"Grandma's Creek"

The time at the creek was definitely a highlight of the weekend! Thus we have LOTS of pictures of our time there. Here's a little variety for you.

Here's some pictures of the creek without any people in them.

Just getting in. It's a little chilly at first!

Carrie, Hannah, Abby, and Isaac enjoying a little waterfall.

Mommy, Isaac, and Joanna

Hannah

Noodles are a fun toy in the creek, but you have to make sure they don't get away from you!

Mommy and Joanna sharing a noodle.

There are several little waterfalls around and the kids enjoyed trying to "ride" them like water slides. Here's Abby going for it.

Now Hannah's turn.

We also enjoyed putting our heads and backs under the stronger ones. Like a little water massage! :)

Isaac

My turn.

Now with a different camera setting. That one was pretty strong. I had to put my foot against a rock to keep myself there.

Richard also did a little fishing while we were swimming around.

Daniel found a crawdad and then we all decided to go crawfish hunting for bait. We caught quite a few. They can be fast little buggers!

Abigail checking out the finds.

Joanna did a fair bit of just sitting in the water and playing with the rocks around her.

Getting her toes wet.

Doing some exploring with Mommy.

Sitting with Mommy.

"I Love You!"

Our family all together in the creek. Fun times!!

If any of you are wanting to play around in "Grandma's Creek" too, just visit Koinania in Black, Missouri! ;)

"Those" People!

Well, I have become one of "those" people. You know, the ones who have a blog, but post so infrequently that it gets frustrating and annoying and you wonder if they're still alive? I have become one of "them"! :) I really do have good intentions of getting back into posting regularly and doing better, but it just doesn't seem to happen! So, here's just a little somethin' for ya!

We had a nice long weekend in Missouri. My cousin's family came down too, and it was really nice to catch up! We saw the horses get their hooves trimmed, spent an afternoon at Grandma's creek, went fishing, made s'mores, helped Grandpa clean up his garage, and had lots of fun!!

Here are a few pics of our adventures! I'll post some now and more a little later.


The kids watching the shoer.

Isaac watching intently.

The shoer busy at work. He was very nice and gave each of the kids an old horseshoe. They loved it!

Joanna and me petting Stretch.

Isaac's turn. He would have stayed there all day if we'd let him. :)

Joanna and Isaac talking to the horses.

The kids sitting on the gate.

It's hard to tell, but the kids are petting a tiny kitten. It was only a few days old!


Helping Grandpa in the garage.

They enjoyed operating the engine hoist.

Isaac being silly! He loves being a big helper boy to Grandpa!

Joanna finding treasures in the trash can.

So, Isaac feels a need to investigate, too.

Look at that dirty face!

So busy and serious.

Creek pictures to come next.....

Update

We are having some computer problems. It looks like we will need to get a new desktop computer. :( So, I can only use Daniel's laptop and most days he has it at work with him. Also, this summer has turned out to be quite busy. So, I really haven't had much computer time.

We finished school this past Friday, and now we're off for about a month. Yeah! The girls are doing really well, and I enjoy seeing them catch on and learn so many new ideas, concepts, etc!

We're heading out to visit my parents in Missouri next weekend. The kids are getting so excited, and so are we! :) Maybe pictures?? We'll see.

Now that school is done, I'm hoping to have a bit more "free" time (haha) to blog more.

Thanks for your patience!