And You Thought Taking Pictures of Your Little Children was a Challenge.........

A mother always wants to take pictures of her 

children, right?  And you'd think...that, now, they are 

ADULTS...it would be so much easier....

WRONG!!!!!

I make my case...smile

 This is just the beginning....

 Bekah...

 Bekah and Abe...

Texting? Ah....never-mind...

 Attention...over here...children...

 Bekah...Abe...

Must have been really good...

 Picture time....look over here....

 Abe....

Bekah and Abe...

 Bekah...

Little Miss Innocence...

 Bekah and Abe...

 Bekah and Abe...

Dang...almost...Hyrum!...

 Abraham...!

 Poor Jessica...I think our family is rubbing off on her...

smile

Yes...Bekah and Abe...

 Bekah...

 I thought...awesome...maybe I would take one more

good one...

Sarah...were you the instigator this time?

Looks suspicious...cause all eyes are on YOU...

Yes...slow deterioration...

Hope you are all keeping track...

of all the NAUGHTY ones...

Actually, I am shocked I kept trying to get

a good picture...smile

Must be YEARS of practice...learning how to be

P-A-T-I-E-N-T! 

smile

 Thanks, Hyrum...that was ALMOST a GOOD 

ONE...

YES...YES...YES...

Was it worth it?

YES!!!!!!!!!

smile

BEFORE and AFTER Projects

There is nothing quite like finishing a

"Before and After" 

Project...

DOWNSTAIRS BASEMENT ENTRY

 

Sorry, I don't have a BEFORE

shot on this one...I did...

but, when my computer crashed...

my pictures went somewhere...just don't know

how to find them...right now...

Garvin tore out the flooring of this entry in the basement...

and re-tiled it, plus the bathroom downstairs.

 TRAILER - "BEFORE"

We were so blessed to be able to purchase this

incredible trailer from a dear couple in

Montana...It was SOLIDLY BUILT...

However, Garvin has wanted to do a few

things to it...and so he did...

(Rick and Fran Miller in this top shot...with Garvin)

They were unloading wood they had cut

down from across the street...

 

 You can see the old wood side frames...old rusted fenders...

and the rusty steel...

Now...the...

"AFTER" TRAILER SHOTS

Garvin has NOT welded in a very long time...

It took him awhile to get his hands working right...

He kept complaining that his HOOD was too OLD...and that

he couldn't see to weld very well.....UNTIL it dawned on him...

that he needed to be WEARING HIS GLASSES to weld, now...

smile

 Adding some finishing touches...

 Had to get a new "Jack" - cause the old one

just broke under the weight of the logs

they had cut...

 Garvin took raw steel...BUILT these NEW FENDERS...

and painted them "Cherry RED"...as you can see...

(they are not hard to miss...smile)

 Inserted new wood...

The only thing he still needs to build...

are new RAMPS for the trailer...(there weren't any) He was, also, able

to lengthened the "width" of the trailer by "7" inches...so he

believes he will be able to drive one of the cars into

this trailer...HE IS VERY PROUD OF THAT!

smile

 

Grandchildren, Tractor, and Projects

Nothing like...a little land...a tractor...

projects...to keep grandchildren

entertained...

LOVE IT!

smile

During this visit - Rick and Fran Miller were here from 

MISSOURI...and Angel passing through from

KANSAS to new home in WASHINGTON STATE...

Capturing a few moments...

tearing out fence...chopping wood...

and of course...a tractor ride experience...

Ah....wait...a little "gaming"

BEFORE work...

Hmmm...I think this is backwards?

FIRST WORK...then PLAY???

smile

Lillie working hard in the garden...

well...someday...that area will become a garden...

 Nothing like a big pile of wood...

to observe from...

 Rick was NEVER IDLE!

 Hyrum burning off some serious calories...

 Our darling little "Daisy"!

Sisters...Visit...LOVE IT!

I so love it...when my children come and visit...but, even 

more rewarding for me...is when my children

and grandchildren... 

get to visit with each other...

Angel, her children, and mother-in-law...

stopped by our home... on their way to Spokane, Washington...

Jared will begin a new job in Spokane...October 6th...

So excited, for now, they will only be about

7 1/2 hours from us...smile

Here are some sample pictures I took when Sarah

came over with her children...to visit with

Angel and her children...smile

Keep in mind...Angel had traveled ALL NIGHT - 16

hour drive from Kansas...and is DUE to deliver

her daughter, Ivy, in about 

4 weeks...smile

What would be a visit...without capturing

our little man...Jackson...smile