Summer Evening Walk

You will know who took these pictures if you pay attention to who is not in them.  I picked out my favorites.  

There were many deer and fawns lying in the long grass in the meadow to the left in the picture above.  Some of them roused while we walked by.

A rare picture of myself.  I thought of you, JoAnn, when I posted this. 

One of the last summer outings of the year.

A Few Extras

A few weekends back we got to enjoy having a few extra kids join our family for a couple of days, while their parents went on an anniversary trip.

It was, in fact, 4 boys, which brought our boy total up to 9 for a few days!

We live really close to the river, so it's just a few minutes to this dock where they can reel in some fish.  One of the boys pulled in a nice one.

One afternoon, when swimming didn't work out, we all took a nice long walk on the Rails to Trails track that runs along the river.

Peter lined them up for a foot race.

First was some of the littles.

Then the middle boys.

At the finish line.  Looks like their friend, William won this one.

Last, the older boys.

 Elijah hadn't got a chance to run, so Jono came back and raced with him.  Too bad I cut off Jono's head in this picture.  They were so cute as they were running hard!

 There are 8 of the 9 boys in this picture.

 Bron had a good ride in the stroller, but people didn't forget her.  They brought her a flower and talked to her regularly.

 Snail sighting.

 We reached this bridge and turned back.  This little one is getting tired.

 A ride and a cookie helped on the way back.

 Jono was too big for rides, he spent the walk back taking care of the girls.  :)

 Were the kids more interested in the deer, or the deer interested in the kids?

 Watching a boat push a large load down the river.

A goose sighting and then we were done and on our way home.  What a fun time we had with these "extra" family members for a few days!

Memorial Day Fun

 Picnic!  We spent the afternoon/evening at the home of a friend on Memorial Day this year.  There were several other friends there as well and it was a great time of fellowship and food.  The food was pretty wiped out by the time I took this picture!

 The older kids spent some time filling water balloons so that all the kids could have a water balloon fight.

 The water balloon fight was great fun.  No one was disappointed. Well, at least not ultimately.

 Sam smashed one on Will's back.

Bronwyn popped one in her hands.

 Big kids playing on the playset.

 Cutie-Pie baby in the swing.  :)

  She saved one secretly.  I wonder what she did with it?

Chatting and hanging-out.

Lady Bronwyn is making her rounds, in turn, to visit the chickens, the toys, the playset and the food.

   Our friends made an amazing ice cream cake for dessert.  It was gigantic and super-delicious.

 It was the perfect dessert for all of these kiddos.

 Still playing after sunset...

 One of the dogs came out to see everybody.

He even got a kiss from Bron.  A fun, fun time and a tired, tired bunch of dirty kids I brought home with me.  Yippee!