so here it is....during the 5 or so weeks I couldn't log onto my blog, my kids and grand kids from Texas came for a two week visit. My son was on a 3 month leave from his job in Afghanistan.
The kids as usual had a great time with the critters. Grand daughter loved the fact we had 11 baby goats to love on and play with.
Cooling off in the pool
Roasting marshmallows
Grilling Bulgogi from a venison roast
Sparklers at night
Who else but Grandma would give you a bar of soap and let you shower in the rain?
Lunch at the Marines favorite place "Pineapple Willy's:"
It has a great deck over the beach
A trip to Gulf World Marine Park
To watch the dolphins
and the sea lions
The Marine thought he was pretty cool to get special seating to see the shows. I thought it was pretty cool because I got a chair beside him and didn't have to sit in the bleachers
Do I need to start this show?
We petted the stingrays
and the desert tortoise
We fed him at Pineapple Willy's
There were beautiful birds perched everywhere
Make a totem pole face
4 of my grand kids and my great niece
a busy day and all tuckered out
What a beautiful family. The house was so empty when they went back to Texas. I miss them so much my heart aches
I tried to post this a week after Thanksgiving but blogger wouldn't cooperate so here are the pictures I wanted to share a couple of weeks ago.
It is all quiet here on the farm since the family left to return to Texas but what great fun we had while they were here. The children really enjoyed the animals and helping grandma in the kitchen. GD-1 celebrated her 11th birthday birthday with us. She is turning into a beautiful young lady.
Several trips a day was made to the kidding pen to play with the babies.
Feeding the chickens
giving the turkeys a corn treat
There was fishing everyday at our pond
GD-2 says look...I caught one!
Always time for playing in the backyard. GS is having fun fun fun
Look at that face!
Grandpa had to babysit baby
so GD-2 could swing high
Waiting for a ride
Bedtime was fun...Sleeping on a blow up bed in the family room by the Christmas tree.
Then it was cookie time! The kids decided to make gingerbread cookies. Is there anything better than licking the spoon and bowl?
You got to really get into the bowl to get it all!
Yep...It's pretty good
It's serious work decorating those cookies!
The most fun is deciding which one to eat first.
They are all back home safe and sound. I miss them. Hopefully we'll all get together this coming summer. Have a great week everyone.
