Round-Up

I don't have many photos from this year. I had a bit of a problem with my back, but after some good care from Chris and help from friends, I was Back in the Saddle Again!

The best selfies have horses in them. :)

Sisters Update

First day of Fourth and First Grades.

They made hand towels for the shop.

Playing school.

So cute!

Aleaha Update

Making "Fudge Jumbles"

The night she got her violin!

Halloween preview...She wants to be Abigail Adams (as in, First Lady of President John Adams)

She's dutifully practicing (although technically she's not supposed to use the bow yet, but we are breaking that rule)

Baker Aleaha, at it again (this time, it's biscotti)

Aleaha has some very exciting news - she has become licensed to race in the Junior Dragster category at Woodburn next year. Look out world - this kid went 51 mph!

She's got a special crew that helps get everything ready. 

For an assignment at school, she had to make us guess a little. I'm not so sure this is really her.. If she had a million dollars, she would give it to charity? She wants a bigger family! WOW

Miri Update

From our visit to EO in August. Let's see how much Charlie grows! (and Miri too, of course)

A rare occurrence...Miri was CLEANING!

Drying apples. The apples disappeared very quickly!

She had a play date with a friend and got all gussied up.

Aleaha was off doing something pretty exciting (more on that separately), so Mommy and Miri saddled up for a ride.

For the first time ever, we ponied Shorty behind Quigly. 

Silly shot with shadow of Mommy's arm and camera over Shorty's face.

Miri took this photo. Mommy loves it!!

And she's comfortable enough to just sleep on a horse, too!

Swimming Lessons

Let's just be clear....these kids DID get swimming lessons this year. And they progressed. But their mother did NOT get good pictures.

We do have a little proof they played and had some fun in the sun, however....

We went out to lunch after the last lesson, to celebrate their achievements.

PRHS Class Reunion

Mommy and Daddy happened to have graduated from high school the same year, although not from the same place. We didn't attend Daddy's reunion, but we made up for it with Mommy's.

There were 14 of us, out of about 30, who made it to the dinner. It was truly a lovely time catching up and reminiscing. I am very glad I went to a small school.

We stayed in the mountains, so we got some extra visiting time with GrammaBon and Grampa. Bonus! 

The girls visited Spiffy too. We miss him, but now we are able to think about him and smile.

The turkeys are getting bigger! They visit several times a day.

  

While in PR, we visited the park so the kids could explore and blow off some energy. This is the same creek where Mommy used to explore.

We though making them sit in the "very back" on the way home was a brilliant idea, because we wouldn't be able to hear them as well. OH NO. They simply yammered on more loudly and were still as annoying as ever.

Chores

Whilst the children run amok and have fun, Mommy and Daddy panic about how to squeeze in all the work we need to do. Fortunately, Daddy is a git-'er-done type of guy.

He went to work on the barnyard, in preparation for the trailer we rented to dump up over the hill.

This was just a start.

And then once again -- just twice a year, really -- the stalls were all clean.