Pool Party

Last night our church had a pool party for families at the new Aquatics Center here in Bloomfield. The aquatics center is really nice and includes a zero-entry kiddie pool with fun water features, two water slides, an indoor and outdoor pool. Amelia loves the water (as you can see) and she wanted to play in the kiddie pool but since the water recycles through the water features it's not very warm. The outdoor pool was much warmer and she enjoyed floating in her blow-up turtle.

They served ice cream bars about halfway through the evening. It was a nice distraction for Amelia and a good snack for Rod & I since we hadn't had dinner yet. Amelia was starting to get tired about 7:30 so we were just about to get out of the pool when everyone had to get out because of lightning. We could see big thunderclouds to the east so we figured it was inevitable. All in all it was a fun night and Amelia was ready for her bed when we got home!

Church Picnic

Rod and I have always liked the idea of living in a small community. Bloomfield has a population of about 7,000 people but it is close enough to Farmington (pop. 40,000) that everything we need is still nearby. Last night our church, First Baptist of Bloomfield, had a church picnic & missions night. The church provided BBQ beef sandwiches and beans and everyone else signed up to bring one of five things: onions, pickles, watermelon, chips or dessert. We got a kick out of how specific they were. Regardless, it was a neat dinner with everyone bringing their chairs and eating on the grass behind the church. People loved watching Amelia run around and she loved the open space.

After dessert, everyone moved inside for a presentation by a missionary couple serving in Slovenia. It was great to hear what God is doing in other parts of the world. They also had a picture presentation and we never knew what a beautiful country Slovenia is. Lucky for us, they also provided childcare because otherwise one of us would not have been able to focus on their presentation.