Wednesday, July 2, 2014

June pictures

Still getting grounded after our 3 weeks away.  
Going thru some of the pictures from the last month.


The awards ceremony the last week of school.  Levi got all 'A's all year long!
And just got into the gifted program at school. 

Carrots left to flower - I'm loving the bloom as a cut flower & will continue to plant them for that purpose.  They look just like a queen anne's lace.

In Minnesota - Levi and Cookie.

Uncle Roger & Levi - while in Minnesota - Uncle Roger teaching Levi about propellers.

cozying up

Nature Center - Zoo in Minnesota - with Aunt Bette & Ken in background.

This is an 85-pound ball of twine that my great-grandparents collected at their home in Perry, Iowa.  June & Frank Appenzeller are in the picture above the ball.  This was an amazing museum located just a few miles away from there farm.  Walking through it I recognized many relics that Grandma had at her home.

Sarah, Carrie, Beth - recognize the washtub??

Different types of barb wire used in the area - the kids looked at this awhile.


remember her little rugs?  loom made

what was left of the big red barn on the farm in Perry - sad

bedtime stories with Granddaddy

in the shop

Monday, May 19, 2014

Indigo's 3rd Birthday

my sweet butterfly fairy






my nursling

our best ever onion crop

elephant garlic blooming


anazasi beans








reading Cookie's card

opening Aunt Rie's card

bedtime story from Aunt Beth

Thursday, May 1, 2014

May Day

Levi's in his first year of baseball - after having played 3 years of T-ball




up to bat


peeling potatoes with a little help

watching TV with Nathan while I fix supper
we put a towel in her lap & he just sits there with her 


Just getting started with a hunting vest Joe has wanted forever.  There was a knitting store in Tallahassee that went out of business last week - Joe wanted worsted Shepherd's Wool in the color milk chocolate (it matches the bark on a pine tree) - the store had the exact number of skeins we needed left and at 40% off.
It was meant to be.

waiting on Daddy to get home from work


playing Barbies when he gets home