets (I know - on the 4th!!) and watched fireworks from our deck, which was really cool.

We did get to partake in some 4th of July festivities (a day late) at the pool. Henry loved the bounce house and dunk tank - just like last year. Later that day, there was a fishing derby, so we called in our resident fisherman to help - Papa. John, Henry and Papa fished from a stocked pond and had a ball.

While the boys went fishing, the girls headed over to West Davenport to watch Will play in his first all star game!! He played left field and pitched and did wonderful. We were all so proud of him. Although they lost 12-10 they played their hearts out and head back out on the field tomorrow - GO SOUTH DUBUQUE!

In the meantime, there is still major work going on in the basement. John has been helping out when he has time and Henry is great with a broom!! The other day Henry informed me there should be no girls or babies in construction sites - I guess he is now the foreman of the project.

Next week we have more baseball and swimming lessons for Henry, and then off to Wisconsin to celebrate Aunt Ruth's 80th birthday!!

Below are a few pictures from the week.