Fun Run Winners!

Meg and Zach had a great time at the CC Fun Run. They came in first and second place... but got awarded First Girl and First Boy. Tht made getting up early worth it!!!

Christmas 2010

We had a wonderful holiday. Christmas Eve the kids did some sledding with their cousins in Indy and then celebrated with the McLean clan. Christmas day was in Lafayette with Grandma Chris and Uncle Bobby who flew in from Florida. Santa was very generous this year ;)

Congratulations Bobby!

Elizabeth's brother Bobby graduated from Purdue this afternoon. Relatives and friends from St. Louis, Indianapolis and Lafayette joined us at the open house after graduation. Way to go Bobby, we know you're ready for the warm Florida ready after this snowy weekend.

4th of July

It rained all day on Saturday so we took the kids to Monkey Joe's to run them around and use up some of their energy. They had a great time on all of the inflatables. When we got back to Grandma's we were joined by Mary Ann, Kendra, her Mom, and Josh. We had a nice dinner and enjoyed talking with everyone. Saturday night we caught the Purdue fireworks from the top of a parking garage. The rain stopped just in time for the show.

Sunday we took Meg and Zach down to Grandma and Grandpa McLeans where they will be staying this week while they go to Conner Prairie Summer Camp. We're looking forward to hearing about all of their fun.

Tippecanoe Battlefield

Before heading home on Sunday we decided to enjoy the beautiful weather and check out the Tippecanoe Battlefield.

We've posted 4 blogs from this weekend, check them out below.

Happy 4th of July

We headed down to Purdue this 4th of July weekend. We had fun cooking out with Kendra and her Mom. Then we headed over to see the fireworks by Slayter Center with Grandma and Uncle Bobby. Saturday we enjoyed the Purdue fountains and saw the new Armstrong Hall. That night we went to see Josh's house. The kids got to ride on a tractor and make s'mores. We had a great time!

We hope everyone had a great 4th!

Geocaching in the Celery Bog

This weekend our adventures took us down to West Lafayette for the annual Blue Night Auction. While Grandma and Elizabeth got all dolled up for the big event Uncle Bobby and Chris took Meg and Zach to the Celery Bog for a little hiking and of course treasure hunting (aka geocaching).

It was a beautiful day to be outside and there was lots to see. A number of swan and geese had their babies with them and the ducks had nests along the shore so more baby fowls are sure to come. We found 2 geocaches, the Thomas Say's Purdue Entomology Cache and the Looking at Wally World. The later cache was one of the best hiding jobs I had ever seen, but Uncle Bobby would not be deterred and eventually found it.

Look Who's 6!

Wednesday

• Meg opened presents before school
• Celebrated at school with her class
• Celebrated after school with friends
• Had a Halloween party at gymnastics

Weekend

• Halloween Birthday Party/Sleepover
• Purdue-Northwestern Game
• Annual McLean Family Pumpkin Carving

Meg's Pink Cast

Sunday morning we went to the playground. The monkey bars at the were too high for Meg to reach standing on the platform, so she climbed up to get higher and then jumped off trying to catch the monkeybar in mid-air. She missed, obviously, and fell to the ground pretty hard, fracturing her wrist. Meg will be in a cast for 3 weeks. She gets it off July 30th.

Saturday we traveled to Lafayette for CC's 50th Celebration. It was a nice event with a cookout, presentation and Mass. The kids enjoyed the inflatables they had outside. That night we hung out with Josh and Shanon and played a little Wii.

Sunday we drove home and went to a BBQ at one of Meg's friends houses, then we were joined by Rick and Marianne from Texas with their new baby, Aerik.

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Wedding Bells

This weekend a close family friend, Beth Koehler, married Scott Richardson. We attended the wedding and reception in West Lafayette on Saturday. Meg's favorite part of the wedding was the "Chicken Dance". Zach's favorite part was dancing. They both enjoyed going swimming Sunday morning too.
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Blue Knight Auction Group

This weekend we headed to Lafayette for the 14th Annual Blue Knight Auction. We had some time to kill when we arrived so we took the kids to fly kites. It was the perfect day for it. The auction was fun and the decorations looked amazing. Mom did a great job. The kids enjoyed their night with a babysitter.

Sunday we left early to get back for soccer. This is an informal league where Zach can play too. He was very excited to get to play soccer. Sunday afternoon we worked on the yard. We've had so much rain lately that the lawn looks great!

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