finally!!

well, here they are. the long awaited pictures from iowa. not all, but some. here's lori and i ready to get down to the dirt in the deep, dank basement. the matching t-shirts was fluke :) We actually ended up going shopping that afternoon, only our clothes were dirty by that point! shopping for 20 people for 10 days was .... an adventure to say the least. in the end, our kids were fed, and that basement was transformed from dingy to delightful. never mind the inexperience of those who drywalled....

here's a couple of the kids our youth group spent time with .... we had activities almost every evening with teh whole church - what a community!
after days of muggy heat, the rain was wonderful! with that many kids playing in the rain, it was next to impossible to stay dry!

who needs an umbrella at this point??!