Taylor's quilt block

Taylor won a contest for her quilt block to be displayed at the Iowa State Fair on the new building. It also was on display at the Sanford Museum in Cherokee. She did a great job!

Emma Michelle turns 9 years old!

Emma had fun celebrating her 9th birthday with friends at the King's Point Water Park in Storm Lake. We did crafts, played games, had a beauty shop and went down the water slides. Mom and Bailey and Tayler were good and tired by the time we brought everyone home!

Fiddler

I have the best horse in the world...he is great with kids, loves to ride at the age of 26 and even poses for pictures for over an hour back in the timber. Who would have thought when I bought him when I was 16 years old, that all my kids would get to ride him. Cowgirls ROCK!

Pictures: Top--Malorie and Abbigayle on Star Middle Emma on Fiddler, bottom- Malorie on Star

Joel got his first Buck!

What a great moment when Joel shot his first buck in youth season. He got a nice 8 pointer. He was so happy...I haven't seen that big of a smile on his face ever!

Clay County Fair

The boys and I had a great time at the Clay County Fair with our friend Don Pingel. The boys did great with their rabbits...they won many trophies and ribbons. Christian brought the best of breed with his Black New Zealand and Californian. Joel got showmanship out of a lot of kids. They did great.

Abbigayle in her godmother's wedding

Abbigayle was a jr. bridesmaid in Wanda's wedding. Wanda and Luke were so good to include her in their special day. Everyone looked great. Here are a few pictures from that day.

First Day of School

Here's a picture of the kids on the first day of school. Abbigayle--1st grade, Emma 3rd grade, Maggie on left Malorie on right 2nd grade, Joel on left in back 6th grade, Christian -8th grade, Taylor 7th grade.