Scott's Company Picnic

Scott's company had their yearly picnic at Indiana Beach this year. They actually rented out the entire place and it was free for employees to attend with their families. We had access to all the rides and food was provided. It was a lot of fun and we were there for over six hours. I hadn't been to Indiana Beach since I was a college kid working a summer at Camp Tecumseh. Scottie had never been. Although it was quite nice, it took us an hour and a half to get there. Since Cincinnati is only 2 hours (or less) away...we probably won't go back any time soon unless they have next years picnic there again. The Haunted House...we called it the Silly House. It was actually scary!

Abbie loves all these fast, spinning rides, thank God for Scott!

The girls and I on the fastest Merry Go Round I have ever been on!

Emily and I!

They had a mini viking ship and a big one...Emily is actually sitting next to me on this one. Abbie and I rode in the highest row of the big one! That was fun!

I think this ride was called Sky Crow. It was actually a little frightening because it flew you over the water, and it was really windy.

Scott actually got Emily to take a nap! Too bad she only slept for 45 minutes.

Scott and the girls on the bridge you have to walk over to get to Indiana Beach.

My girls and I on the Ferris Wheel. Poor Emily looks drunk but it's just that weak eyelid.

Another crazy, spinning ride...nice hat Scott!

Abbie posing for a picture!

Another posing picture!

Outdoor Photo Shoot

Every summer I try to take pictures at my favorite outdoor park near our home. It is so nice and peacefull there, has shallow creek running through it the girls can play in, and has several spots with neat bridges, boulders and benches. This year I asked my friend and her daughter (Abbie's best friend) to join us. It was really easy to get good shots of Abbie and Addy...but Emily was quite a pistol and ran all over the place so fast that it was hard to get her in focus. We went during a two day visit we were having with Michael, my sister's middle son, so I captured a few of him too! We had so much fun there that we were going to do it again before it got too cold, and maybe include Addy's two brothers next time too!