July 2025

 A lot happened in July...

We celebrated Aunt Betsy's 84th Birthday!

Elliot designed a sign for the party.

Elliot also entertained the guests with his beautiful piano playing.

Lewistown's pickle ball courts opened.

We went to see the new...

Superman movie and...

it was really good!

Oliver attended an engineering camp at the

University of Illinois.

While in Champaign:  Oliver enjoyed the record shops,

Brian and I enjoyed the coffee shops,

we all enjoyed seeing Rick,

we stayed in an Airbnb: The American Football House,

(This house appears on the cover of the debut album 

by the local band American Football.)

(Elliot created this wonderful collage of pictures taken inside

The American Football House.)

Oliver shopped for more records,

we enjoyed walking to campus,

we enjoyed taking pictures,

and Elliot purchased a new keyboard.

Oliver got his braces off. He has been looking 

forward to this for a long time.

He got braces (June 15, 2022) a few days after he got Jasmine.

Look how much they both have grown!

Once the braces were off, Oliver enjoyed buying gum, 

chewing gum, & even making his own sampler case!

We celebrated receiving good news at Elliot's annual eye appointment

by eating at The Drake in Burlington, IA on the way home.

A few more pictures to get all the animals included.

Sadie is now 12 years old.

Jasmine is 3 years young.

Sneakers is our senior pet at 13 years old.