end of the year elementary program

 This is Delaney's last elementary program! (crying) When did she get so grown up??

 I'm not exactly sure what she was supposed to be, but she looks great don't ya think???

 Delaney and Jessi they made up their own dance and danced to step in time off of Mary Poppins! They did great! It was funny to watch!

 Cienna is right behind with her last program next year!! ( really sobbing now) she did the old barn dance!

Joel loves his picture taken just like his mom! anyway he was a little Indian if you couldn't tell! they are all growing up way to fast!!

SURPRISE!! mom and dads 45th anniversary!!

 We kept it a secret for a whole month!! and we got almost everyone here!

 my dad's oldest brother Jackie, dad my uncle Steve (brother from another mother) and dad's little brother Jay missing his other brother Jeff!

 dad's family

 moms family

 all the gran kids and great grand kids! (missing Adianna Orin's daughter)

 AHHHH they do look each other!

We even made them cut the cake! It was a great day! so glad everyone could make it and that the weather cooperated!! so happy anniversary mom and dad we love ya lots!!!

generations

My friend and I have been working on this project for awhile now and we finally got it done! It was a lot harder than it looks! I would like to get a bigger copy sometime but this is the one I got done. It is my grandma in the littlest, then my mom, me, and finally Delaney.  I am hoping to make one for each of my kids. what an awesome keepsake!

ditch graffti!!

 They poured a new ditch at the ranch and we decided that we should let everyone know who was there when it was finished!

 Mike's fingers really aren't that big!

in another 100 years when our descendants are irrigating in that ditch they will see our names! how cool is that!?

Kite flying

 Cienna got this awesome kite from her teacher, it took us awhile to put it together but it was fun to do!

Here she is making it fly!! it works great! but where do you store it when your not flying it???

surgery DON'T LOOK IF YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACH

 about 6 years ago I cut my thumb doing the dishes, the ER didn't notice that I had cut through my tendon, and stitched me up and sent me on my way with my thumb not being able to bend, then 2 week later sent me to a "hand specialist" that told me I had to have surgery right away so the next day I went under the knife! WORST MISTAKE EVER!!!!! so in March I went up to Billings and had a great Dr fix me finally!! He even let me stay awake a watch!! He cleaned out a ton of scar tissue and had to sever the nerve as it was beyond repair. the pic below is the nerve (its not supposed to have that ball on the end!) they drilled into my bone and attached the nerve to it so that it can not cause pain anymore! I have no feeling in the back of my hand, but it is much better than the pain I was having!

 The pretty work the Dr did

And this is what it looks like today! Finally after six years I can use it normally again! My advise do your research on Dr's before you choose one to cut on ya!!

the best shirt

We went to another dinner and they had a great comedian there, most of his act was about ag stuff and we just had to get a shirt! To my surprise Cienna just loved it! I think the shirt says it all!!