Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Trivia Tuesday!!

Trivia Tuesday has returned!!! :)
The trivia for this week is:
Part of our family was spending the day with friends freezing corn. After we finished our work, we loaded up in our bus to come home. While we were saying goodbye, someone noticed that we had a very low, almost flat rear tire. Our friends had a air hose and offered to air up the tire so we could drive to a nearby town to get it fixed. One of our boys got under the bus and to fill up the tire. Now, we have 4 tires on the rear of our bus-- two on each side. He found it difficult to navigate the hose to the right spot between the tires to reach the air valve, but after some fiddling, he was able to get a good connection and began airing up the tire. After a few minutes, when the tire was sufficiently filled, he disconnected the hose and proceeded to sit up--but wait. Calmly, he looked up at the crowd of spectators and quietly said "I'm stuck." His left arm had been positioned between the two tires to hold the hose in place. But as the deflated tire had filled up, it had wedged his arm tightly inbetween the tires!! After letting the air back out of the tire, he was able to free his arm (to the great relief of his mother)! :)
The question is, of course; which Ulmer boy was it???

Monday, October 19, 2009

Happy Birthday!!

Happy 5th Birthday, Silas!!
We Love You Buddy!!

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Anson Boys!

When William was born, Mom and I were able to spend a few days with the Ansons. What a treat to have some time with their sweet little boys while Mommy got plenty of rest! The boys were great helpers; making supper, going shopping for groceries, drying dishes and taking out the trash. And of course, there was plenty of time for wrestling, reading books, tickling, laughing and taking trips to the park!!
God has abundantly blessed Scott & Lydia and they have done an excellent job of training their little men!
Those blue eyes!!!! Wow!

Pauly & Marcus!

Happy Philip!!

"Here Philly-Billy, I will peel the grape for you. Ummmm....Aunt Elizabeth, I accidentally 'eated it', can you get me another grape??"

Breakfast time!

Grandma Sue, Will & Nana!

Brand-new nephew!!

Brushing Nana's hair.

Paul, being grown up.

Brotherly Love!

"Look Aunt Elizabeth!!!"

Maybe he was hungry, or maybe he just liked chewing on the scratchy rope!

Paul has mastered the monkey bars!! What muscles!

Marcus!

Paul was my big helper!

Philip finally warmed up to me and started smiling!

Paul is a climber-- he wants to be as HIGH as possible!

Little grins!

Climbing up the slide takes concentration!
There are few things more precious then holding a new baby for the first time!!
Big Brother for the 1st time!!

Marcus & Will!

Big Brother for the 3rd time!
(Be watching for continued updates and new pictures!! I am (very slowly!!!) getting caught up on all my over-due blogging!!!)

Saturday, October 03, 2009

Bethany's Visit!

A few weeks ago we were thrilled to have our cousin from Florida come up for a visit! We enjoyed spending time with her in a variety of ways! One afternoon we girls got away for a walk on one of the last beautiful days of summer!!

Three Sisters!

The city mouse and the country mouse. :)



Look- Beth is in Kansas!!

Lots of laughs!

And lots of pictures.



Could Kansas be any more beautiful!?!?

Cousins!

It was great to see you again, Bethany!! We miss you!

Friday, October 02, 2009

Happy Birthday!!

Happy 11th Birthday, Charity!!!
We Love you!!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Belated Birthday Post!

Happy 13th Birthday, Micah!!!
We Love You!!

(Micah's birthday was Saturday, September 19th.)

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Last Summer Projects!

This summer has been filled with outdoor projects for Dad & the boys! With Dad home everyday, there has been a never-ending list of projects that he & the boys have tackled! Dad started back to school on August 11th but before he started, they had one last project together!
The project was building a new roof for one of the cattle-loafing sheds. The previous roof blew off during a bad windstorm this Spring.
I'll let the pictures speak mostly for themselves!!



We were happy to have John spend several days with us this summer! He pitched right in and helped with whatever project was going on!










(A must for the construction site!!)




(Nothing like fresh cookies after a hot day of building!!)

What a blessing to have a father who invests time in his children! Teaching them that work is important, and can be just as fun as playing!! The boys have loved working with Dad on all the projects and have learned a multitude of new things: both skills and good attitudes!
"Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning." Proverbs 9:9