Happy Grandbaby!!

 

Oh, my, what a difference a few months makes.  This little sweetie, Saylor Grace, is now one little chunky monkey, and the happiest little gal you ever saw.  She had a rocky start being born too early and a sick little girl, but it didn't take her long to catch up.   She brings such joy to mommy & daddy and of course all the grands and aunts and uncles.  She and mommy and daddy will soon be moving to Ardmore, so it won't be as easy to just jump in the car and go see her.  Missing her already! 





From this at 3 weeks,

 

To this at 7 months!!
 

 

Aunt Marshalene sure looks good holding a little girl!!

Funny girl found her tongue!




Can you tell mema loves her?



 

1 month later at 8 months, and she loves her bouncy toy!!



And she's reading!!
What a smart little girl! Go Saylor!

 


 

Fall Fun Times

 



Days are getting cooler, and there are lots of fun things to do. At last the HOT days of summer are behind us, and we're digging out the jackets for our road trips. We headed to Weatherford a week  ago to check out the activities at a pumpkin patch east of Weatherford. There actually was a little pumpkin patch. I just didn't get any pics of it.  I was holding little Remington while Hunter and Winston picked out their pumpkins. Needless to say, we all had a fun time!!   


Here we go!! Looks like fun!



All Ready For This Train Ride!





Bet You Can't Find Us In Here!!



Don't Think Hunter Is Too Sure Of This View, But Uncle Jared And His Girlfriend, Jamie Will Keep Him Safe!

Mommie & Remington Having A Special Moment!  Think He's Cutting Teeth, Sure Loves To Chew His Fists!

Sweet Little Winston Enjoying The Swings!




Jamie Giving Mommie A Break Toting Chunky Little Remington!
 

Okay, Now How Are We Going To Do This?

 

Made It To The Top!!

 

Whew, Tuckered Out!!



Okay, Mommie, Now How Do You Play Checkers?

Think This Little Guy Is About Done!

This One Too!
 

The Road Home!
 

Almost Ready For A Nap!

It Was A Hard Day.

Saturday was a very hard day.  A special young man was laid to rest, my niece, Marla's son-in-law. He was just 22, with so much promise and much to accomplish, but though he was so young to leave a sweet young wife and two precious little ones, he had already accomplished a lifetime of dedication to his family, community, and his country.  Justin left this life Tuesday morning when someone fell asleep behind the wheel and plowed head on into Justin on his motorcycle, not much protection there. 
Justin was an EMT, fire chief of the local fire department, and in the National Guards.  He had a military memorial service, but was flanked by his fellow firefighters, emt's, and his motorcycle club members.  His memorial  service was held at the gymnasium of the school he attended, and it was packed.  If you had any doubts of Justin's character his fellow guard members, firefighter and emt buddies would have changed your mind.  To a person they all spoke of his caring attitude, his willingness to help others, and dedication to doing the right thing. He had just returned in April from a year's tour of duty overseas.  He at times gave up family time to help someone in need, but have no doubt, his family was his world.  His wife, Katie, said their little thing they always said to each other was "I love you more, then the other, "I love you most", then Justin would say, "but I loved you first".
I do not question the sovereignty of God, but on the way home I asked Bob, "why would God take this young man home now?", his answer was, "because it was Justin's time to go home".  It is as simple as that and yet complex to those who love Justin and just want him back. 
May God grant peace to Katie, Paityn, and little Colby, and all of Justin's family who will miss him so much in the days ahead.

Justin

A misty, foggy morning on the way to Uniontown, Ks.

Winding road east of Eldorado, Ks.



Some pretty scenery along the way.

 

 

Lake Fun!

For several weeks Hunter and I have been planning a lake trip to go treasure and lizard hunting, well, we decided that last Thursday was the day even though it was cool and rainy.  Rained on us all the way over there, and we were beginning to wonder if it was going to work for us, but just as we got there it slowed to a little drizzle, then stopped, YEA!  So we went first to the Sandy Cove camping area, and, nope just too cool for the lizzards to be out, so on to the beach to look for treasures.  Was a fun time, and mema got to get a few pics for her photography class assignment.  We'll try again on a warm, sunny day to look for those lizzards for Hunter's reptile cage!






This looks like a good place to dig!



Beautiful sight, sunflowers everywhere!! Have never seen them on the beach like this!

Loved this lone clump of sunflowers!

And this one looked so perfect for my macro shot!

Look at all that yellow!!

Rain moving on!!



This was one of my treasures!

More sunflowers!

Think this is a good place to dig, Mema!

Love this little guy!

Last but not least, more sunflowers!

Early Morning Rainbow & Little Helpers




We missed out on the rain, but we did get to see a beautiful rainbow early the other morning!

This little guy was quite the helper!  He did a good job cleaning my window!

Little bit of baking soda and vinegar makes an interesting mix!

Love Winston's mischievous look behind his blankey!!

Hunter's short haircut for the summer is gone!  This is his new look.  Even has a little curl in the back now!

Searching For Scenes!!

I'm taking a basic digital photography class with Marshalene, and it is basic, but fun!  Mainly we are learning the settings on our cameras and a few different shots to take with what we learn.  I am loving it, and it is really fun to watch for neat things, people, and places to photo.  My main interest is landscapes, old buildings, sunsets, and animals.  I don't have a lot of luck with people.  They won't hold still like scenery and old buildings do, so here are a few shots of what I have I focused on (no pun intended) lately.





Our beautiful Gloss Mountains to the west on a hazy dusty evening!

Pretty mushrooms growing in my front yard.

Sun glowing through the crabapple tree in my front yard! 

I have a beautiful view of our sunsets on So. 14th every evening!

Not even Sissy can get away from my camera!

My macro shot of one of my remaining zinnias.

Of course, there had to be some sunflowers!!

Old tractor on the hill just east of Burrell's.

Sun's going down, but work not done!

Our neighbor to the north!  Pretty baby!

Rustic old barn west of Fairview.

Sunflowers and pretty mountains!

Canton lake on a beautiful sunny afternoon!

Soon we'll see some reds here too!  Can't wait!

Days gone by.