A Family Gathering........

To say this has been a busy week would definitely be an understatement!  Bruce and I brought K-Girl and K-Sis home from MN for a couple of days before Shawn and Carrie came home to Kansas - so they took their first long cross country across 5 states!! They had so much fun giggling in the back seat and talking about the little doll houses below..... They have great imaginations!

We got to ride horses, K-Girl had a wreck - my heart is still not right over that episode, rode the gator, played in the sandbox, played in the sprinkler, had a party for Bruce for his L2, and went to the Peace Treaty Pageant in Medicine Lodge.  Good grief - no wonder we are tired! Eric brought the kids home on friday for the party at the hangar and then we all went to the Peace Treaty on Saturday! We had a great time!!!

The L2 party was a huge success that we had for Bruce winning Oshkosh! Everyone had a great time and the food from the caterer was great! Their brisket was awesome!  Somehow I was too busy running around and didn't get a picture of Bruce in front of the L2 but at least all the grandkids were documented there!  All had a great time riding their 3 wheelers around the hangar and outside on the ramp! I must say that they were free entertainment for all our guests. :) Also we got to have Aunt Jo here for the weekend so that was great! Hope she comes back again very soon!  I was going to put pictures of the Peace Treaty but I'll put that in my next blog! Watching the history come alive was awesome. Kelton and Kolsen were quite intrigued with it all..... Until next time ....... By the way -  this house is wayyyyyy to quiet now!

New Family Member Arrives

Yes, we have a new member to our family, although Cheyenne has been with my niece Angela forever - we are excited to bring her to the farm for all to enjoy. And so far, she has been an absolute blessing. K-Girl was so excited she couldn't speak!! Nothing like a girl and her horse :) Kgirl would hardly leave her side, and first thing in the morning would want to ride before she or Cheyenne had their breakfast! Looking forward to her being here for many years.

PALS ALREADY!


Our precious K-Kids!!

Fishing is always fun, and boy were they biting!

Another fun activity were gator rides.... usually K-Man was driving.

Kelton enjoyed his ride too!

Emmy loves when all the kids are here! Can't you tell by her grin! and mine.....

Katie needs to be reintroduced again since Blackie spooked and she took a tumble! She likes Chey too!

The K-Man and K-baby and the gator making their rounds!

K-sis making a fashion statement on her ride with Daddy by her side.

They still LOVE Frankie Donkey!!

Our new Trailer ~

I've been dreaming of a camper for a long time - like forever - and guess what - DREAMS really do come true..... My husband and I found a trailer in Alva for about half price - we were very patient and waited and the price came down. I offered a price, and he took it ! Our second oldest grandson - Moose - said it was way cooler than a house :) .. This is the picture of the rig at the Winfield Lake. We were so glad Little Buggy and Eric got to come down on our maiden voyage to try her out!! After a series of OPS checks - Eric only found that the shower head was cracked so I'll be purchasing a new one!! Boy did we make a big list of NEEDS for the trailer and what to keep in it. We sent Eric to town to get a TV since our oldie wouldn't work. Its really nice now. Sure helps when you have someone (Eric) who understands all these electronics.

Our rig before we headed back home.




Thanks hubby for our new toy! He really enjoyed it too.

Buggy enjoying a little snack.

She really loved the lake and it was way warmer than Salt Plains.

A really beautiful sandy beach to enjoy.

Everytime Buggy saw a boat she called it a fishin' boat ~

After bathtime, a little coloring was in order with a popcorn snack.

The Lake and campsite.

Buggy enjoying playing outside under our awning.

A little time to relax and enjoy the beautiful day.

Papa and Eric enjoying the camper and snacks. I'm not sure where we are off to next time but maybe over by Grandpa's where we can stay at that lake and check on Bernie also. Will be a fun addition for the whole family.

My once a month blog...trip to the north country

My blogs have morphed into a once a month blog! Oh well, I'm trying to get back on track!!!

Our trip to Oshkosh was again so much fun! We stayed in a home this year right by the lake and made great new friends with Patty and Bill. They had a beautiful home and treated us like family. Bruce volunteered 2 afternoons so I got to spend some time looking around and hanging out under the wing of an airplane each afternoon watching the airshow. My favorite part of Oshkosh is always the Warbirds reenactment and frankly, just watching them fly!!! So much history in the sky to witness - it's a little daunting to take it all in..... Someday soon, I hope Eric and Theresa will get to take their family to enjoy it.

I once again got my pictures out of order, but it's okay, at least I got the blog up....

Shawn and Carrie never told the kids we were coming after Oshkosh - so it was a big surprise when they came to the airport and voila - there we were in the 182.

Kolsen with his surprise smile!! :)

Kaylee just couldn't quit giggling~

Karolyn couldn't quit grinning!

and well DeeDee, just kept hugging....Papa that is!

The clan jumping out of the van - SURPRISE!

Oshkosh Air Show (warned you pics were out of order!)
One of the new air programs this year was this powered glider with a jet engine. I couldn't get over how graceful and beautiful it was in the air!

They always start the show with parachute jumpers who honor all the veterans.

One of the DC-3's (they had a total of 21 flying at once this year)!

I'm not sure which warbirds these were, but they were certainly LOUD!

Every evening Papa and I would go to the lake - and soak our tired feet or just take in the beautiful landscape and watch airplanes fly over our head. We got in the habit of going to a drive-in where the girls roller skated out to us and got our order!!! FUN, Fun...

Meanwhile, back at the Papon house....

Carrie took us out to the Hospice House where they all love to volunteer, so we all made trail mix, chocolate chip cookie bars, and fresh green beans they were to have for supper.

K-Girl is busy making her trail mix. We got a wonderful tour of the Hospice House and it is so beautiful and peaceful there.

All of us in the kitchen after pulling out the cookie bars from the oven.

The girls love to cook, we are making Princess Wands with Mommy. Yum, yum.

Their recipe Princess book. :)

and then, we went fishing and swimming at a lake. The lake was very cold!!! The kids didn't seem to care at all.

The Papon boys fishing in the honey hole.

Dee Dee has no fear and was constantly in the water up to her neck!!!!!!

My fishing buddies....



Below is video of the Aeroshell Flight Team - one of my Favorites.

Gotta download pictures of our trip to Mulvane to see the Kansas Papon family. So that will be my next blog.... until next time.....