What is the purpose of a dress? Only to grab the hem and try to stuff in the mouth. Quinn works very hard at this talent and entertains us all as she does so. We love having the kids only ten minutes and a phone call away.
After much maneuvering the second tooth fell out on its' own. Now she looks like a real first grader.
Baby Quinn.....blue eyes still, and hair that definitely has a red tint!
Joel coming down the stairs to check out the company. A few minutes later, he smashed his fingers in the heavy door leading to the garage. Ouch!
Shannon and Joleen bookend their brother, Ross, who leaves on Tuesday and will be gone to war for the next year.
The happier side of the day was welcoming Sonja with Arrilla, Bethany and Benjamin.
Phil and Joleen
Grace and David
Quinney(with a pink flower), Ben, JoLin and upside down Joel.
17 Family members strong (Phil is taking the picture) and all are united in our love and prayers for the good of each other. Particularly at this time for Ross.
Elissa, Libby and Natalie serranaded us. Elissa said that singing this song makes her feel better. It made me feel better too.
Just in case you missed this photo from "Crystal Prisms", I am copying the wedding photo of Kemp and Sonja here. They were married in the Burlington, Wyoming chapel on July 24. As they begin a new chapter in life, they are joining together their efforts, love, respect, and friendship. Together, in their days ahead, may they be a blessing to each other. Our prayers and best wishes to them and their children.
Monday night, the tired 9hour flight travelers from Atlanta arrived for a visit. By Tuesday morning, Elissa, Libby and Natalie were ready to take the fearsome beagle for a walk down the RR trail. It is a wonderful feeling to have kids and grandkids sleeping under our roof!
The quilt is "Pajama Party" and was made from flannel scraps of all the years of Christmas PJs.
Speaking of quilts, this is what is left of the baby quilt I made for Libby, now more than 11 years ago. The very center diamonds with the blue border have completely disintergrated. It goes every where Libby goes.
The back side is very thin and worn places are in need of repair/replacement? The reason the binding looks so good is because I replaced that about 4 years ago. I told her she could leave the quilt with me and I would repair it. It is a separation issue and I will not be mending the quilt.
As you know, "we" are painting the house this summer. Yes, all 8 sides and all of the additional nooks and crannies. Robert was working on the rise at the breezeway break. That stupid beagle saw him up on the roof to accomplish the task, and sat at the bottom of the ladder whinning and crying to join him. So.....he carried her up the ladder.
She loved exploring the roof, but soon did the usual dog thing...She found a warm spot and took a nap!
Taken 2009-It was fun to walk on the sidewalks around the house, thinking about my own Grandmother and Great-Grandmother having been there.
Kid survival.
Bob is back at the house painting job. The garage door side is complete and he has since started the patio area. He is doing a great job!
On July 4th we could find only a small handful of berries that were rip to eat. By Wednesday, I could not keep up even though I picked steadily every day. The temperatures have been rather warm and that didn't help any.
From patch, to box, to refrigerator, to jam.
On Saturday Ben came bringing this HUGE drill bit to go through the brick. Then he fed all of the TV wires through the hole to hide them from view. Very nice!
While his dad was working on the TV, Joel learned how to climb on the tractor. He couldn't quite get the ear muffs on straight. But never fear, to him it was right and he was happy.
On Friday, the dog chased a chipmunk. Finding the back door open, he made his getaway through the kitchen, down the hall and into the back bedroom. The bedroom got dismantled trying to find the critter with the help of an excited Beagle hound. "Chip" made his exit the same way he came in. 
Over the summer when Bob would mow, I could hear brush crashing and wondered what was going on. Then I noticed that often he was not in the house, garage, yard or even asleep in his truck (as he has been known to do sometimes). Also one of the lawn chairs was missing. Then as I was cleaning in the back woods between the woodshed and the potato patch, 
