30 Days of Summer- St. Bernard's Playground

Hanging Out With Grandpa Ron

Isaac decided he didn't want to go to the fair but instead wanted to stick around with Grandpa Ron for the day. Olivia tried to talk him out of staying with him and instead coming with her to ride the rides. But after being at Kings Island a few days ago, the rides were not that enticing. No rollercoasters. So in Isaac's world, no fun.

Instead he opted to stay with Grandpa and do "boy" things. Isaac talked him into going up to New Washington to the dairy queen for some ice cream. Not too far away is St. Bernard's, a catholic church with a elementary school.  So here is the picture I got sent to my phone while we were doing our thing at the Seneca County Fair.  Looks like his decision wasn't too bad. Grandpa was entertaining him just fine. Let him run out his energy. From what my Dad tells me, he didn't run it all out. That evening Dad took Isaac over to his Mom's. My grandma has Alzheimers and she asked Isaac all night if he ever ran out of energy?! Dad said she asked him 10 times at least while they were there.

The answer? Nope.... he never does run out of energy. If I could only find a way to bottle it up and sell it, we'd be millionaires!

70 Days of Summer- Community Block Party

Ice Cream Social

Ok, so maybe I'm a sucker for ice cream. No, those who know me well KNOW I'm a sucker for the deliciousness. So when the fancy invite came in the mail that Lima Community Church in our backyard was hosting a block party ice cream social, you can bet that I'll be there.

No rain was going to keep us away. It hasn't rained in a week and half, but about 30 minutes before the event, it pours. Luckily they have a auxiliary building for back up.  Large enough for tables and bounce houses and games galore, it still took place.

Yes, our neighbors were there. Check. Yes, our church family was there.  (this is where we attend church- double bonus!). Check. Yes, there we amazing bounce houses and games for the kiddos to go nuts.  Check. But let's get real.  Let's talk about the AMAZING ice cream. I'm not 100% who they had, but they hired people who made homemade ice cream. To say it was good was an understatement.  Never mind that I haven't had anything but Halo ice cream for the last month, watching my calories. That all went out the window. I wish I would have taken a picture of the deliciousness!

The kiddos had fun bouncing and sprinting through the bounce house obstacle course. In fact, I don't believe Isaac even had ice cream because he was too busy with his friends. We literally shut the place down. They kicked us out at 8:45 p.m. or our kiddos would have bounced until midnight!

Thank you Lima Community Church for hosting a great evening. Last year it was a hula, this year a ice cream social. Can't wait to see what the theme is next year!