JACIE TURNS 16!!!

JACIE'S 16th BIRTHDAY!!

AUGUST 19, 2010

She wanted a WHOPPER ICE CREAM PIE

so that is what she got! It was yummy!

The recipe is on the outside of the whopper box, if anyone

is interested!

She has to open her presents first thing in the morning, so

we have some sleepy heads amongst us!

She got some pj pants, a few key rings for her new keys,

and a nice purse from Ma-key!

Her big sister also, finally paid her back for the gas money
jacie had lent to her.

Jacie had a happy day!

She loves the new found freedom of having a driver's license!

BACK TO SCHOOL!!!

YEAH, IT IS BACK TO SCHOOL TIME!

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2010

Jenson is in afternoon kindergarten!

JoLee is in 2nd grade.

Jack is in 7th grade.

Jacie is a Junior - and is now driving!
(by the way, her tennis shoes glow in the dark)

And Jaelyn is a very independent SENIOR!! oh my!!!!

A bunch of cute kids. Most of them were excited about school starting!

Mom is excited too. No tears yet, they will come all throughout the year

as Jaelyn does her last...bday @ home, thanksgiving, christmas, etc...

LEMONADE FOR SALE!!!

I'm not sure where the idea came from, but JoLee

decided she wanted to have a lemonade stand

and Jenson had to do it too!

I guess she saw some other kids doing it and thought it would be fun.

And how can Mom say "no"??

She made her own sign and the lemonade all by herself!
We live on a busy road so she had quite a few customers!
She made big bucks! (More from the cuteness factor than
the actual lemonade.) A lot of people gave them a dollar instead of
just a quarter and told them to keep the change.

Silly kids making fun summertime memories!

Ladies Night Out!

Check out this adorable baby!!!

Isaac is such a happy little guy. He was smilin' at his mommy!

He is too cute!

He is at such a fun stage!

Isn't he just the cutest! I caught a more serious look!

He didn't stay in one position for long, so I had to take

quite a few pictures before I caught this one.

My sister, Staci and I.
We were at a benefit concert, listening to
Peter Breinholt and a few others. It was nice sitting in the park
enjoying a nice cool evening, listening to music, that we recognized & enjoyed!!!

We should have had a picture with Courtney, Londyn, and Isaac.
We were all there together. Sorry. Thanks for taking us. We had a good time!

Fun at Salem Pond!

It was a beautiful day to be at Salem Pond!

(This is the same pond where we all did that 5K a few years ago)

The kids had a blast!

(JoLee, Jack, Adam, & Jenson)

The boys loved jumping off the dock.
Look at this hole that they dug and then filled with water.
That was quite the entertainer!

The boys were trying to make a big splash at the same time!

Check out Adam's ninja moves! Gotta love it!

Funny kids having a good ol' time while at Uncle Ryan's!

SUMMER PROJECT!!!

I'm trying to show you from different angles the property that we bought. It is .7 of an acre.

It is going to be a lot of work, but it will be worth it in the end.

Slowly, but surely!!!!

This picture is from the rear southeast corner. That is the old homestead, and the cinderblock shop, right in the middle of the property. You can't really see the single wide trailer that is in front of those buildings. The old homestead will be coming down shortly, but the cinderblock shop will stay for a little while. Unfortunately, the roof is too low for John to do his wood work and the doors are too narrow to fit his equipment, but it will be a good little workshop for now. In that empty dark spot there in the dirt was a huge pile of junk/wood. It took 3 large dump truck loads and 2 one-ton loads to clear that. It's so fun to see it cleared off! John did a great job leveling it off. He was able to borrow a friends Bobcat to help remove all the stuff. That made it soooooo much easier!!!!!

This is the single wide trailer that is on the front part of the property. It is no longer there!!! WOOHOO!!!

This is part of the demolition procress, taking the eaves and the steps off of the trailer.

The kids have been such great workers!!

Look no trailer, but we still need to demolish the little addition
that was attached to the trailer.
We've got a few nice elm trees on the property that I'd like to keep,
but I think that cedar tree in the front yard is UGLY!! It might
have to disappear!

A work in progress. It's been fun to work together as
a family and see the property get cleaned up!
I'll update more later.

BALLOON FESTIVAL

BALLOON FESTIVAL 2010

Smokey the Bear is an all time favorite!

Aren't they beautiful?!!!!

We kept chasing this one to see it land. It would get close

to the road and then it would take off again. The wind

currents kept changing and taking it away.

We called this one: Red Hot Chilli Pepper.

It was a beautiful morning!

I forgot to take my camera to the Balloon Glow.

On Saturday night, they set up the balloons on Main

and Center street. It is so pretty to see them glow at dusk.

They didn't stay up long because of the wind, but we enjoyed

it while it lasted.