Horse sitting

First things first change boots Set up the buckets with the meds and treats, Buddy is cleaning out the left over grain.

Chris wants his treat

Nikki wants her food He munched out of the wagon the whole way

Any time Ms Debbie I have fun watching them! Chickens too:)

Josh & Ava

It stared off like thisThen quickly turned into this.

Ava has great kissy lips

She gets them from her dad I think.

it's been a while...

since I have plugged in my phone. Here are some of the things that we have been up to.

The cheese got cheesierLilie and Ava played tag on the last day of school

Then crashed out

Ava snuggled under a new blanket I made her. We visited Santa & the Mrs. Clause Lilie and Ava decorated and wrapped gifts Ready to rock arounds the Christmas tree
Ava learned this from G-ma & Lilie maybe me too:)

Ava read the dogs stories I made new stockings for us

9 years ago

And many more to come!

Wow how we have changed!

Papa Larry visit

We started the visit with a trip to the local tree farm and was greeted by Santa

The girls where tree ornaments

How big are you?

So big! Slight breeze? Check their hair out:)We moved on to the movie Tangled with lots and LOTS of popcorn then lunch at Togo's and Christmas tree decorating.Papa has pictures on his camera... maybe he will e-mail me some.

G-ma Pattie

Fun things we do with G-ma Pattie:

Paint nails Love on cats

Play in the spa and then bath time Ava fell in love with G-ma candy canes so G-ma snuck them into the car once Ava was in her carseat. Ava was so excited to get them. She refers to all things Christmas, lights, Christmas trees, candy canes, Santa's and all those blowup things in front yards as a "Merry Christmas". Lilie kept saying, "the suns in my eyes" so...

snow photos on the phone

I forgot I took some pictures on my phone. Oops!

The snowman the kids made with Uncle Tim and Auntie Allison's help

Ava standing where the snow plow had been the day before.

Yes, she asked if she could take it by herself... Snow fun

The cabin
Snow cone?
Sock hands

30th annual Turkey Trot

The Turkey Trot is a run the kids and parent do every year for the last 30 years. This year was the first year the trot was rained out and post pond a week. The kinders run around the track while the 1-3 graders run one mile and the 4-8 graders run two miles on SpringGrove Rd. They start out stretching as a whole school in matching shirts on the black top and ends with the top runners boy and girl in each grade getting a frozen turkey.

Stretching (this is fun to watch)Waiting for 3rd grade girls to go

Off they go!

Crossing the finish line

Waiting to turn in her number (#83) (Ava & I didn't run this year next year we will again)

Quilt

Lilie was reading the, The Talking Cloth in school. Her homework was to make an Adinkra cloth ie quilt that told what was important to her. Since I am in the middle of making Christmas stockings for the family she got to use the scraps I had. I cut and pinned the fabric she did the sewing.

Such concentration

First sewing project (8x11 quilt) Front

Back She used a fine tip Sharpie to write what her symbles ment to her.