First Time Fair Goer

Oscar enjoyed the Iowa State Fair for the first time this week!  We went on Tuesday evening with Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Matt and Aunt Nicole.  Some highlights included: Ye Olde Mill with Aunt Nicole, getting lost with Grandpa several times, witnessing the Hairball concert and seeing many many ponies and oversized animals.  No fun fair food yet, but he sure enjoyed watching everyone else eat.

 Enjoying the State Fair Parade with Michelle

And Mom

 And Grandma

 The Ag Building with Granda

 The Butter Cow

 Aunt Nicole is fun

 Good thing Oscar was carried everywhere

 Goofy Dad

Naughty Aunt

Jersey Adventure

Last week, I was able to go to New Jersey with some good friends Lisa Martone, Joni Beachy and Michelle Sacco.  It was a wonderful trip!!  Lisa is from New Jersey so we got to stay with her family and they only live a half hour from New York City.  I learned so much about each of the gals and this is cheesy, but I learned a lot about our country since I had never been to New York but had heard of it for so long.  Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the trip.

Pre-Departure

Ellis Island - Lisa is actually Hungarian  HA!

A look at Manhatten from Liberty Island

Excited Tourists

Central Station

Claimed Verse of the Week

Yesterday, I read the following verse . . .

Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.  John 21:25

I know I have probably read this verse several times in my life but when I read it yesterday, I was very encouraged that this same Jesus died on the cross for my sins, knows me so personally and walks with me everyday.