Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Blessed Thanksgiving!

With GRATEFUL hearts, we counted our blessings!  

Guard Weekends always liven things up!

Playing in the leaves! 
Let's see how they taste! 
Always a helper, that's Sophie! 
Wake up snuggles! 
Paul fell asleep with a full cup of coffee...
We just took it away! 
Tackle 
Helping himself to Life! 
Dog pile on Amie!

Elder Retreat- Crescent City

Some down time....!
I am drawn to the sheer massiveness of the Redwoods!
Looking up them, pointing to the heavens, 
and considering their Creator! 
Some of the hiking crew 
Wind storms last winter brought down some giants! 
Would have been interesting to have been there 
to hear the crack and splinter and crash of it hitting the ground! 
Climbing on the roots 
Never too old to skip stones....
NOT that they are old! 
We were privileged to watch whales spouting like crazy from the house view 
After a foggy 2 days, it cleared an hour before we left to a bright sunlit coast!

Fall Harvest Party-2013

Some of our party guests...
The Murphs 
The Kelmz
The Gpa and Gma 
The Simonsens 
Mr. Tyler Martin 
The Eberharts 
The Halmos and Grandkids 
The Gpa and Grandma Mohler 
The Morgans 
We had to come....it was at our house! 
The Bowmans 
This was a boxed lunch drawing......
didn't know WHAT you were getting! 
Mr. Nathan 
The "Guys" circle 
Bobbin' for apples! 
Pie Contest 
The Judges...rotten job! 
Sack races....adults involved!  
What kid doesn't want to see his parents do this? 
Wheel-barrow races 
After the crowd goes away....Levi tries for an apple.
Jana's giving encouragement, I think! 
Sack Races 
Party Hostess 
Shooting balloons 
Adult round of sack races.  
It appears there are only Lyman/Bowmans participating! 
Egg toss 
Such grace! 
Jana gives her egg a heave! 

Sophie's on clean-up 

Ok....so after the guests go home....out comes the karaoke! 
Cowboy Casanova
I wish I could remember what song they were singing....
it was something about riding horses!  
Ghost Riders in the Sky!
(Thanks, Lindsey)