Grandpa

One of Evan's recent projects...  I love the title, "Grandpa." 

Pillows

These are not mine, but "my" 8th Grade FACS students made them.  Aren't they cute???  It has been really fun teaching them to sew.  The coolest thing?  The students LOVED it!  Who thought 8th grade boys would love to sew?  I had my doubts, but they proved me wrong.  :)   Also... who thought 8th graders would like to crochet?  In this day and age?????  In the age of ipads, ipods, videogames, etc. etc....  ?????  Well, "my" 8th graders loved it!  "Chaining" became the coolest thing around...  There is still hope in America...!

Random Photo Dump

I like Alison's Friday Photo Dump!  I'm not quite disciplined enough to do it every Friday, but every now and again I need to do this.  I think it's a great way to document simple things.  

1. living room 2. Lana talking to Kyla on speakerphone 3. Lana's crocheted ghost! 4. "new" snowmobile trailer 5. Faithful cat 6. Trusses in coffee shop - big project!  7. Another project... wood stove on the way down the stairs  7. Light therapy  8. Lana's cute socks 

Young Hunter

Evan got his first deer early in September.  It was a special youth season, and he only hunted for an hour or two and was done!  We are happy to have the good meat.

And it led to another project for him and his dad...

Yay for the mighty hunters!

August and September Catch-up

We officially have a teenager! 

 (and we couldn't have asked for a sweeter one!  We love our boy...)

The cornfield across the road lends a rather "private" feeling to our yard...  well, maybe even a bit closed in!?  We have enjoyed watching the corn this year, though.  It was a bumper crop!  (not ours!)

Check it out!  It was SO TALL!!!

Mattie loves it!

Some Studebaker time...

All these shiny "new" parts! 

Love these "Grandpa Ott's" morning glories on the front porch.

There's nothing like a fresh fall breeze and hanging Grandma's dishcloths to lower the blood pressure!

I had an awesome garden this summer.  We're still picking some hardy stuff. 

Another digging project.

The corn - at the end of September.  As of last week, it has been harvested!

Family Photo Shoot

 

I love seeing the posts my family and friends put up!  Thanks for keeping up with it.   It's been a busy start to a new school year, but things are starting to calm down a bit and settle into a routine here. As you can see, our kids are growing like crazy!  We are thankful for good days.

Buddies - Four Years Later

These girls are great buddies! 

Here is a picture of the same girls, four years ago.  

I should note that just days before this picture was taken, Lana was still very afraid of dogs.  This little puppy chose Lana, and Lana chose her!  It has been a perfect match.  No more fear of dogs either! 

Sweetness!

There's Nothing Like Family

Here are a few of my favorite photos from our precious time together over the week of the 4th...

 The biker gang...

The guys left EARLY for several mornings to fish.  This was the first morning right when they returned.  Grandpa is showing off Evan's fish...

  

And then Evan showed it off too!  :)

 

 

 The kids called this "going blue-gilling"  Lots of action here!  Half the fun was riding out to the dock in the back of Grandpa's pickup.

 

 

 Mattie had a few quick cool-off-swims in the Mighty Missouri - Chilly!  We toured the powerhouses you can see in background.

 

I got to spend some quality time with my little niece, Maya.  She and I made this SandCastle Courtyard together...  complete with landscaping.  Maya was under doctor's orders not to swim, so I lucked out to have this time with her....  I'd rather build a sandcastle than swim in the lake anyway!!!  

 Here we are - the whole crew...  We are so blessed!