Mark's glasses

 

Mark's accident

 

Mark had a run in with the wheel line sprinkler. Where two joint come together with a clamp, as he was taking them apart to do some repairs, they were in a bind because of some water inside and one end flip up and hit him on his right side of his face, shattering his glasses, cutting his eyelid and cheek. After a cat scan at the hospital it was determined that he had a broken nose and fractures along his eye socket and the sinus area along with a mild concusion. The doctor put 4 stitches in his eyelid and some glue on his cheek cut. Lortab eased his pain. We are thankful that it wasn't any worse. He is lucky and blessed.

Adam before and after

 

 

 

 

Museum photo

 

This is the grand building that houses the children's museum.

Horses in Kentucy / graduation in Indianna

 

 

 

 

It wouldn't be a complete trip to Kentucky without horses. We visited a horse park in Lexington and then spent a day at Church Hill Downs watching races. And to complete the trip we attended graduation ceremonies for Jan receiving her masters degree in nursing. Way to go Jan. All in all it was quite a trip.

Children's Museum in Cincinnati

 

 

 

 

One day we spent at the Newport Aquarium near Cincinnati and then
we had a fun time at a really neat children's museum. The kids did not want to leave. Notice the beautiful buliding on the outside. Actually there were several museums in this one building.

Fun at the Waterfront

 

 

 

 

One of the funnest days in Kentucky was when we went to the Waterfront. We had a picnic lunch and the kids played and played. It was warm enough to have fun in the water.

Kentucky visit

 

On May 2, 2009 our oldest grandchild, Logan was baptised and our youngest, Tyler was blessed by their father Lonnie. It was a special day for our family. Tony & Stacie with their Rylee and Eric were present. Also Wayne & Stacy with their Anna, Megan and David flew out for the occasion and a little vacation. Grandma Etta came along also. We were quite the crew.

Cowgirl Megan

 
We enjoyed being outdoors. Things are so dry, you can tell. We are hoping for some rain. Things do want to grow. My tulips and daffodils are up and almost blooming. My peas that I planted in Feb. are not up, so I watered them. Just too dry.

Brave cowgirl

 
It is about time I posted something new. Either I've been too busy or there has not been anything new to post. Well Stacy and Wayne went away for a couple of days and their kids stayed with us. Mark started a colt. The girls and I watched as he got on for the first time. After he caught up old Cookie and girls took a spin. They are getting more brave. Look at Anna go. We enjoyed the beautiful weather too.

winter is withering away

 

We have had an unseasonably warm week. The snowman has withered away, see the 'before' picture on previous blog entry.

Merry Christmas

 

Tony's family comes for a visit

 

Patsy's Weight Tracker

Mark's Weight Tracker

Tony and Stacie visit

 

Tony and Stacie came to visit for the holidays. They left us a fun snowman. We enjoyed visiting with them and playing with Rylee and Eric. We went to Vernal to the new rec center for swimming.

Before and After

 

 

We've been busy fixing up our house. We redid the stairs. We hired Kevin Whiting to rebuild the stairs and put in new hardwood and banisters. It took about 3 weeks. Meanwhile we tore out the carpet in bedrooms and laid down hardwood floor, and painted closets, trim and walls. We also bought new carpet for the middle of the stairs and in the hallway and our master bedroom. We have wanted to do something for quite awhile. It has been a lot of work, but it sure looks and feels nice!

Cruise Pictures