A Special Ride for Fathers' Day

A gentleman from our church collects antique automobiles.  He stopped by this evening to give Wayne, Jonathan, and Ian a spin in his 1931 (a great year, right Mom & Dad?) Chrysler. 

Ian kept saying, "I feel like Sherlock Holmes!"

I doubt our 2009 Chrysler will be around as long as this one!

Birthdays & Busy Days of Spring...

Jon's 11th birthday was in May.  He's decided that skateboarding is the "newest" fascination...subject to change at any moment!

Jon's former respite worker "Mr. Steve" gave Jon a very special present...He came and played ball, shot off rockets, and enjoyed birthday brownies with Jon for a few hours. 

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Wayne asked the kids to dress up for my birthday dinner--this is crazy Katelyn's get up!  She certainly gives me lots of laughter.

This is my birthday 'lobstah' (Maine version of lobster)

Nathanial bought this for me while in Jerusalem to replace the one that was broken a few years ago.  (I had purchased the original during my visit to Israel back in 1996)

Ian turned 9 on the 6th.  Our gang has almost left the 'single digit years'!

A baby blue jay from the nest outside our family room window had a close encounter with our black lab...it recovered on the shovel Wayne had been using to spread wood mulch on the flower bed.

Katelyn doing a solo at the final performance of the season with the Little Delaware Youth Ensemble.

Congratulations, Rachael!

Our family hit another milestone today...Rachael received her high school diploma!  We had a wonderful time with friends as we celebrated with ice cream cake and great conversation. Great job, Rachael!

A New Daughter!

May 24, 2014 Matthew married Hannah Johnson and in so doing, added a new daughter to our family!  We weren't able to attend the ceremony, but we look forward to a reception/open house here at the farm later this month.  Welcome, Hannah!  (More photos to come as I figure out how to transfer them from FB to my blog page)