I love the telephoto lens!

I don't have much to say, I just wanted to see if I could figure out how to post on this blog. I hope it's working. All is well here. Annie has her bone by her knee (osge-something) that is growing faster than her tendons? so it's really hurting her. The doctor says just load her up on ibuprofen and she'll be fine. Any comments on that, my knowledgeable sisters-in-law? I am sick that school starts so soon and just feel robbed. I thought time was supposed to freeze when you go out of town. The kids are all excited. We went to Weber Monday and Lily could hardly contain herself. She was out by the horses leading them around before I'd even unloaded the car. Annie kicked a soccer ball on the beautiful grass, Sarah quickly turned on some music and started dancing, and Jake managed not only to find a snake, but actually find a snake eating a bat, which he tried to hold in my face. Yuck!

We picked 55 ears of corn yesterday from the garden. They are so yummy! Barbara and Elisa, I've got to get some to you. I can't decide if I should clean the house, yard, or just let the kids swim because it won't be long before we close the pool. You can probably guess what I'll end up choosing. Sarah is very excited about her upcoming birthday, and the party keeps getting longer and longer. We might have to start the day before and extend it at this rate. So far the kids are going to come over and swim, then open presents, then have cake, then a pinata, then pizza, then... Anyway, I won't go on.

As you can see by their faces, these kids are much happier in Weber than on a tennis court.