biking in abandoned turnpike tunnels

Here's a fun thing to do if you have a Saturday free and live anywhere near the Breezewood exit on the PA Turnpike: Bike through some abandoned tunnels! Apparently they re-routed part of the turnpike awhile back, and it left a couple of the tunnels abandoned. They're planning to make it into a complete loop that you can ride, with a trail-head and whatnot, but for now you're allowed to enter at your own risk. It's a pretty neat experience, feels kind of post-apocalyptic to say the least.

First Haircut

We gave Seth his first haircut this past Saturday. It was very tricky and we were a little nervous, but we got the job done! Here are just a few photos:

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day!

Thanks for being wonderful, caring, patient, kind, helpful, loving, understanding, fun, & giving.

We love each of you!

road trippin' to Iowa

The Road Trip Mobile... and yes, it has a spoiler. not really sure why

To all of our Iowanian friends, we are thinking of taking a little road trip out your way either September 1st through 8th, or September 4th through 12th. Of course this would include driving days on each end, hopefully a day and a half or two days at most, but with a one-year-old who knows. We will have a little test run when we drive down to the Outer Banks in July, so hopefully it goes well! Anyway, take a look at your calendars and let us know what you think. It should be fun to come out and hang around Ames for a couple days, catch up with friends, eat at Hickory Park, go hike at Ledges, etc. Anyone with experience driving long distances with a little tyke can feel free to offer suggestions too! I was thinking we could just take the back seat out of the van and set up the Pack 'n Play back there... kidding of course. kind of. Let us know what you guys think!!

Swimming at the Mellert's

Our day at the beach

This is the only photo of our day at the beach a few weekends ago. We got the picture from Ted's parents since we forgot our camera :(

13 Months

More updates on Seth:

• weighs 22 pounds 10 ounces
• frequently rips off his bib
• still loves being chased around
• purposely throws anything on the floor or ground and thinks it is funny
• loves pears
• has discovered the buttons on the tv and presses all of them
• likes climbing up and down the stairs
• likes sharing his food with others by feeding it to you
• enjoys when we read books to him
• helps put the laundry in the dryer
• this past week he has only been drinking a bottle at bedtime (no more naptime bottle!)
• has fun playing with lids (any kind) and putting them onto where ever they belong

One Year Ago Today

1/2 of the apartment roof missing

Pieces from our roof blown into a corner of the yard

A piece of roof on Ted's car

Once we removed the piece of roof this is what we saw

Our landlords truck and our roof in their yard

A better picture of our roof in their yard

A look from the other side of the apartment

Back Seat Bike Rider

Ted was dying to get one of these bike seats for Seth

to ride in. As you can see, he liked it from the start!

So we took the helmet off, but just for this time of riding.

Next time we will have to enforce it!