Fabulous Four From Florida!

We were thrilled to have Mom's brother and his family from Florida, up for a five day visit in early June. It has been a number of years since we'd last seen them and they'd never met any of our younger three!! We had a wonderful time with them!!

The 4 Homans.

Jess helping Esther in the kitchen!

On Sunday afternoon the Nemaha County Sheriff hosted a Fishing Derby at a local lake. The sheriff and deputies ran the event, which meant Seth was there helping. He helped the children with the archery activity.

Micha takes careful aim.

Tabitha, Jess and Esther visiting while the boys enjoy some fishing time.

And of course, some thrilling games of Sequence! :)

The sky was full of beautiful clouds!

Setting out on a lovely walk on a gloriously sunny day!

'The Creek'.

Wading.

Silas didn't want to get his clothes wet, so he borrowed Micah's shirt.

Jess taking pictures!

Phoebe and Beth getting their feet wet!

The whole gang, minus the photographer. :)

Big sister and Little brother.

And there's always time for a good game of volleyball,

(watch out for Uncle Dan's serve, and Aunt Sara's bump!! They're awesome!)

or a horse-back ride!!

Bethany....

Aunt Sara

Jess

Charity and Jess.

Cousins!

Esther, Silas and Jess!

Bethany and Esther.

Bethany and Silas.

Pillow Fights with Aunt Sara!

Aunt Sara and Elizabeth.

The Ansons were also up for their first visit 'home' since moving to Ellsworth! What a joy to be with Scott and Lydia, and of course, spend time with their precious boys!

Paul Bryan Anson!

Marcus loves the water!

Jess feeding Marcus.

Marcus- way cute!

Bethany and Phoebe.

Bethany and Charity.

Elizabeth and Jess.

Big Brother, Little Sister..

Keep your eyes out for new posts in the new few days! :)

Making Memories to last a Lifetime!

Last week we got an abundance of rain which caused flooding and lots of mud!!! On Monday afternoon, our children tried to decide what to do with their guests. They proposed walking to the river, but it had just been out of it's banks, and would be deep enough to be dangerous, so that idea was discarded. They finally decided to go to the canyon in our pasture for a mud fight. They had a glorious time!! And since pictures truly are worth a thousand words, I'll let these do the talking for me!!

Before they headed out on the expedition!

A slight warning of what lay ahead!

Trail breakers!

Mud up to your ankles..

"Oh yeah folks, we're getting muddy!!" :)

Exploring!

"Whew, there's a lot of mud out here!"

"What can we do with all this mud?!?!

The clay walls of the canyon made a perfect slide once they got wet. They built a dam to pool the water into, and you can imagine what they did with it. :)

Waiting for their turns.

Poor Silas got too cold in the water!

It's what you call a mud pit!

The whole muddy crew!!

"It's cold and muddy down here-- so much fun!!"

Working to repair the dam.

Go Katy!

The bigger they are, the bigger the splash!

Watch out!!!

Moses!

The adults looking on, calculating how long it will take to get everyone cleaned up!!

"How many of us can slide down simultaneously??!?!"

Shivering and smiling!

"This is way fun!!" :)

Using boots to transport water to wet down the slide.

Mud, Mud, Mud........

and more mud!!

That's Noah in that cloud of muddy water!

Looks like this little boy is enjoying it!

" Never, never, never let your friends style your hair!!"

"Let get you all cleaned up (surprise attack with the hose)!!"

Waiting for their turn with the shower!

Initial clean-up.

Brrrrr!!

Scrubbing clothes....

After they got home-- thoroughly muddy!

To see short clips of their fun, follow the two links below!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3fRsYAT4Y

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5hvL7QhAx64