Being back home....

Did I happen to mention I really love being back home?! One thing I love and didn't realize I had missed was the sound of the locusts up in the trees here. It's not something I remember hearing in TN, it's super loud, but lovely! I was outside one early evening just returning from a walk with the babies and just listened, you really gotta live in a neighborhood with mature trees because that is where they hide. All of the sudden I totally remembered being little and growing up in IN and always hearing that noise in the summer and it was really comforting. It's a rare occasion that I actually see one flying around, they mostly stay up in the trees which is good because I am terrified of big bugs and I would totally knock you down to get away from one flying towards me, (just ask my friend Anita)! But I do love to hear them while we are out walking in the early evening. Another thing I love, which sounds really weird, is driving down back roads or country roads and having cornfields on both sides of the road. I knew I was back home when you can barely drive 2 miles without seeing a cornfield! I also love that family is here and Lilly and Asher know them by name and get to see them whenever we want. We spend lots of time in Cicero which is where my mom, dad, brother and two sisters live (plus their kids). We are also only 3.5 hours from Brad's parents and are able to see them lots more too. We will head back up to MI again Aug. 15th. Before, we could only make it once a year. Ok....that is my thought for tonight...here is a cute picture taken at Aunt Shelly's house with neighborhood friends Connor and Tague.