Helloo-oo-oo?! Summer '17

We'll just cut to the pictures, cause that's what you want to see right?! ;-)

 James' new riding lawnmower... him and Jake worked on it, he has fun zooming around on it!

 Jake now has bulldozing experience =)

 Their new motor =)

Digging post holes for our new chicken coop.

 Along for the ride =)

 Ta da!!

 Everyone pitched in

 Emily is 13!

 Father's Day

 The boy giving me the look hehehehehe

 Emily & Flicka

 Vinny & Meri --Flicka & Emily

Vinny & Meri

Needless to say, by the state of the abandoned blog, life's been busy!  Hope all's well with you (if anyone even sees this ;-)

Happy 7th Birthday James!

It's hard to believe, but James is 7 now!  Happy happy Birthday to our big "little" boy!  xoxoxoxo ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Here's some of James from our Colorado trip last fall, doing what he loves :-)

 There was a lot of fish-catching (he caught the biggest one!!!)

 ...and a lot of fishing....

 he built his own fire-ring and had a mini fire =)

 There was A LOT of chipmunks and squirrels being hunted =)

 Love this boy....and the background here!

 Lots of chopping trees....

....and tree stumps.

He's been counting down to this day for MONTHS, and since the beginning of January has had a countdown list on the fridge which, immediately when he wakes up, he goes to it and crosses off another day and announces how many more days to his birthday =) 

Hope this birthday is all you want it to be, my boy!  We love you more than you know xoxo ♥♥

The rest of June

 Jake & James worked to build together to build this truck out of wood =)

 Cousin time with ponies =)

 Cousin time with bows =)

 Gramma Ruth came for a visit, looking at the project truck Jake bought =)  It's a 1966 Ford F100.  It will look different when all the work is done =)

Kids getting acquainted with Emily's new horse Flicka =)

 We attended our first horse pull! 

 The girls LOVED it!

 James was ready to go after a bit!

 More target practice....I think they got it hahaha

 Girls after Union Mtg. in June

 Boys after mtg

 All the kiddies (a bit blurry)

Blurry Us...

 Emily turned 12!!!

 Kids party!

 Pinata time

 Boys playing The Fishing Game

 Girls & coloring time

 Gramma Ruth & kids at the Little House on the Prairie museum

 Park time! 

The little house, the kids couldn't believe how small it was!

 Checkers

 Father's Day ♥

Me & my honey ♥

 

A jam packed fun start to summer!  Then Jake & James were able to go on a trip out west with Grandpa & Grandma and Benjamin & Heather & family...pictures next (hopefully soonish) =)