Fun with family Fall 2009

Some of the grand children came out to the farm for a beautiful fall day of fun and games.
Above is a picture of my daughter in law, Erica, and her daughter, Izzy, and three of their neighbors who joined us for the day.

The boys were busy doing what boys do. Gathering assorted creatures from the pond and getting dirty and wet.

These two really look like they are in deep conversation.
On the left is our grandson and on the right his friend.

The children and big children (adults) decided to get a kickball game going.

A good time was had by all!!

The children always look forward to taking a hayride.

Next group is waiting to get started.

I saw this car parked outside the hardware store and just had to take a picture. Isn't it cute?

This is a picture of my brother, Graham and his wife, Esmeralda, and their nephew, AJ.

My nephew, Stephen, his wife,Kelly, and their son Simon a master surf boarder.


We were all over at my sister's for a pre Thanksgiving get together and had a great time.

This is my sister, Jill, and her fiance, Barry. They will be getting married Dec, 30,2009. Don't they make a beautiful couple?

This is a picture of my nieces, Ashley and Brooke and their friend Amanda. They sure are three beauties.!

Brooke and here long time friend Amanda. Brooke is the niece we visited in Nevada on our trip west.

My new computer!!!!

I have repainted all rooms in the house but two. Last year I did the kitchen and the entry way. This year I completed the rest. This is a picture of our new den. It's a real pretty teal with a wall paper border that has maps on it.

This is Nicky checking out the new den.

I did the bathroom in a color called October orange. I really like it. It's very bright and cheery.

This is a picture of Graham's nephew, AJ, all dressed for Halloween. He made the costume---Isn't it awesome???

The boys still working on getting dirty and wet.

It's hard to tell but the hall is a new tan color.

The dinning room picks up the two colors of the carpet.

Our bedroom is painted Fresh Olive and I really like the color.

We're back at the pond now and this is all the girls who were here for the fall fun day. A pretty good looking group don't you think??

Did you ever notice that girls unlike boys actually enjoy posing???

As you can see Lee finished painting the barn. A big relief to me as I really don't like him up that high anymore.

Getting the fire ready for roasting hot dogs and making smores.

Our son, David, and Nicky trying to decide who's Frisbee it is.

Hot dogs and hot chocolate for everyone.

Nicky and his new friend. What fun they had playing together today.

Just one more ride Papa!!

Back at it again

Below is a picture of me and 5 of the members of my graduating high school class. We had a breakfast get together will Don and Lois were visiting us. What fun it is to catch up again with high school friends. So many great memories to relive.

This is Don and Lois and they were able to stay with us 3 days on a recent visit to Harrisburg. They live in Lecanto, FL and last year we spent a week parked in their back yard and they showed us a lovely time.

Toby and Nicky are good pals too.

Home Again after 9 months

What a beautiful site!! The Susquehanna River, so we're almost home. We have traveled far and wide and have decided Pennsylvania is a pretty good place to live. There is a lot of beauty throughout this state and the cost of living is so much less here than in the west.

We've seen a lot of sites that have brought us great joy but nothing compares to seeing the faces of our children and their families. It is good to be home for awhile. Nicky too enjoys being home. He can roam free here on the property and chase squirrels whenever he wants.

Below is the view from our Florida sun room. In a couple more weeks this will be a filled with all the autume colors.

It was so good to see my sister Jill and her fiance. Though we've just met Barry we can already tell he will be a great addition to the family and we look forward to many good times together. I love him dearly already because he has made my sister very happy.

From left to right Barry, my sister Jill, my brother Graham and our youngest of the 5 children Brandon.

Below is a picture of my brother, Graham and his wife, Esmeralda. Graham and wife live right next door to us which is really special having family that close.

Not long after we had arrived back home we got a call from Keith and Marie Richards. They said they were in town having work done on the RV. We were just heading out for breakfast so we went over to the RV place, picked them up and the 4 of us had a lovely breakfast together and time to catch up with one another.

We'd like to introduce to those of you who have traveled with us our family.

You've already met our youngest in the picture above.

Below is our eldest son, David and his wife, Erica.

Below is a picture of Erica with their daughter, Isabella, they are wearing the beads Nana picked up from Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Below is their son , Garrett, and his friend, Kyle.

The two fishermen Kyle and Garrett.

While the boys were fishing Isabella decided to help Papa with the mowing. She did a very good job.

Here we all are at a soccer game. In the first row is our eldest daughter Suzanne her daughter Hollyn and her husband Dave. Her two boys are Keenan and Troy and they are the ones we're watching. On the next row is Lee and our daughter Michelle.

Here are the soccer players on the top row is Keenan and on the bottom row is Troy.

This beautiful young woman is our daughter Michelle.
Below are Steven and Carissa, Michelle's two children.

Here's Carissa with her beads from New Orleans.

This is our eldest daughter, Suzanne, the mother of the two soccer players, Keenan and Troy.
There is a picture of her husband. Dave, in the picture above.

Suzanne's daughter Hollyn is featured below. Don't we have the greatest looking grand kids?

As you can tell Troy and Keenan were pretty tired after the game and Keenan still had to go to work that evening.

Dad's down there catching up with the girls. It was a beautiful day that day and we all went over to Michelle's after the soccer game and had pizza.

Nicky is happy to be back with his friends again. Our neighbor, Davis and Donna, have 4 dogs. Two of their dogs are in the picture below--Peppy and Evie.

Since we've been home we are either with family, entertaining friends, or working on the property. I have been busy painting in the house. I have the living-room and the bathroom done so far.

This is Lee and our neighbor Mark working on scraping the last wall of the barn preparing it for painting. The other three sides are done.

Our trip brought us great joy but nothing compares to the joy of spending time with the family again.

OUR FAMILY

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1)Our eldest Suzanne and her husband Dave

Children Keenan, Troy and Hollyn

2)Our daughter Michelle

Children Steve and Carissa

3)Our son, David and his wife Erica

Their children Isabella and Garrett

4)Our daughter Karen and her husband Mac

Their children Mike and Lukas

5)Our son Brandon

This is our family.Five beautiful children and 9 great grand children. Karen was featured on the Mill Valley blog post. She is our California girl. Everyone else lives within an hour drive from here.

I HOPE THIS BLOG HAS HELPED ALL WE TRAVEL WITH GET TO KNOW US AND OUR FAMILY BETTER.

I especially hope it has been fun for you Jane and Carol.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

We may not have it all together but together we have it all.