Celebrating the Fourth

Fishing at Grandpa's pond

Andrew caught one!

While the big boys fished with the daddys and Grandpa, the little ones played with Grandma.

These two are T.R.O.U.B.L.E!

Grandma found bubble guns for the kids and Hannah was the happiest girl in town!

Look out, Grandpa! You are under attack from the littlest grand kids.

Then it was time for some fireworks.

Hannah wanted nothing to do with the firework fun and stayed on the porch the whole time yelling for us to come and play with her.

The sunset was A.mazing!

Hannah wanted to help me catch some shots of the sunset, so I took some of her running in the ditch. It was not easy to catch this girl on the move!

One of my favorites!

"Look! I'm not scared of Buster anymore!"

And yes, she is running barefoot on the dirt road. Feet.of.steel!

And then it was time for some 4-wheeler rides.

When we got home, the neighborhood fireworks were in full swing. So we busted out the headphones and sat outside and watched them. Even Hannah watched, as long as she was being held by a parent and had her headphones on, she was fine. Overall it was a very fun 4th of July!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Grandma and Grandpa giving the three youngest grands a ride.

Grandpa and the kiddos

Grandpa and the babies, who aren't really babies anymore!

Hannah was so scared at first, but once Buster got out of the way, we couldn't get her off the Ranger.

little helpers

Umm Hannah, the broom works best on the hardwood.

We had a very relaxing Thanksgiving. It was just us, mom and dad and the Eigstis. The cousins played hard all day and the weather was perfect for playing outside. Al and Dorothy stopped in for dinner and then we all went home and crashed. A great day spent with family!

Fun Day at the Farm

Grandpa bought this awesome cart/tricycle toy many years ago and the grand kids are finally big enough to try it out.

It took them no time at all to the get the hang of it!

 

Hannah wasn't too sure about it and was content to let Grandpa hold her while she watched the boys.

Andrew giving Luke and Adam a quick lesson on how to drive.

The boys also discovered this freaky giant bug. Extra points if you can tell me what kind it is!
Update: My friend Lisa, found the answer to my question. A Cottonwood Borer is the answer and a I found lots of info on it when I Googled it. Sometimes the Internet is very helpful! And thank you Lisa for saving me search time!

Jonathan and Adam were accidental twinkies for the day.

Jonathan showing Adam some love.

Adam and Hannah were too small for the horse cart, but not for the wagon!

And then we discovered a frog and the horse cart was completely forgotten!

Hannah didn't understand why she couldn't turn the pages of the little kids' book.

 

What's better than one frog? TWO!

Then it was time for BIG rides.

 

Andrew prefers Grandpa's new four-wheeler. "It's faster!"

Even Hannah got a ride on the new 4-wheeler. She wasn't nearly as excited as the boys and refused to go near it without Grandma,

 

A couple weeks ago, we met the Nisly family at Carriage Crossing for breakfast. Verlin and Violet and family were in town to help with harvest so we got to see them too. Breakfast was a little chaotic and so sadly there are no pictures to document the giant table we filled and the yummy food we consumed.

After breakfast, we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house to play. Grandpa had bought a horse cart/tricycle many years ago in anticipation of the fun it would bring to the grandchildren. So much fun in fact, that Andrew declared we needed to take it home with us. We also had lots of rides on big machines and enjoyed a beautiful day in June, a rarity in Kansas! Oh, and we also tormented frogs. How those poor things survived the love they received that day, I have no idea!