The last day

How's that for a lineup? Sure is quiet around here now that eight of these kids have departed for home! We're headed east tomorrow and it will be good to be home, although I'm not exactly looking forward to the 18 hour trip! We spent our last day swimming in the morning and then playing …

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Casper Mountain Part One

Still posting from Wyoming on vacation–love that crisp mountain air! Just a few quick photos of our Sunday afternoon excursion up the mountain (Casper is in a valley). The whole gang is here at the reunion now, both my brothers' families and ten grandkids total, and we're about to head up the mountain for Part …

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Ouchies at the Carnival

We had an exciting Saturday going to a free community carnival here in Casper put on by a bunch of the area clinics and the new hospital–a little too exciting there at the end! Dan was playing on this big bouncy thingy… …and one of the times he got knocked over, his knee went backwards. …

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Every kid’s dream

Yesterday we visited the ranch of some friends and the kids had a wonderful time petting their beautiful horses. The car thermometer said 100 degrees, but wasn't quite that high actually, and it didn't feel like that because it's so dry here and SO windy, as you can tell by my hair in the next …

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The Z family does Mount Rushmore

We're happily ensconced at Grandpa and Grandma's now after an uneventful trip out West. I really enjoyed watching my kids see Mount Rushmore for the first time. We pass this way every year, but haven't stopped here until now, figuring the kids were a little bit too young to appreciate it. Even my two little …

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A weekend in Amish Country

Sorry for the date stamp on these photos. When I took these my camera was still missing and I was using my in-laws' instead and didn't know it was on. Grr! We really enjoyed our little getaway last weekend after the wedding. The owners had done a nice job of decorating true to the era …

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