Summer 2011

Highlights from our Summer 2011 -

End of School Year - Awards Ceremony

After school is out in May, you start baseball season right away!

And then Hunter broke his arm very early in the season...:(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spending time with cousins on the farm

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cardinal Game!
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
Beau's birthday party (a marshmallow gun!)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  We went on vacation!
    First family float trip, Leasburg, MO

...and Hunter is cast free!

Holiday World

We got our boat out a few times - Carlyle Lake

2nd Cardinal Game of the summer, August 11, 2011

August 14, 2011 - Spent the afternoon at the Arch Grounds and then another ballgame!  Thank you Aunt Sally and Uncle Neal!

Jessica and some girlfriends were also at the game, I tried zooming in on them with my camera and this is the best I could get.  They were across the field from us in the bleacher seats, behind the 4 Red Men!

Towards the end of the game, we walked over and sat by them and Beau took a picture. 



The boys got to run the bases after the game.

And then it was Back to School...

Veteran's Day

Hunter made this for his Grandpa Carl

Catch of the Day

 My mom, sister and I pulled this fish out of the water with a net today.  It weighed 40 lbs and was 40 inches long!

Hunter's First Deer

Hunter shot his first deer last night!  It was youth season this weekend.  He was so excited.  We are pretty proud ourselves!

 

For Hap and Zeb

This post is for my brother-in-laws.  Both of whom reminded me tonight that I had not blogged for quite some time.  For some reason, working seems to take up a lot of one's time.

So here you go bros...where were we and what year?

And a few more just for fun.  Love you guys!

 

Gigi's Birthday Weekend

Jay's grandmother, also known as Gigi, turned 85 on July 17th! She takes care of our boys during the summer and after school each day. We are so blessed to have her in our lives and glad we could celebrate her 85th birthday.

She asked for all of us to attend church with her and then we had lunch at Carl and Jessica's. The adults enjoyed pinochle and the kids played outside in the water. It was hot, but there was a breeze occasionally. Everyone had a great time and it was nice for all of us to be together.

Here she is with her cousin, Art and his wife Eleanor. This was the night before her birthday celebration.

On our way to church

Everyone at church

Family Photo

Playing cards

Neal, Sally, Evelyn, Carl and Jessica

Evelyn and her grandsons

We didn't get a picture of Gigi with her great grandsons, but Elizabeth got a really cute one a few weeks ago:

Out of the office...

We are on vacation this week! Thanks to modern technology, I can catch up on some blogging while on the road. More to come, so please check back soon!

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