July moments (thus far)

We have been busy so far in July! The weather has been way too hot (100+ degrees plus high humidity). It has felt like South Carolina up here!

Here are some random pictures from July so far…

Sunday afternoon snack

 

Playing outside (on the one day it wasn’t 100 degrees!)

Fourth of July picnic and parade

All Saints Lutheran hosted a picnic at a local park. We had a great time but it was so hot outside. The temp got up to 103 while we were there! Fortunately, we were under a shelter and there was a nice breeze blowing. It was still way hot! That evening, Ashleigh and I walked in the Mason parade to help support Jeff Oesterle ( a member of our church) who is running for State Representative. Ashleigh had fun “walking” in her first parade! ( I think her favorite part was eating the blue sucker!)

Our friends Carolyn and Nathaniel passed through Michigan on their travels from Minnesota to Massachusetts. They were able to stay with us for a night. We had a lovely time catching up with our “upstairs neighbors” from seminary.

Yep, we have had lots of fun so far…. we have laughed a lot. Ashleigh has perfected her “fake laugh”… check it out!

Lansing Lugnuts

Several members of All Saints (including us) attended Christian Night at the Lansing Lugnuts baseball game. They have a really nice stadium right in the middle of downtown Lansing. The announcer announced all the names of the pastors that were in attendance, and Matt got to run out on the field. He even took Ashleigh with him! During the game, we were invited up to the clubhouse where we ate a free dinner and got to watch some of the game from the box seats! It was nice!

Waiting around on the field before the game

The camera guy was following Ashleigh around on the field, and it was being broadcast on the big screen!

 

Announcing the pastors!

Cheering for the Lugnuts

Are they losing?! (NO!)

I won a Lugnuts baseball!

watching the game

The Oesterles

some other members of the church

Watching the fireworks after the game

Happy Father’s Day 2012

This Father’s Day, we bought a grill! We had been thinking about getting one for a while, so we spent Saturday (the day before Father’s Day) shopping for grills at Menards and Lowes. We found one that we liked that also had great reviews, so we bought! Since we don’t have a truck, we brought home the box rather than an already-assembled grill. Matt was determined to set it up immediately, so he got to work on it, and 3 hours later it was up and running! We had received some frozen meats from Matt’s mom, so we threw some bratwurst on the grill (which were not frozen), and they were yummy!!

We also gave Matt a framed baseball cross. I had seen the idea on Pinterest, so I made it! I’m pretty proud of the end result.

Happy Father’s Day, Matthew!  Ashleigh and I love you!

 

(Here is a look back at Father’s Day 2011 at the Rangers vs. Braves game in Atlanta!)