12.14.12

Thinking of those 20 little angels taken too early.

Drawing by Nancy Carlson ~

Author and Illustrator of many children's books.

Lives in the Twin Cities area.

halloween stuff ~

stuffing scarecrows ~

discussing strategies ~

special visitor ~

buddy's costume, which cracks me up each time i think
about it ~

supergirl and her supercat, caterina ~

silly grama's quick, homemade costume ~

my Supergirl and Supercat with me :)

our family (tom is holding the halloween costume zoe made
for him) ~

getting ready for some trick-or-treating ~

our ghost ~


our scarecrows ~

and they're off .....  (click to see tom's costume
a little better)

another pic that cracks me up ~

baby ghost cake by grama ~

goodbye 'til next year, halloween!!

county fair -- mclain style:

waaaaaaay back in august the five youngest grandkids

met at grama dianne's house, posed for some pics .....

.... and took off for a day of adventures at the wright county fair!!

(some of the grandkids never got the sillies out of their systems)

the yearly cow-check-fence pics turned out cute ....

seeing the sheep was interesting and fun .....

so was feeding the goats that eat anything .....

..... and milking the not-real cow ....

the pony ride was SUPER fun (so far riding around and

around in a circle hasn't gotten old) .....

but this action shot was our favorite (i was going for a

nice picture of ella waving while on her horse -- but catching

the horse in front of her pooping, which we noticed when

we got our photos back, was a hilarious bonus) ....

my sweet pony-lovin' ella ~

my sweet pony-lovin' zoe ~

the camel was back, we found out he has definitely
never been to egypt, but he has been to texas ....

lauren got nibbled on by an elander
(at the exotic petting zoo) but didn't think it was funny
when i thought we should re-enact the scene
(i still think that would have been funny) .....

rollercoaster rides ....

the giant  slide (and first rides on a ferris wheel, that i didn't
get a picture of) ......

..... all added to the adventure .....

so did having a snack in the beer garden .....

nothing says FUN like a foot-long corn dog for five!! :)

good times -- we LOVE our county fair memories!!!

Catching Up with Summer Stuff: Fun at the Farm

blue skies and biking .....

long driveway and corn .....

old barn and silos ....

cute girls .....

sleeping in the morn!

sugar loaf with mom ....

sugar loaf with dad .....

climbing again .....

climbing some more ....

more biking .....

some smiles .....

more climbing .....

more smiles .....

exploring with dad ....

HUGE spider ....

lone oak tree .....

time at the farm always makes us happy!!!

(and the BEST part was seeing grandma della ~

we love her so much).