August Fields

creation museum

last weekend we joined up with 3 other families and drove to the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky. which is actually just a few miles west of the Cincinnati airport.
as a group of 4 families we had been meeting together for a family Bible study over a period of probably 6 months. we studied ‘answers in genesis‘ by ken ham. he disputes evolution with the book of genesis and i must say….the study was awesome!
so as a finale to the study we decided to all go to the creation museum! as a side note we are huge jonathan park fans and the museum totally ties in to those adventures! FUN!
here the girls are in an area that is to be similar to what noah’s ark would have been like. the two men in the front of the picture are mannequin characters.

okay…this picture i think is hilarious! intended to be a sweet shot of mr.daddy, dancy and boone in the garden of eden………when i downloaded it though i see the risque mannequins of adam and eve!! ha ha 🙂 🙂 *serious note* it was totally not risque at ALL….they just stand out in this picture and i found it to be so funny!

there were several awesome dinosaur exhibits!! this guy was actually moving and swaying his tail. dinosaurs WERE on the ark people…how cool is that??!!
here dancy and hank look at an exhibit of a paleontologist uncovering dinosaur remains….
the museum also has a special effects theater that the kids loved! there is a planetarium show as well that has seats that you lay back on.
the food was yummy in noah’s cafe and the entire facility was super clean and beautiful! we were sad that we did not have time to explore the grounds outside where there is a petting zoo and gorgeous gardens….:( next time! we WILL be back 🙂

i won!

every so often i will enter a blog ‘give away’.

well i am SUPER excited (you know its true because i broke out the caps) that i won the give away over at holly mathis interiors for a personalized sarah + abrahams print!

serious cuteness. i’m pretty sure its going to go in my office by my craft desk.
thanks holli and thanks sara for teaming up together and making me feel a little extra happiness today!

basement walls are poured

shirtless men ahead…avert your eyes! *smile*

first the forms for the basement walls were set up. the following day the cement trucks rolled in and the walls were poured (kinda loud and dusty!). the kids LOVE watching the trucks!!!

the next day the forms were taken off and waterproofing was added to a section of the walls. i know that some sort of foam has been adhered to a section on the outside of the walls as well but we haven’t been up to the house today…so no pics of that.
we are all so excited because monday the workers start framing!
on a side note this past week i had to have the plumbing fixtures chosen for the tubs and showers. at the same time i also picked out fixtures for other areas of the house (the kids’ bathrooms, schoolroom, basement bathroom) just to check it off the list!

first soccer game

deanie had her first soccer game!

she’s the one on the far left in the top picture. number 5. (chosen because there are 5 kids in our family..isn’t that cute?)

i wasn’t so sure about the whole ‘soccer’ thing to tell you the truth. i had never played when i was little… but we know the coach and the assistant coach and deanie really wanted to try it out!

i was excited that their team color was purple! *smile* they won their first game and we all had fun cheering the girls on! 🙂