Back home again, in Indiana

We have been loving it here in Indiana. Even though it is really hot and humid, we still find a lot of fun things to do.

I have been trying to become a better cook ever since Tyler said that other night that he wished I cooked like a restaurant. So I have gathered what I learned about Grandma Cramer and made Swedish Meatballs and pudding.

We also went to the farmer's market and got some fresh veggies to make dinner. I hope it will taste as good as it looks.

When that doesn't work we go to our new favorite place Steak n' Shake! We love their burgers and fries. 

Then for dessert there is a really fun 1900's ice cream parlor that has really cool soda fountains inside. 

They have a bunch of these old soda fountains all around that are really fun to look at. 

We have also seen a lot of critters around our house. So far we have seen deer, toads, bunnies, foxes, groundhogs, fish, and a family of raccoons near our house. This is the toad that Tyler caught and had to keep in our tub till our friends got to our house. 

I was not so happy about bringing this animal into our house. I have not been too excited about all the bugs that have been in our house as it is. I have killed more spiders (when I say me I mean Tyler) than I have ever seen in my life. 

We learned really quickly that the easiest way to get thousands of mosquitoes into your house is leave the light on while walking outside at night. We then spent the night killing those mosquitoes off the wall. 

We had our friends over this last weekend. So we had to get out our sleeping bags for the big sleepover. 

We all went to this really cool indoor park downtown. 

They have a really cool pirate ship looking thing that all the kids could climb on. There is Lance and Ethan at the top. I wish that the sign didn't say 12 or younger or I would be all over that pirate ship. 

The great state of Iowa!

 This is the before of out Mud Run that we decided to do in Iowa. We were pumped!

This is the after picture of out victory over the mud. Angela got first for girls and Chris got first for the guys. We sure represented the great state of Utah.

 We decided to get some burgers at the local Zombie Burger. Tyler got a burger with fried mac and cheese for the patties.

 I got a burger with two grilled cheese sandwiches for buns. It was the best burger ever.

This is the bacon and grilled cheese burger. I still dream about this burger. 

Here is the mac and cheese patties that I could not explain very well. It was not my taste, but Tyler really liked it. 

 After our burgers we went to the botanical gardens to work off our burgers and fries.

Then later that night we decided to top off the nigh with some Snookie Strawberry shakes.