The Noehren's

This week was great!  Brian took some much needed time off from work and we had a ball!   We had a fun "staycation" Wednesday and Thursday - running errands, going out to eat, hanging out etc. and even snuck in a trail run sans kids since they were both in school on Thursday!  It reminded me of when we'd go running in the woods of Connecticut after we were first married.  Then Friday we headed to Cave Run Lake (about an hour away) for a great overnight camping trip. Since it was still hot, we headed up a little early to have time to swim.  Kentucky really does have great lakes!  The kids had a great time splashing around.   Haley actually took a semi-non blurry shot of Brian and I.   Here is a much more relaxed and happy Brian getting some nature therapy. Grant found a favorite leaf.  Later that night our friends the Millars drove out to party it up with us for the night.  The men folk gave it ...

Even though summer is officially over, nobody has seemed to turn the heat down!  It is still crazy hot and all the beautiful green grass is brown and crackly.  Since the pools are closed, we created our very own Kentucky hot tub.  Come on over for a dip... Here is a picture of our cute toothless Haley.  The new teeth growing in look ginormous.  I seriously wonder how in the world they'll all fit in there.  She is a professional tooth wiggler and spent much of soccer practice yesterday standing on the field wiggling her latest loose tooth.  She made up for it though by making her first goal EVER!  Who cares if it was only in practice, on a mini field, playing 2 on 2, with her coach as her team mate...Haley doesn't!  She was glowing and it boosted her confidence.  I also wanted to introduce you to Mousy the caterpillar...Grant's favorite stuffed animal that travels with us everywhere.  Did you know Mousy squeaks? ...