Our 1/2 Day Vacation

Have you ever just really needed a break? I didn't realize how much I needed one until an afternoon at Grammy Becky's Resort! :) Our friends Becky & Virg have a gorgeous pond for fishing and while the boys fished, Becky hosted the ladies with great conversation and cool drinks. It was so much fun catching up with Casey and meeting Colby - so fun that I didn't take any pictures - so sorry!

Here's a little practice session.


A little fish chatting



A WALLEYE ! (I had to ask Thad how to spell it)

This is the rope Bubba asked us to throw to him if he fell in. He wanted to make sure that we used the "clean" rope and not the dirty one. Fortunately his instructions didn't need to be carried out.


Casey gave Hank a ride on the Kobota. I asked Bubba to give me a "thumbs up" and he must have gotten a little confused with his fingers. Virg gave him a ride on the Bobcat too. He got to help drive and got to ride in the big scoop.

The Long-Awaited Combine

For once I was thankful we were slow pokes this morning. Just as I was about to jump in the shower (an hour later than I had planned), I heard the very distinct roar of a combine. For weeks Bubba has been asking his Dad when we would see the combine in "our" field. First Thad told him we had to wait for the corn to turn from green to brown so we have carefully watched the colors change. Then when he started saying all of the corn is brown we told him he had to wait it to dry. This morning the farmer must have done a test row to see about the dryness because he just did one pass but it was still a thrill. Come back soon Mr. Farmer - there is a precious little boy waiting for more entertainment! I hope and pray Bubba gets the opportunity to grow up and be a farmer if he wishes!

William Tell Mom

Have you all received this as a forward yet? I hadn't and I loved it so I thought I would pass it along to you. Hope you enjoy it as thoroughly as I did. You might have to watch it more than once to appreciate all of the lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_oc1j5NakY

Splash Pad and Kitties

I know cats and water usually don't mix but they are pictures from the same 24 hours so here they are - blogged together.

This splash pad one (Bubba's on the far right) is to simply relish the gorgeous September Friday that we had here in the Midwest. Not very often is it a Splash Pad day in the second half of this month.

Next are a couple shots of the kids enjoying our friend Sarah's kittens. This one of Bubba is right before the little black cat whipped around and clawed his shoulder out of fear of being dropped.

SBG loved the ki-ki's too and her wet t-shirt is not for a cleavage contest - it's what happens when a sippy cup is used as a teething toy.

Thee HONEYFEST

We had to look off the bridge at the fishing prospects first.

Then it was off to the first activity of the afternoon - mosquito killing, oops I mean CandleMaking with Beeswax. Here's Bubba with his green candle creation. Bubba and his Dad check out live honey bees inside the log.

And the grand finale was a duo - the "Bee Hive Hat Lady" (live bees buzzing around her face so I was thankful for the little bit of zoom which my camera affords) and the State Honey Queen.

Trick Time in the Tub

A Pre-Bath Photo Shoot


Pretending I can crawl


What photog could resist such a cute crack?


Click on the link to see SBG perform a few tricks. Be patient as she warms up :) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4174104957872562300