Here's To Fall!

Well, we're finally back, after a 4-month break from blogging =D What a lot has gone on! This summer consisted of many, many events, but with one brand new one: I took off for Louisiana with my Church youth group, for a Franciscan Summer Youth Conference--my first! This weekend (June 21-23, followed by a day at Six Flags over Texas) included Adoration, Mass, and many random happenings.

Isn't this little critter cool? Here, Riann (one of the girls with our group) is posing with this nifty little clothespin creature that someone gave her, and some of us, at the conference.

I can't lie...this apple was amazing--I really couldn't get it in the picture, but it bulged out in the top in this wierd way, and stuck out kind of strange, before curving inward. It was just randomly cool.

We had a twelve-hour drive, so I made sure to bring Rosary string...it was fun. Here's Brooke, playing around with the string. I didn't even try to count how many rosaries I had upon our return; probably somewhere along 15 or so.

Here I am, prepared to go on this twirly ride for the 2nd or 3rd time...I don't know why, but we decided to go on it right after lunch. Fun!! I'll never forget the way my stomach was churning as we moved off the ground for the first time!

The carousel was a bit calmer, fortunately.

All in all, it was an amazing weekend, giving me many rockin' awesome memories!

Welcome to Our Home!!!!!!

As you can see, Dominic sure loves his Uncle Bernie! Even after this "strangling," he's still going. He's been experiencing these Kansas thunderstorms first hand-quite the experience, I am sure! When it's not storming at night, he's been keeping us company and entertained, teaching us about fishing (yes, we have the fishing rod out-we're gonna have to take it to the lake one of these days...). He actually had quite a trip, flying in from Stayton, Oregon, on Saturday. We've been giving him the real Wichita Catholic experience, from Eucharistic Processions to novenas to morning Mass. As he puts it, "Wichita sure knows how to build churches." And, during all of this, Dominic is enjoying being a Kansas Cowboy.

And He Comes Back....

Yes, Andy is back from college...he seems to be taking on the '20s look. Sure fits all of this new swing dancing stuff. Yes, that is correct: Andy is now swing dancing! And, he's trying to teach the rest of us. I haven't broken my neck yet-though I had some qualms about that first aerial!

Now You See It, Now You Don't

Annie joined the ranks of Locks of Love donors by giving her lovely tresses away. Makes her look at least 6 months younger, doesn't it? Christina is toying with the possibility of following in her sister's footsteps.

A Special Concert

It was a memorable night recently when Tony Melendez and his band arrived at our parish for a concert. Not only does Tony play the guitar with his feet, but the drummer (Tim) plays the drums with one hand while using the other to play keyboard bass! A real inspirational and uplifting time!

This Week's Quiz: Wichita State University's mascot is the "Shocker". What is the Shocker named for? The first non-Kansan to answer correctly will win a video e-mail featuring the Hauge children presenting a country music medley (or something of similar cultural significance)!

Welcome!

Yes, the Hauges are now bloggers! Here's a quiz: Who is missing from this photo, and who has been added?

Give up? Well, Papa Hauge took the photo and expertly kept all of Dominic out of the photo (except his little hand), along with Andy (who was conveniently 1,000 miles away at the time) and Annie (who was probably out skipping/dancing somewhere). The priest? None other than Fr. Stan Fortuna, CFR who was in Wichita recently for a parish mission. Cool, eh?