PULL!

Yes - our little man is growing up! Already he is 6 months old!! Where does the time go?? The picture below shows how much Konnor is changing!! He sure loves to be around his brother and sister and they love him back! We enjoyed the grilled pork too as well as all the veggies.

Well, when we went to Eric and Theresa's to spend time with the kids - we also got to have some fun!! Papa and Daddy shot clay targets while Kelton got to run the electronics for the targets.

He was really good at it too! Theresa and Konnor went to town to have his 6 month pictures taken which turned out awesome! Boy is he growing!!

Kelton with Papa and Daddy at the first stop!! Was really pretty there and the people who run it are so very nice.. was a little hot but they had water stations set up really often!

Papa showing everyone how it's done!!

Daddy gives it a try and nails the target!! Kelton was our official scorekeeper!! He kept giving updates on who was ahead and it was always Daddy!

Papa with the grandkids!!

Katie showing off her key that she got to carry for Papa and Daddy!!

Our official scorekeeper!! :D

Katie got to help by carrying the key to the next shoot.

Katie and Kelton all ready to begin our day shooting clay pigeons.

Papa and Emmy showing off our grass up on the hill by the hangar.

Bruce has spent days and days on the grass in our pasture and this is the result!! Awesome grass! Thank God Shawn helped in the planning stages as well as planting the native prairie. I know our cows really appreciate it!!

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.....

Summer's Flying By!

Fly the friendly skys of Papon Air!!! View from Niner Thousand!!! See below for my blogging. I have a terrible time getting pictures and text to go where I want. Oh well, I'm tired, and headed to bed!!!

Pilot and Copilot

KSis after picking strawberries :)

DeeDee doing what she does best - CLIMB!!

Kman and Kgirl love to craft!!

I cannot believe it has been one month since I have blogged!! We have been so busy we very rarely get in the house before 9:00. Mowing, roofing, gardening, canning, picking blackberries and sandplums, et. I don't have time to get on the computer except to pay bills or research something for Bruce! We did get away to Minnesota for about 5 days and had lots of fun watching baseball, picking strawberries, playing in the backyard, canning, and just hanging out!

Below are some of the pictures I've taken and hope you all enjoy! Bruce has worked on his L2 and now has the engine on it and the windshield in!! Whoo hoo - how cool! Today he is sick and has been in bed all afternoon and evening. Hope he's hitting on all cylinders tomorrow.

We always have fun at one of the many playgrounds in Fergus Falls. This one was at one of the ball parks where we went to watch Kman and Kgirl play their games. They are all wearing their new pink tshirt I got them.

A wonderful Father's Day!!!

Our weekend began by getting up and trying to remember everything we wanted to take to eastern Kansas. We loaded up and headed to Fredonia to see Grandpa and Bernie and arrived around Noon. I had made a roast, and stopped at Dillon's in Wellington to pick up a couple of salads. I fixed a cool whip pie that Theresa gave me the recipe for that is so easy but so good, too. They really loved it! We took Grandpa to see Vince cutting wheat south of the house and then on over to see Uncle Kenneth. He is so funny and is 91 years old. He is homebound, so really enjoys the company. Grandpa opened his father's day gifts which included a cd player and audio books, plus a book on The Pacific in WWII. Then we loaded up and left by 4:00 p.m.

We arrived in Mulvane where Eric had been smoking some ribs and brisket. My favorite was definitely the ribs. YUM YUM!! Theresa was moving her Mom in Derby, so we played with all the kids before we turned in. Was a long day!! More like a long week!!

The next morning, Bruce and Eric left with Kelton and cousin Brendon to go shoot sporting clays at Belle Plaine. Eric took some pictures and were really good. The cutest was Kelton shooting sporting clays with his bb gun. :) Anyway, I played with Konnor and Katie while Theresa was resting. (had some sort of virus) Had a lot of fun and then headed back to the Ponderosa around 3 or 4. Hope everyone had a great Father's Day. Bruce loved his key chain and has yet to decide where he is going to put his treasure.

Nana and Katie

Daddy and his kids on Father's Day!!

Katie being cute in pink!!

Grandpa and Bernie!!

Sorry I didn't have one of Papa - it didn't turn out very good! Oh well!!

Next week, we head north to Minnesota for a little break. Usually we celebrate the 4th with E and T but this year will be in the north country.... A time for us all to be thankful for all of our freedoms and our beautiful families and friends. We are praying for cooler weather and time to relax a bit before coming home to more roofing and guttering jobs!

Have a Happy Independence Day!!

Work and the Farm!

Well, here I finally am blogging about our summer. Other than roofing or guttering or roofing or guttering - that seems to be all that happens!! Although, that isn't all bad!! Bruce has been putting in tons of hours and we haven't been eating supper till late - 9:00 p.m. or so. But, God has blessed us with plenty of work and we are spending quite a bit of time together now that I am helping with guttering. Bruce has commented on my work attire - pink flipflops, purple gloves, and shorts!! Oh well, I go for comfort not style :).....

We did get a new green addition to our farm - THE GATOR!! I'm quite sure it will be a big hit with all the grandkids........ I've already used it to haul off bagged grass and limbs. Really is fun to drive!!

The Gator!!

Bruce has been in the air some with Artie!! and he's so happy to get the 140 sold!!

Vizsla Playtime!!

My hollyhocks have been so pretty!! If you want some seed for the fall - let me know!

Was such a pretty day - I just snapped a picture of it .....

My Indian Blanket is going WILD!!

and so is the corn! Although after our 3" rain and the wind, much of it had blown over. Bruce went out and tied some of it up and stomped the rest in the ground! and it worked....

When I took this picture of the feed, it wasn't very tall, but now is up way past my knees. I'm not so sure the cows can keep up with it. Pa no tilled it in with the regular drill. What an idea!

Harvest is still going on around here, they finally got back in the fields this afternoon. Must go grill some burgers and have some squash on the side!!! Hi to all!! and happy Summer!