more Thanksgiving 2011

It took everyone to get all of the food ready.

All cooks in the kitchen.

And this is what happened after all the eating and playing. Notice the one person still awake.

Hughes, Sabo and McIllwain families.

What wonderful people!

Thanksgiving 2011

Jonathan giving pointers on flying the airplanes.


Charles was so smart to bring games for the children along with prizes for the winners.

Hula Hoops for all.

Microwave smores. Aren't they so cute!

All of the girls - Molly, Lauren, Taylor, Emily.

Tables, chairs and food for everyone.

Family Loss

It was a sad time during the loss of Aunt Mary and Uncle Walter Henry. But it was good to see family that we don't see often enough.
Martha, Terry, Lisa, Aubrey, Julie, Rachel and Brett.

Lanelle, Stormy, Amy, Aunt Ruth, Teresa, Martha and Allen.

Larry and Jean Polk

Tommy and girlfriend, Clint and Caden

The girls were so precious playing dress up - Emily, Stormy, Rachel and Aubrey.Love the family.

Activities on the Farm

Joe threw eggs out into the pond and they were used for target practice by Stephen.

Joe used Stephen's 22 to bust the egg.

Tyler and Carter enjoy the woods.

Tyler trying out the new stand.

Uh, Oh. I think they're stuck.

Noah's 1st Birthday

Noah turned 1 in August. Enjoyed a great time with his Oklahoma family.

He enjoyed opening his presents.

That cake didn't stand a chance with his little fists.

Happy Birthday, Sweet Baby Noah!

Cousins Week 2011 continued

When the rest of family came at the end of the week, there were so many activities going on.

Emily and Tyler are great race car drivers.
It's wonderful to have this much help in the kitchen.

Emily wants all flavors on her snowcone. Granddaddy makes the best!

Tyler loves getting to play with his daddy's old toys. These are GI Joe planes.

This was Noah's favorite activity. Can you tell by the big smile?

Emily loves crafts. She made some pretty necklaces.

The boys one one...

the girls on the other.The concrete became covered with beautiful, creative artwork. Good job Emily and Heather.

Stephen and Tyler called this "gorilla tennis". Great fun!

Good job, Tyler.

Isn't he so cute!

I wonder what they've been up to or what they want with those big smiles.
And always fishing.

Stephen caught the biggest.

What a great week.

Cousins Week 2011

When we arrived home from meeting to pick them up, they could choose from the new toys. They chose the play money and they went shopping at the grocery store Bendaroos were one of the toys they played with every day in some of the most interesting ways. Grandaddy's mustache.

Aunt Judy was leaving after spending the weekend at the house and attending a class reunion. Earlier that morning the kids had decided to "freak out Aunt Judy". They made a spider from Bendaroos and put on her chair.

Emily was so great with casting with her rod. She's going to be a great fisherman like her mom.
Granddaddy caught a fish and put it in the net. They eventually threw it back.

The new farm toys were a big hit. Tyler thought they were awesome and Carter wanted to play with them every day and take the farm animals with him to the old farm and go in from playing outside to play with the farm.

There was lots of sand and water at Lake Columbia to play in.

There was a mini water park in the back yard but the favorite was the Cannonball Splash.

So much creativity with Play Doh. Clean up outside is so easy.

They really enjoy playing with trucks in the sand.

The car wash and bike wash was a lot of fun and very wet.

These are the dress up clothes they each chose for this day.

Now they are spy agents looking for clues. And they found some. They never solved the mystery even with the magnifying glass, the binoculars and the spy glass.More in the next post.