Audubon, IA Today is our last day here in my home town of Audubon, IA. The last 3 weeks have flown by so quickly, that our time seems short. During this time, we have been able to catch up with family and friends, visit many old and new places, and experience new things. This last week we made some homemade vanilla icecream in an old churn, made caramel apples, went bike riding along an old railway track, and just spent time visiting. The kids went swimming,...

S'moresWe have been having a lot of fun with some American food. One of them is what we call "s'mores". This is a typical camping delicacy that you eat while having a campfire.(Because Emma's class has requested a recipe or a description in how to make them, we are adding it here. )It consists of : 1) toasted marshmallow 2) square block of chocolate and 3) 2x honey-biscuitsFirst, toast your marshmallow over a fire to get it golden brown and melted insid...

Hannah’s Confirmation Today was my cousin Hannah’s confirmation at Our Saviour’s Lutheran church. We went to church and saw that we knew a lot of people there, including some of Dad’s old classmates. Eight other kids got confirmed with Hannah so it was a big church event. After the service we went to Lake Panorama in Iowa to have a celebration dinner and all my other cousins were there too. It was a fun day for all of us. Jonah

Hannah’s Confirmation Today was my cousin Hannah’s confirmation at Our Saviour’s Lutheran church. We went to church and saw that we knew a lot of people there, including some of Dad’s old classmates. Eight other kids got confirmed with Hannah so it was a big church event. After the service we went to Lake Panorama in Iowa to have a celebration dinner and all my other cousins were there too. It was a fun day for all of us. Jonah

Henry Doorly Zoo – Omaha, NE On Friday (June 4) we went to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha NE, with my cousins Carly, Noah and Hannah. The last time I was here, I was just a baby when my Grandpa Paul took us to the zoo. We first went to see the “Lied Jungle” which had a lot of monkeys, rope bridges, and waterfalls. It felt like we were Indiana Jones. We then went to the new butterfly and insect exhibit, which had a lot of bugs, spiders and other insects, ...