Start of School Year Fall 2014

One last picnic before school begins.

 Our traditional school pictures by the tree in the front yard.

Meet your teacher night. Buddy's 1st grade teacher, Lin Laoshi (she was also Lulu's 1st grade teacher and tutored her in math over the summer).

Lulu's 3rd grade teacher, Lee Laoshi.

Another tooth ready to bite the dust.

Labor Day Weekend at the cabin. Getting the basement organized and painted.

 S'mores at the cabin neighbor picnic.

Much better color!

Actual first day of school.

How they really feel about it.

State Fair 2014

Julia, Jared and I ran the State Fair Milk Run. Coincidentally, we parked outside a house that had the same street address as my bib number. Weird!

Do we look awake? It's early!

 Post race with our new shirts.

And malts.

 Learning CPR in one of the health buildings.

One of our traditions-the Little Hands Farm.

Lulu saved her money to buy a new cowgirl hat.

Sweet Martha's cookies!

Something new: the shooting arcade.

The kids with the goodies Grandma and Papa got them at the State Fair. Lulu got a fan.

 And Buddy got handcuffs. He REALLY wanted those handcuffs.

 He dressed like a police officer the next day.

Steve and Gary got the Stihl light all hung up.

 Family pics before heading back to CO.

Summer 2014 Part IV

We spent a day in Stillwater while Steve's parents were here.

Cowgirl and cowboy.

 We finally got a bed for ourselves at the cabin.

Playing Battleship with Papa.

 Painting the rockets. They are almost ready for launching.

 More work on the rocket.

Getting ready to launch. They were fun to watch.

 Bulldozing.