Here's a wonderful site for our friends and family to see what's happening here in Round Lake! Hope you enjoy!
David loves cars. And he has some scale ones to prove it. So he decided to share his love with Ascher, and teach him the "good" cars. Surprisingly, we took this video in one shot. He picked the car names up really quick, and now looks through the magazines for the same cars!
Once we dropped Steven off at the airport, Ascher bee-lined it right for his room! Now he had free range to play with anything....and he chose the Mickey hat. I guess he had already had enough of the cone!
Steven made Sargent!!! He gets the promotion in October, just before he deploys again! Unfortunately, that also means that he is re-enlisting for another 4 years. But I don't believe he has to go back to Iraq, so that's a good thing. He would just be working in Cali on tanks and other big army like machinery.
Last time we where at the beach, we never actually made it to the beach. So Steven and I met at the beach! Ascher liked the water, until Uncle Steven scared him by thinking the water is going to actually get him. But we fixed the probelm and Ascher enjoyed sticking his feet in the water. He also collected lots of shells for his collection! The only problem was, he didn't want to leave. So he threw a fit....as you can tell from the picture. But we ended up getting him home and bathed, and he played with his shells during lunch!
Yes, my father has a clap on light. Yes, Ascher really liked it. So my mom was showing him how she knocks on the headboard and the light goes off. Well, Ascher figured out a different way to get the light to work...........please see video and enjoy!
For some reason, Ascher kept asking for a train while at grandma's house. We had no idea what he was talking about, and didn't know what to tell him. So he kept asking Uncle David for a train. Uncle David promised to take him to Wal-Mart and buy him one after dinner. Well, Ascher really didn't eat that night, and kept asking if it was time to go to Wal-Mart. So we dragged Uncle David to Wal-Mart for a train. Well, there was slim picking there, so Ascher picked to biggest and largest train set they had! So for the entire trip, Ascher kept asking if we could go home and play with his train.
On our first day in NMB....we took Uncle Steven to Ripley's Aquarium. Steven got the great idea to stick Ascher's head in a 360 degree hole in the tank. Well, Ascher really didn't like the idea of actually being IN the fish tank, so he screamed his really high pitched scream and he quickly got out. From the outside, mom and I didn't hear it. But Steven dropped to the floor and cried about his ears hurting!
Veiwing from the outside is much better!
Recently, we have received a large amount of rain. Saturday morning, we received a panic phone call from Immer's mom. The water levels in the backyard were getting really high, and she was getting concerned. The water was also getting really high in the front yard, and covering the streets. So I called in to work, and we rushed down there to see exactly what was going on. This is what we found. The picture above is her backyard. Behind the trees is actually a 5 ft. fence, that is about 6 inches below water. Now, her backyard has a gradual slope to the fence, so the water is actually quite high. Luckily, nothing entered the garage, but it was really close. The photo below is the front of the house. She lives in the middle of a cul-de-sak....can't you tell? The water was about 3 feet high, and Immer's Durango and a firetruck were the only things that could make it through. When we finally tried to leave 8 hours later, Immer really had to push his truck and even shocked his car a little- but all is well now that it's dry. Luckily, the water never reached her house, but her neighbors all have basements and they were underwater. As of Sunday morning, the street was clear, and the water in the back was going down. On Monday, the water in the back was completely back to normal. We are very greatful that nothing got wet, and hope the neighbors don't have too much trouble cleaning up. 
A few weekends ago, we took a trip to Milwaukee to visit a Children's Museum. It was hosting a Mr. Potato Head exhibit that was really interesting! But the really cool part was everything else. It had a mechanic's garage, bank, grocery store, post office and TV studio for children to play in. Ascher had a great time going to all the exhibits, but I think he was a little overwhelmed. There was so much to see and do that he just kept running from thing to thing. And it was pretty crowded.
Hello all! I was a wonderful furniture designer for Walter E. Smithe for a year and a half before retiring and becoming a full time mom. I love watching my son grow and cooking up a storm for anyone willing to eat it.
