Hunter spent a majority of the long weekend on a combine with Grandpa Fred, Uncle Joe or Great Grandpa Sonny and an occasional ride with Uncle Robbie in the grain cart. Elissa sported her “work clothes” (note she prefers to NOT wear her work boots though) and got her first tour of harvest in full swing by delivering meals to…
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In honor of Alaska
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We had to celebrate Gov. Sarah Palin from Alaska by making Baked Alaska on Friday night! Okay maybe Lori had planned to make this ahead of time with Hunter but the timing of it all was very fitting. Baking Alaska! Our dinner party included Nathan’s parents, sister Lori, Aunt Pam, Uncle Dale, Cousin Kevin and his wife Tammy and their…
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103rd birthday
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Iris in January 1980…holding me Iris in July 2008…holding sweet Miss E Today is Iris’s 103rd birthday. Iris is an amazing lady. I know I have written about her before but today is a tribute to Iris. She was the sister to my maternal great grandfather, Odin. Iris was my pen pal my entire childhood–and before that she was my…
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The end of August…
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Saturday morning sunshine… we love Elizabeth’s crazy blonde hair. Mobile baby Ice cream sundae in a rain gutter! Nathan and our friend Eric helped the boys (and a few sisters of Hunter’s buddies also participated) build an enormous ice cream sundae. Birthday party chow time…the ice cream sundae in the rain gutter might become an annual tradition. Elissa would rather…
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Hunter, 11 years old & 5th grader
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Happy Birthday to Hunter today! And today is his first day of 5th grade! As you can see on the picture he got a new basketball this morning which he was proudly palming. Hunter had a physical this week for his upcoming year of sports and barefoot he is 5’5″ tall. Plus he wears a size 11 men’s shoe and…
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