Friday, June 20, 2008

Squeaker Beakers


I volunteered at the VBS in Parkersburg for the last three days. The theme was "Power Lab" and there were lots of neat science experiements. I helped with the preschool class, otherwise known as the "Squeaker Beakers."

Do you want to come to my house today to play with legos?
No thanks, I have to go to my house.
Can I come to your house to play with legos? --Noah

My mom is a freak. And my dad is a freak. --Emma

Are you Spiderman?
No, I'm super spinner man. --Joshua

What do you like to do in the summer?
I like to go to my Grandpa Snowman's house [Snowden, I think]. His house is broken, but it's okay he will build a new one. --Kamdon

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Summer!

I told Debra I was going to post some pictures yesterday... I didn't. I have come to find that my productivity directly correlates with the temperature inside my apartment. I just turned on the AC, so I'm moving at the speed of light! :)

Summer so far has included baby-waiting with sister Nicole, holding and loving Rhylee, being in and around Des Moines, being around Gilbertville, hours on the phone with friends, helping with VBS in Parkersburg, making curtains for my kitchen, and other less important projects around the apartment.

My next week or so include a vocal concert that one of my students is a part of, Lost Island Waterpark, Mini-Golf, visiting Rhylee and Nicole, seeing friends, and SCRAPBOOKING! YEAH! After that I'm going to spend time grooming a couple of llamas. Which will eventually make their way to one of my favorite places on earth. No, not Disney World. Though that would be AWESOME!

Here is an interesting aerial photo of Gilbertville. Thankfully I was not here when it was this bad. It freaks me out enough as it is.

For reference: the left - right tree line through the middle is the bike trail...
We are looking south. The red dot is where I live. On a hill and on the second floor, thank goodness! The red line is where the bike trail is. It's crazy, the town is fine, but the river more than overflowed the other bank on the other side, and the low-lying areas south of town.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Rhylee Sumner Hauswirth

It's a Boy!

Proud Aunt! He was less than an hour old in this picture.
He sleeps like his mama... mouth open and drooling. She reads this blog... Love ya sis! ;)
Beautiful mother and baby.