Birthday Party

This weekend was the weekends for parties! We had a 40th anniversary party for our Aunt and Uncle, and graduation party for our cousin, and a birthday party for our nephew! Wish every weekend was this exciting! :-)

It is hard to believe our little Buzz Saw is already 7! He sure loves being a cowboy and looked pretty cool in his western hat that Nana and Papa got him! As soon as we got there he had to show it to us and tell us about how he wants to put some pheasant feathers in his hat so it looks just like the hats Grandma M used to wear! He never took off his hat the whole time were were there!

After supper, cake, and presents we all headed outside for some more fun!

Uncle Tom is truly a kid a heart. It was hard to tell who was having more fun in the tramp; him or the kids!

Graduation Party

While everyone was home we were able to celebrate our cousin's high school graduation. Congrats Jeffrey!

40th Anniversary Party

This weekend we had our Aunt and Uncle's 40th wedding anniversary party at Golden Lake. It was lots of fun seeing everyone that we haven't seen in years. Too bad the weather was so COLD, but we made the best of it.

The highlight of the kids day was getting to go for a pontoon ride!

Thanks again for the fun day and we wish you many more wonderful years together Curtis and Nancy!

T-ball at the Redhawks!

Last week on August 2nd all the t-ball kids got to go to a Redhawks game! They even got to go out onto the field for the National Anthem and then get autographs from the players.

Look what I can do!

After a trip around the block, Miss E learned to ride her bike!!! She still has lots of praticing to do, but she is getting the hang of it!

Two BIG Babies

Little E's bedroom furniture finally came in yesterday, which meant we could finally set up the baby's crib (since he was using the crib because it turns into a full sized headboard/footboard.)

Once we had the crib all assembled, we magically had two very LARGE kids turn into babies! Complete with pacifiers they found in one of the baskets, intended for baby use only! :-) They played in the crib for hours pretending to be babies. Even when they got out, they would crawl around on the floor making baby noises! They did make pretty cute babies and I got a lot done while they were contained in the crib. I might be talking them into playing babies more often! :-)

Summerfest Fun!

We started Saturday morning out early with some rummage sales and Daddy running in the 5K. Then we headed out to get our seats for the parade. Miss E marched in the Small Notes Music Camp Kiddie Parade, which was cute to watch! Thanks Teacher Vicki a great time!


By the time these kids left the parade they had their bags FULL of candy. I didn't bring my good camera, which I am kicking myself now because most of the pictures I got were blurry! (The kids were moving too fast running after all that candy!) :-)

Then after supper we headed over to the park for the Peanut Drop. This was our first year doing it and we didn't really know what to expect! But both the kids said this was even better then the parade!!! They lined all the kids up based on their age and then threw peanuts out of a golf cart. The kids ran all over the park collecting peanuts and then brought their bags back when they were done for lots of prizes and gift coupons. They definitely got the loot, plus ran off some energy before bedtime! :-)

Millicent's 6 Month

Isn't she just a doll!

Surprise!

This weekend we planned the ultimate surprise party for our parents! In September it will be their 40th anniversary! We knew in September most of their friends would be out in the fields and my baby would only be a week or so old, so we decided July would be the perfect time to throw a surprise party! All was going well, until my Dr. said before the fourth, "No traveling!" I had an appointment on the Thursday before the party and he did give the OK to go as long as I took lots of breaks on the trip to get out and walk and hurried back home if I felt any changes.

So off we went, to throw our parents a 40th anniversary surprise party they will never forget!

Here are some pre-pictures of us setting everything up. We all went straight to the Eagles so our parents didn't even know we were home!




Here is Tami putting the labels on the Hooch and Apple Pie that Garret and Chris made!

Setting up the gift table.

Putting the cupcakes on the cupcake tree!

The finished tree! It turned out pretty cool!

Addi got a kick out steaming Nana's dress and veil.

Here are some of the table decorations. The family tree.

All of our family pictures!

Their wedding picture and album. Thanks Wanda and Tami for being sneaky and getting it for us!

The neat blocks Heidi made!

The finished display/dessert table.

The guest tables.

The packages of lemon drops say, "Still sweet after all these years!"

I found all the fabric to make the table runners on the clearance table at Mills End. They really added to the tables!

Setting out the mints.

Then it was time to get ready! Miss E needed her toenails painted!

We had some time before the happy couple was to arrive so we got some good family pictures of everyone while we waited. Great Grandma made the trip and looked great!!!

The sisters!

All the grandkids!

This happy couple just celebrated 15 years of marriage in June! Congrats to them too!

OK, now it is getting close. Only a couple more minutes before the couple is expected to arrive. The guests are all showing up and getting ready! We were VERY happy that Rod and Cindy could make the long drive from Fargo to help us celebrate! :-)

The plan was that our neighbors Ken, Denise, and Garret were going to pick up Mom and Dad and take them out for supper. On their way into town Glen and Helga called them and told them to stop by the Eagles for a quick drink before they went out to eat! It all worked PERFECT! Here is the sign I put out on one of the front doors. We were all inside and could see Mom and Dad walk right by it. It caught Mom's eye and she did a quick stop and then we could all read her expression as she quickly grabbed Dad's arm to point out the sign to him! We weren't sure if she was going to bolt or actually come into the Eagles! :-)

Here they are! VERY surprised.

Here Ken is saying, "We knew we could get anything past you, Jerry! It was Kathie we were worried about!" :-)

After some visiting it was time to eat. Then they visited the night away! It was a great night!

Happy anniversary Mom and Dad! We love you! XOXO