Mel's Musings : August - December 2014

Camping with the Kubats

Spring Mill State Park

We went camping with the Kubats - Mike, Natalie, Nick, and Seeger. The weather was warm and then we had a down pour the first night. Unfortunately the boys were in a tent and got flooded out!!! We also had a run in with some raccoons that stole our lunch meat. We learned some lessons that weekend, but still managed to have a good time.

Love this face! The kids were giving mini gourds to spin like tops

Seeger and Emma spinning their gourds

We took "pioneer" photo - a family photo of us without smiles. Apparently Ryan thought that meant he had to look especially tough.

Random Emma Video - 2013

I found this video of Emma saying the Pledge of Allegiance that her preschool class learned in 2013. I love watching it to hear her little girl voice and pronouncement of the bigger words. Too cute!

August 25th - Ryan's 11th Birthday

Emma's First Pulled Tooth!

10 Year Wedding Anniversary Trip

Gatlinburg, TN and Bryson City, NC

View from our cabin at the top of a ridge close to downtown Gatlinburg.

Matt and I went white water rafting for the first time at a place called Nantahala in Bryson City (highly recommend checking it out). We had a blast! 4 years later and we're still talking about going down there to do it again, this time with the kids.

We rafted with four older ladies, one of them was in her 80's. Matt and I hoped we were still up for a rafting trip when we turn 80 years old! We had a lot of fun rafting them.

Our guide, was an Indiana native and a grad from School of HPER. It was great to meet him and hear some of his crazy rafting stories.