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Spent two whole hours putting a post together...then it wouldn't save due to some error.  That is fun right there!  Anyway, I will be adding pictures and such to get us caught up from July...alot has happened!

Sorry they're so out of order.



A pile of leaves is all you really need

 

Grandma middie's "Birthday" party...my guess is there's chocolate involved!



Boston Temple trip

 

First day back to school

  

Elijah letting go!



Over the banks in Lisbon

 

Second time was almost as good as the first time!



sam's baptism

 

Hannah's car had personalized plates...sweet!!

  

YM/YW - make their own 'cars' and went to the drive in theater.

 

Zachery's inner nerd!

  

'98 suburban replaces '01 van





Dela's sweet 16



dodge vipers

splitin' and stackin'

beauty abounds



picking up Dela at airport

 

Sam's Baptism

 

Sunset in Vermont at YM/YW hayride









 

Happy Birthday Willem

Today is Willem's 6th Birthday.  He has been counting down the days for a month now.  And he is so happy to finally be 6 just like his best bud Nathan.

Willem got a horn, water bottle, and a liscense plate for his bike.  He also got a set of knee and elbow pads, because he is a little "crazy man" on his bike.

And he got 2 little cute bikes to play inside when it is rainy and muddy outside.

And the big blue ball that he has been asking for since Brenna received a green one for her birthday.

I love my little goofy readhead!

With all the gear and stuff, I think he looks like an official bike rider.

And he loves it all.

Sewing Blankets

The other day, I took Elizabeth (Shannon's best friend from school.  We love having her smiling face and fun personality around.) and Hannah to Walmart to  pick out material to make themselves a Reading/TV blanket.  They both found really cute material.  Today Elizabeth came over for the day to get started on her blanket.  They got pretty far, but both girls somehow ended up jamming up both machines............so, till Wednesday the blankets sit unfinshed.  They are both anxious to have them done.

Last Nights Catch

The boys checked the trap this morning, and had caught this baby skunk.  Cute, yes............but he still smells.  The whole family with 5 babies lives under the crawl space under our breezeway.  I can't wait till they are all caught!!

Saturday

Saturday is a special day.

It's the day we get ready for Sunday:

We cleaned the house, and we washed our clothes.

We mowed our grass, and took away the trash.

We weeded our gardens, and shopped at the store.

We cleaned off our porch,

and picked our peas.

Then rode our bikes,

 

and fixed our cars,

So we won't have to work until Monday.

We checked our facebook, and got out our wiggles.

And we call it our get the work-done day.

Then we fed our animals, and we took our baths,

So we can be ready for Sunday!

Ok....seriously.........how many of you ended up singing the song, besides me!!??

Max

Max came up with the neighbors for the weekend.  He has been hanging around the house, getting all the attention he can from the kids.  At first he was a little whiny....we are guessing he is missing his two best friends.....Joshua and Buddy.   We gave him a big hug for ya Josh!!  He told us to tell you, in dog language of course, that he loves you!!

Chicken Eaters Number 1 and 2

We started out this spring with 4 full grown chickens, and 2 ducks.  We then added  36 baby chicks and 2 baby ducks.  Well, now we are down to 13 little chickens, and 2 little ducks.  We haven't known if it was a bear, coydog, weasel, or racoon.  So I splurged a little and went to the feed store to get a large trap.  The things cost me $75----I sure hope it keeps working.........cause I think that was expensive!!

The first morning we had caught this guy.

And the second morning this big guy was in the trap.  Max is so proud of himself for catching it, he couldn't stop barking.  Guess we will soon know how many "chicken eaters" we have.

Learning to Ride

Willem has had his bike a week now.  We decided to take off the training wheels to see how he would do.  Willem is a natural!!  He had it down his first try.

Elijah teaching Willem how to start riding.

What goes up.............must come down!

Red Sky at Night

We had a beatiful sunset this evening--John took the picture.

Fun in the Creek

The best part of summer and the hot/humid days is the nightly trip to the creek.  We have the perfect little hidden spot at the bottom of our road (well, I suppose it will be no longer hidden now, since I just told everyone......lol).  At the end of the day everyone is hot, sweaty, and sticky, and we all welcome the chance to cool off in the cold creek water.