Indy

We lived in Fishers, Indiana for five years. It was a treat to go back and see good friends!

First up, a visit to the Flemings.
Will and Derek were in Kindergarten together.
They still Skype occasionally.
It was like no time had passed between them.

Liselle and I became friends when the boys did.
We had many lunches at McCalister's.

Owen, Will, Derek, and Lauren being....
themselves.

Then it was on to the Palladino's place, our hosts for the evening.
Deb graciously offered to have people over so we could say hi.
Left to right:
Deb Palladino, Alissa Christoforu, Kim Anders, me, and Traci Norton.

And Jamie Page was there, too!

Lauren and Ava.

Lauren and Derek with the Palladino boys.
Dan and Nick.

Thanks for having us, Palladinos!

Atlanta

Had a great time visiting Atlanta, even though the weekend we were there was one of the hottest on record. Something crazy like 110 degrees.

Hotel

Hotel

Outdoor pool view from our room.

White Water!

Braves game.

Stone Mountain

Waiting for the show to start.

CFA!!!!!!!

Volleyball with the Johnsons and Driscolls.
Only Bobi got in the pic!

Nebraska

Popcorn at the ball field.

C up to bat.

The kids with the team score keeper aka Aunt Tricia.

Detter and Rezac grandparents.

C on the mound.

He catches, too!
Uncle Andy on his way to give him some advice.

At the horse stables with Scotty.

Brushing and brushing.

Getting horses ready is hard work.

Ready to go.

Pickers

L and D like to watch American Pickers. (Along with A LOT of other people.) Today, we went to Le Claire, Iowa to visit one of the retail stores on the show. We didn't see Mike, Frank, or Danielle but it was still fun!

L and D

L, D, and Grandma.



Bear coat.



Lots of items we recognized from shows.
Lots of things that were display only.
It was a mix of store and museum.

All of these things were for sale.

No one would pose with the panda suit.

"I can't see a thing! It's so bright! I can't see!"

The only things we picked...t-shirts!

Golf lessons

Grandpa arranged for Lauren and Derek to have their first golf lesson. I think he's looking for new golfing buddies. :)

Learning the grip.

Working on their swing.

Lauren put the lesson into practice.



Following through.

Derek's turn.

The art of putting.

Concentrating...

That was a good putt, Grandpa!

Brant, the teacher, and Derek are all smiles.

I get to ride in the cart, Grandpa!

Out on the course for the first time.

Thanks for the lesson, Grandpa!