A Couple Fun Outings this Week

First to Old MacDonald's Farm with Nanny, Aunt Klions, Lulu, Becky & her girls and Colby

SBG was a rocking fool!

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Here are my 3 favorite rockers - Aunt Klions, SBG & Bubba

How many summer before he's too big to drive?

September 2008

September 2006

Second - a trip to the trail around the Lily Pad Lake. Bubba loved the freedom of cruising without having to stop for intersections and cars.Our best find of the morningA fuzzy wuzzy caterpillarMy favorite thing about the station wagon. A bike and a stroller fit in the back.

Here's to more beautiful Indian summer weather!

Look who stopped by

About 6 pm CST our neighborhood was filled with the sounds of diesel and a very loud horn brought to us by the very best Papa and driver in the world

All of Scott & Katie's worldly possessions

Rear Window View

Test Drivers

Thanks to everyone who prayed for our Papa. He's at home resting up tonight and tomorrow and then he'll head to Chi-Town early Thursday morning.

Crazy Great-Grands

Nanny reminded me I forgot to include these silly great-grands playing on the bunk beds,
crazy from all the sugar, and saying"Shake your booty".

Why we drove 3 hours in the rain

To get this 4th Generation together!

Back row: Austin, Joseph, Madison, Jack, Kaitlyn, Elle
Couch row: Sydney, Susanna, Ben wtih Dawson in front of him, Bubba, SBG, Cole, Clay

Missing: Ashley, Amelia, Scotty, Mac, Lulu

Our Annual Cousin Reunion for my Dad's side of the family was yesterday. Rain couldn't stop those crazy Criddles from enjoying the day. We all hung out in Uncle Randy & Aunt Terry's garage while the kids had a great time in their enormous basement.

The time flew catching up with everyone - Gram & Gramps, Aunts & Uncles, 8 cousins and their spouses and as of January their will be 20 great-grandchildren. (Somehow Gram keeps track of everyone and sends birthday and anniversary cards to all). As always - it was a blessing to have our once a year chance to reconnect. Oh & thanks to Papa for chauffering us :)

Here's some pics of the fam just hanging out. Chris, Todd, Heather, Kim, Chad, Dawn, M.A.

Circle of Ladies: Rochelle, Gram, Nanny, Aunt Terry (standing), Heather, Kim, Dawn

Gramps, Thad, Uncle Gordon

SBG & I with Gramps

Enjoying some ice cream - it's definitely genetic

SBG had so much fun with her Great-Grandma March (Marge)

Kisses

Cuddling

Playing Dress up with Grandma's Necklace

A little dancing too

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Cousin Fred (Cousin Kim's husband) is a volunteer fire fighter and paramedic in their town.

So when all of the other outdoor plans fell through he rescued the kids (literally) with a ride around town.

Bubba's face matches his shirt

Papa poses with the truck

Cousin Fred

Thanks again Fred!

"I'm Not Tired!!!"

Naptime today

I came in to check on him an hour later and here's what I saw. Why the floor and not his comfy bed? Who knows? He's still sleeping and it's 3:45. I'll ask him when he wakes up.