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4th of July Weekend

06 Jul

Our 4th of July weekend was a lot of  fun! We are so thankful that we live in such a wonderful and free country!

We watched our nephews, Tony and Vinny, Friday evening until Saturday afternoon. We had tons of fun with them! We played with trains and play dough, made a wooden car that just fell apart, and ate lots of junk food! :) We went to the park a couple times, Vinny loved the swings and Tony was great at climbing up the ropes! Fridayevening we went to watch fireworks. They closed the road down so we had to walk over a mile to get to the park! It was a long walk but the fireworks were worth it!

On Saturday evening we went out with our friends, Scott and Kristi Mercer. We walked around a festival for a little while. Scott bought all of us Dilly Bars from Dairy Queen, which were delicious . He was dumbfounded that we never had one before. :) After Dairy Queen we went to a park and watched fireworks.

Sunday was a fun and busy day at church! First Baptist Church hosted a Family Fun Festival for the holiday. There was classic cars, motorcycles, music, bounce houses, and lots of food! We had an outdoor service in the evening followed by a fireworks display. We sat on top of the Administrative Office Building with some of our friends and the Schaap family. It was an amazing view of the surrounding towns! You could see dozens and dozens of firework displays  going on all over the horizon!

Our first 4th of July in Indiana and as a married couple was filled with great memories; we are so thankful for our country!

 
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Posted in FBC, Food, Friends, Holidays, Photography

 

Vacation!

22 Jun

This past week we came back home after a 17 day vacation in New York! We had an awesome time visiting  our families and miss them already!

The first week we were there we spent time with the Maulucci’s. We surprised Mom M by bringing Elisabeth home from college with us. (She and Dad M were planning to drive out to our house that Monday to get her.) :) Since we were there on Memorial day we had a nice picnic with the family and a bonfire afterward. Also while we were there we went out on a boat..which broke down. It was still fun to sit out on the lake for a little bit while we waited  a man from a local Tiki Bar came and tow us back to shore. :) While we were there we made dinner of stuffed shells for the family. It was fun to cook together in the kitchen. It was a busy time for Grace Baptist Church while we were there too! On Thursday they had the Hyles Anderson Singing men there for a special service. They did a great job and Bro. Anthony Collins brought a great message. On Friday there was a home-school graduation for 2 of the teen men in the church. It was a beautiful ceremony and a great time of fellowship afterward. It was a really fun week filled with many memories.

The second week we spent with the Broughton’s. Since Mom and Dad B were having their bathroom totally redone we spent the first couple nights with Grandma B and Chuck. It was nice to go out to eat and be spoiled a little bit by our grandparents. :)   We were also able to spend a little time with Josh’s aunts over the weekend. We love hearing them tell stories from the past. On Monday we joined the family at Aunt Jill’s trailer to camp out for several days. We stayed in a tent right outside the trailer…the first night we nearly froze to death but the nights after that were actually nice. :) It was so much fun being able to have a camp fire each night! (Lisa loves camp fires) We roasted and cook all kinds of things over the fire. While we were camping we were also going to Faith Bible Baptist Church each evening for revival meetings with Bill Lystund and Doug Fisher. They were great meetings and a great blessing to us. Thursday we left the camp ground and spent the rest of the day at the Broughton’s house. Friday we went to Lisa’s cousin’s graduation ceremony. It was a special ceremony, we were happy to be able to attend. Saturday we went to Letchworth State Park with some friends. It was really hot out but we still enjoyed hiking to the lower falls and spending the time with friends . In the evening we took a ride out to Batavia to meet up with some of Lisa’s friends, Anna and Jay, for dinner and ice cream. We really enjoyed our time with them. We packed up and headed home Monday morning.

We were happy to be home after a long vacation filled with many memories.

 
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Posted in Camp, FBBC Church News, Friends, Holidays, Josh's Family, Lisa's Family, Photography, Traveling

 

Senior Day!

14 May

Yesterday we went on Senior Day with Hyles-Anderson College. It was a fun packed day that HAC planned for us and we enjoyed all of it! It was fun not knowing where we were going until we were almost at each stop.  Great memories where made that will last a life time. :)

Our first stop of the day was Cracker Barrel for an all you can eat buffet breakfast. They has tons of food including, pancakes, french toast, hash brown patties, cheesy potatoes, fruits, and much, much more. They even has slushies at 8am! It was a great way to start the long day ahead of us.

Our next stop was FBC to get a group picture taken with Dr. Schaap. After the group picture he stayed around to take individual pictures with couples or friends as well as sign the Hylander hats and Pennants we received. It was nice to get our picture taken with Dr. Schaap. At the end of the day they gave everyone a 4×6 picture of the group picture to take home with them.

After our stop at the church we were on our way to Soldier Field or a tour of the building, visitors lockers, and the field. They gave everyone time to take pictures on the field, which was fun. A couple was even engaged on the 50 yard line while we were there! It was neat to be on the field, but we felt bad for the guy who was going to have to fix all of the wet grass we trampled on!

Next, we were on to the Buckingham Fountain….which wasn’t on when we arrived. :) So, instead, our little group of friends decided to find the nearest Starbucks and walk there. :) At Starbucks Lisa ordered a medium size drink but received an extra-large drink with extra caramel in it. We used a friends gold card to pay for it and, we found out today, the cashier never charged us!

For lunch and dinner we were taken to Food Life at the Water Town Place Mall on Michigan Ave. It was really cool being able to go to all of the different food booths and ordering as much food as you wanted. They has all kinds of food from Chinese to southern to smoothies to crepes made right in front of you!  After we were done eating we walked down Michigan Ave window shopping.

Our last stop was a roller rink, however, on our way there our bus blew a tire on the high way! So we sat on the highway for a while waiting for another bus to come rescue us. Once we got to the rink none of us wanted to roller skate so Scott Mercer talked the lady into letting us switch to put-putting for no extra cost! Put-putting turned out to be a highlight of the day. We took 3rd and 4th place, Lisa in last by 1 point. :)

We finally walked through our apartment door at 10:30pm, tired and ready for bed.  It was a great day from beginning to end.

 
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Posted in FBC, Friends, Hyles Anderson College News, Photography, Traveling, Uncategorized

 

Wedding Pictures are Up in our Photo Album!

12 May

As you can see, we have updated our site and are updating pictures too! Check back soon for more wedding, honeymoon, and married life photos!

 
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Posted in Friends, Future Plans, Josh's Family, Lisa's Family, Photography, Site News, Wedding/Engagement

 
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