Sunday, March 17, 2024

Bus Ride

Papa John was kind enough to take Mason for a second year of Spring shooting sports at the Clay County Fair Grounds. Mason's archery and BB shooting both improved from last year and he earned a couple blue ribbons.


One evening, after shooting practice, he got to stay overnight with Papa and Onnie and they even arranged for him to ride the bus to school. He was sooooo excited!



Friday, March 15, 2024

Zoo Dance

On March 3rd, Papa, Onnie and Nathan planned a fabulous zoo day for the boys in Lincoln. The weather was warm and the animals  boys loved seeing all the exhibits.



















Meanwhile Jentry and I were at Iowa Western Community Collage at the Leap Competition.  It was a great day!

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

70 Years Loved

Surprise! 

My sweetheart mother turned 70 on Valentine's Day and my sister an I were somehow able to pull off a surprise brunch at the historic Orleans Hotel.













She tried to ruin the surprise by leaving town for coffee in Alma, but we were able to convince her to come back to Orleans with a story about a flat tire. Other than that minor hiccup, the day could not have been more prefect. 
It was easy to celebrate such an amazing lady! 
She is loved by many and certainly by us.

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Rockin' Heart Tarts

This Valentine's Day I got the pleasure of making heart tarts with my baby cake. 

I learned that baking with a 6-year-old boy is quite different than baking with a little girl.

He was interested in cutting out the hearts but also wanted to roll the extra pie dough into a snake and then make videos. In the videos, he explained to the "viewers" how he was going to feed the snake and dissect the it to reveal the mouse moving through it's body! 

Not exactly lovely thoughts but this boy was into it!





I believe he was also the only Kindergartener that figured out how to spell such a lovely word on his Valentine bag at school.  

Gotta love this boy of mine!

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Roatan

Our dear and adventurous friends, Barry and Laurie Sheridan, invited us to come visit them at their winter home on the island of Roatan, Honduras. We spent five fantastic days relaxing, eating, exploring, visiting, shopping and learning about island life.

Barry had to head back to the states earlier than planned due to the arrival of his granddaughter, however Laurie took great care of us.