Showing posts with label Labor Day weekend. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Labor Day weekend. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Pictures from my Labor Day Weekend

Emalee showed us some of her acrobatics when we were at my sister’s on Friday.

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My sister’s grandson showed her a picture on his computer of him skydiving.

Saturday at my house, we got a group picture with my sister’s family, me and Cliff, daughter Rachel’s family (and the back of her granddaughter’s head), and the oldest grandson, who just happened to show up as we were taking this picture.

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That’s a big motorcycle for such a small boy.

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Ethan and Emalee got their first tractor ride.


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Ethan tried out the John Deere, as well as the Mahindra. This is the one he actually got to steer himself.

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He said the big red one was his favorite, though.

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My nephew’s wife introduced Kami to her granddaughter, Emalee.

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Kami had her first experience on a big horse.

So did Ethan...

and Emalee.

And now, on to actual Labor Day.

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Granddaughter Natalie drove the tractor for Cliff.

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Hawkeye always comes along with my daughter’s family.

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Kevin, as usual, got the job of barbecuing.

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Grandson Arick washed his pickup.

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Once he was done barbecuing, Kevin mowed our yard.

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Kami didn’t lack for attention.

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Brett threw the Frisbee for Sadie.IMG_3611

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Thursday, September 03, 2009

Odds and ends

Trying to salvage what's left of my rotting onions, I made a huge batch of chili that used four cups of them, chopped. Cliff and I had chili for dinner today, and I froze the five quarts of it that remained.

I learned that onions can be chopped and frozen in the same way I've been doing sweet peppers for years.

I was really hoping for a long road trip this weekend... even perhaps the whole upcoming week. But it wasn't to be. Not next weekend, either, because I get to see John Prine live on Saturday, September 12. Maybe the weekend after that, Cliff and I can head to Arkansas... or someplace else that can be squeezed into a three-day weekend.

I really have a desire to see our local high school's football team play; there's a home game tomorrow night, and I'm going to see if we can get that done. I have a couple of local granddaughters who might want to go with us (or me, if Cliff isn't interested).

Oh, and I wouldn't mind getting together with my daughter's family for a barbecue on Monday.

We'll see how everything turns out.