well, here is "st. esther" and her beautiful family!!! i only posted two poses, because i'm still "sifting" through all the zillion i took.......and man do i still stink at family portraits!! they are soooooooo hard! anyway, i hope we find a couple for you to choose from, esther! love ya!
this picture may not be as funny to look at from your view because of the size of the picture.....but if you see the "big" picture......it appears water is spraying from you know where and my son thought it was hilarious!
we spent MANY a days this year with one of my kids' favorite families, at the local county fairs. the carmony's always welcome us, and especially the kids, to be as involved with their kids' activities as possible! this year, EVERYONE, even n&s got a taste of pulling around those stubborn sheep. i think the sheep were a bit tired of n&s at the end of the day!!! and of course, olivia, our little showman,(as addam would call her) LOVED leading those sheep!!!! she even got to show, and she loved EVERY second of it! i think i see sheep in our future!!!!! and lastly, what little kid can RESIST a gate! every little kid loves hanging, climbing, and swinging on those big 'ol gates at the fair!
well, we recently went on a "mini" vacation over to Illinois.....yes, I said Illinois! Drew had a "farm class" about corn for two days, and the kids and I went along for the ride. all kids, generally, think spending the night in a hotel is just the bomb! any place they get to spend the night, and have access to a pool 24/7, is a vacation! so while drew spent ALL DAY AND EVENING at his class, i took the kids to a local children's museum....and it was awesome! in these particular pics, their favorite part of the museum was the glass room for painting!!! you get a pallet of paint, a spray bottle, and a squeegee to wipe away your
drawing, and then start all over!!! it was really fun for them...however, sophia ended up with green hair! surprise, surprise! they also had a craft room where the kids had glue, pipe cleaners, cotton balls, construction paper, and scissors to create any piece of art they desire! i soon learned how truly different boys are than girls! sophia enjoyed the scissors, and soon figured out how to use them.....nathan, not so much!!! they were too difficult and he didn't have time for that stuff! because as you can see, he parked himself in front of this window for a bit to watch bulldozers and backhoes at the construction outside!(& he truly planted himself there....that wasn't a "set up" picture at all!) plus, there was a floor was just farming stuff on it......a combine(green of course) a tractor, grain bins, and life-size dairy cows that kids could hook up milking machines too!!! it was truly a great time!
