Hiking - House Hunting - Hiking - House Hunting

We are definitely impressed with Dayton's parks. There are tons of trails through beautiful wooded areas (lots of bugs - not so impressed by these) but lots of neat places to explore. It's been so nice to have Daddy join us on our hikes again. We even came across a little climbing area about 20 minutes from the Air Force Base that will be fun to check out when Mike is in climbing condition. He hopes to start physical therapy soon!

So, we are still house hunting. We put an offer on a house a few days ago and eagerly awaited a response. We were not expecting what we got back...basically, what we offered would not cover the current owners home loan. They had to go to their bank and find out if the bank would accept the offer or not. So, now we have a situation were they want to sell, we want to buy and it's up to the bank. The bank said they were considering the offer but gave us no time line. It could be a few days or months and we are not willing to wait for months.

We are headed back out to see another round of homes and plan to put another offer on a different one early next week. We really like the first house but need to get things moving and get settled. What a process but so much nicer after being through it once before.

Besides exploring parks, we've been exploring the local museums and festivals. Lucas has had a blast and really liked the Boonshoft Children's Museum. They had all sorts of fun things to see and do and even a small zoo with the cutest Otter ever! He was such a performer and would come up to the glass to check us all out. It was like a little puppy who just wanted to play. We could have watched him for hours.

Well, we hope everyone is having a great summer!
Love, The Anderson's

Lucas funny quotes...

- I asked Lucas to hurry and get in the car so we could go. His response, "Just give me two seconds please!" (Guess who he got that from?!)

- After explaining to Lucas that we were going to meet my friend Kristina and her boyfriend Jim for lunch he responded, "Is Jim a grill or a boy?" Translation: "Is Jim a girl or boy?"

- I bought some spray Neosporine to take with us on our hikes because Lucas usually takes sliding dives at some point after tripping over tree roots or rocks. He was so excited about the medicine (mostly the dispenser) and couldn't wait to use it. We asked him what fun things he wanted to do after his nap, "I want to go hiking and run really fast and fall and get an "owey" and use my medicine... ALL BY MYSELF!" (Luckily, when he did fall his hands were protected by tape gloves and he only got dirty. However, he was pretty sure there was an owey on his elbow so we tested the medicine and he was a very happy boy!) NOTE: athletic tape make wonderful hand protectors for little hikers. We cover his palm and he's good to go!