Slumber-less Party

The kids wanted to spend the night in the tent, so finally after several days I conceded.  After all, why not? I could have the house to myself, right?  A quiet evening, because they were so excited to be out there they headed out early.

RIGHT.

What's a little dragging all the sleeping bags, pillows & extra blankets out,
Some books to read
A million trips into the bathroom--
A dozen or so trips each in to get a drink
Don't forget the mosquito spray

ahhhh!  Quiet.  For about 3 minutes anyway, till it started all over.

Meanwhile, out in the tent.....

You don't think they really slept out there do you??
The next morning when I got up I found two of them asleep in the upstairs bedroom--the rest of them were helter skelter all over the living room floor.

At least they waited till I went to bed to drag their mess & bodies into the house, believe it or not I didn't hear a thing!

carpe diem

Our days pass quickly--just like the box of cereal.  Devoured in no time. They are colorful & bright.  A bit soggy at times (from too much swimming) but always sweet. At the end of the day we're pretty much running on empty.  It dosen't take much to put them to bed & generally they are out like the light even if I have got told several times that "It's too early to go to bed, it's still light out"!

I know....Can you believe I bought this stuff for my grandkids?  A bit loopy myself I think.  My poor kids were deprived of this colorful sugar mess just as I was before that.
Grandparenting makes you soft in the head.

I suggested that Meshayla take the kids on a hike & have a picnic lunch so I could do some cleaning in the house--She insisted they couldn't hike, we had no mountains.  O.K.  Take a WALK!

One of the favorite activites around here is posing for whoever has the camera in hand!  There's always one who's goofing.

3 more at the table for meal time--

And then today when I went to town for a cleaning job, Meshayla took them fishing.....

Yes, the state of the "bridge" is a bit precarious, but after all, the "fishing hole" is pretty shallow, and in case of someone falling in, it's not too far to dry ground!

Don't you love the imagination of children and how little it takes to entertain them? A stick, an old shoe string & grammies wastebasket.  A road ditch with (yes, there was a bit of water down there!)  an old foot bridge.

You've heard me say it...I always wanted twins.  I never got them. I have quite a few "twin-cousins" with my kids & their cousins.... and now it's another generation of "twin-cousins"--this time my grandkids.  These two are 3 weeks apart.  I hope they are always as good of friends as they have been these 2 weeks!

Fishing Photos by Meshayla

Grandkids/Cousins

What greets me in the morning--

A good reminder of what to expect the rest of the day!

 

 

 

And Uncle Morgen just eggs him on!

Every Farm needs

A Tractor--right?

Fathers day

• Warning--This is a really LONG post!

My Sister & husband hosted a wonderful potluck on Sunday night for Fathers day & some June birthdays

It was such a lovely gathering & evening.

 

The hosts--my lovely sister & husband.  Sorry--not a great picture, but the only one I got of them.

The table spread --what a feast!

Some of the lovely guests--friends & family

Sorry--not good shots at all, I wasn't paying much attention--just shooting!

A peek out the window--Such a pretty & enjoyable setting for gatherings!

My Nephew--How did he get to be 18 so quickly?

Another one of my lovely sisters--and her husband.  It was Rod's birthday too.

My sister in law Lori came all the way from Michigan for this!

Just kidding--She and her boys spent the week here in NE, and she was busy catching up on all the family additions--babies, in-laws & friends.

When we camera happy girls get together, camera wars just seem to break out!

And then of course there's the pro--
 "The Prairie Hen" at work

--Busy documenting!

Getting up close & personal.  Wonder what she was taking this time?  More than likely you'll find out if you are a regular reader of hers!

Speaking of getting up close--I zoomed in on those  from across the room.  I'm pleased with my camera so far!

And Homemade Ice cream too!! UMM, UM!

This little guy kept us entertained with his BIG blue eyes, and climbing adventures.  He isn't wasn't quite walking all on his own yet, but it didn't stop him from climbing.  I'm wondering how my lovely niece manages to get anything done at all, with trying to keep up with him!

And we're off to the next adventure--one step at a time!  What a charmer!



I wish I was an awesome photographer, and or an interesting descriptive writer and could match some of the other creative Fathers day posts I've seen.


I'm not & that's that.  So I'll just post these--With Love to my husband & our son--Happy  Fathers day.
Leon's 33rd, and Derek's 1st.

If you haven't met him yet, This is Zander,  Derek's baby boy.  He's the newest addition to our family, and I have to say we think he's pretty cute too!  Born Apr 5, he's 2 1/2 months old now, and this was "Dad's" first solo outing with baby Z.  I think he wasn't too worried about getting plenty of "help" from the rest of us!
No lack of experience with babies in this group.

Derek & his grandmas--G'ma J and G'ma Cilla

And another 4 generation photo to add to our growing album