Freezer Jam and Rainbow

I made strawberry freezer jam a little while ago. I've never made jam before, but it turned out great! Strawberries were $0.77 a lb so I bought a ton. We froze most of them for shakes, and the rest went to jam. I am excited I made jam! It's really not that hard, although real (not freezer) jam is a lot more work. I am a fan of freezer jam. Here is a picture I took of one of the containers.























And....there was a really pretty rainbow a few weeks ago . Jimmy Joe ran up the hill behind our apartment and took a cool picture of it. It was so pretty because you could see both ends. Think we'll have good luck? I hope so!

Air Show

We went to the Air Force air show a few weeks ago. It was so cool. We took some cool pictures with a really fast shutter speed so the planes weren't just a blur. Here is a short slide show.

Kentucky

In May, during the week between my spring and summer semesters, Jimmy Joe and I went to Kentucky to visit my family. My parents and oldest brother live there, and my oldest sister was able to come down with her family from Illinois for half the time! We had a lot of fun. I miss my family so much! It had been a year since I'd seen anyone, and it gets hard not seeing your family! I loved going back and visiting. While we were there we went to Mammoth Caves, the Louisville Zoo, Squire Boone Cavern (the brother of Daniel Boone), Churchill Downs- the horse racing track where they race the Kentucky Derby, and we went fishing for a day on the lake in their community.

I LOVED how green it was there and all of the trees!!!!! I miss trees!













In "Fat Man's Misery" in Mammoth Caves.














My parents, Trent and us before going in Mammoth Cave.













My cute little nephew Luke helping me reel in the fishing line.













Churchill Downs













Me before I placed a $2 bet on a horse. They wouldn't take just a dollar.


















Me after my horse lost. Jimmy Joe was happy because "I learned my lesson" :)













My adorable niece Clara checking out the races