Voelp Family: August 2010

Caught up...AGAIN

I don't know why I continue to do this to myself and get so far behind with my posting. But, nevertheless, I am caught up, yet again. And, I think I have decided to all but give up on our Shutterfly site. It is just too much to keep up with between posting pictures on Facebook, doing entries on here, and getting all the pictures on Shutterfly. So, from now on, I will post my favorites here and probably all of the others on Facebook. Call me lazy, call me impatient, or whatever, but I just can't keep up anymore!

Awana

Awana is a Bible Study program that is offered to children ages 2-6th Grade. It started last week and it runs every Wednesday all the way through April. I had never heard of it until my friend Joslynn asked me if I wanted to put Owen in it with Hayden. She grew up going and she swears it is the reason she is so close with God and the reason she is so versed in the Bible. Owen is at the age where he could either be a Puggle (ages 2-early 3) or he could go into the Cubbies (Pre-school age). I decided to keep him in the Puggles class because that is where his friends, Hayden and Gabriella, have to be due to age. I was a little skeptical before going last week, only because Owen can sometimes choose to be uncooperative in a structured setting. But, he did GREAT and he LOVED it. He hasn't stopped talking about the class since last Wednesday and he is so excited to go back this week. Last week, he learned that God made everything and that on the first day, God made light. He really soaked it all in and he has randomly told several people that "God made 'ezerysing'!!" I really need to get it on video because it is so cute. I love that he truly seems to understand God and that he seems so fired up about the Lord!

Snack time (even the snacks are tied into the Bible...on this day, they had a "dark" and a "light" cookie to represent the fact that the world was dark and God made light so that we could see)

Craft time (notice Owen hoarding the glue...he wouldn't take his hand off of it!)

Gabriella went right over and sat with Ms. Dot at the end of class

Fired up for the Lord (in their cute Puggles t-shirts)

This picture is funny to me because if you look close, all 3 of them look terrified for some reason.

Steelers Training Camp 2010

My friend, Joslynn, and I decided to take our boys to St. Vincent College in Latrobe, PA to watch Steelers Training Camp. We had a blast, despite the hot weather, and we were able to get some great pictures of the players up close. However, our day, in general, left something to be desired. I have learned that next time we go, I will NOT attempt to get any autographs! What a nightmare. People can just be so ignorant and rude when it comes to that sort of thing and I really have no patience for that, especially for something so silly as someone's signature. I would rather get the pictures and watch the practice and be done with it in the future. Autographs are just not worth making my blood pressure rise to the point that my blood is boiling!! With that being said, I am still looking forward to our trip back to Latrobe next year!

Twins? Nope, not even related

Taking a break before heading down the hill to watch practice

The cut up guy in all black in the middle is Rashard Mendenhall

Watching practice

Byron Leftwich (#4) and Charlie Batch to his left

Hines Ward (with the bandana) talking to Big Ben, with Coach Tomlin(who has GOT to be roasting in that outfit) walking towards them

Mike Wallace

Hines again (I took LOTS of him...my favorite!!)

Big Ben with Leftwich in the background

Wallace and Ward

Our Future Pittsburgh Steeler

Aaron Smith after practice

Jeff Reed talking to Owen...yet he still didn't sign the poor kid's football. But, he signed for all of the other people who pushed and shoved us to get to our spot. Ugh ;(

Jeff Reed again

Big Ben (Yes, I was this close and nope, I didn't get his autograph...actually I didn't try, but I did get pushed in the mud up to my ankle by some really ignorant people!)