Took Marilyn and Joel to see Up 3-D on their 1/2 birthday. They are now 10 AND 1/2.
From my 96 year old grandma's house: The cement block foundation is cracking and buckling out. We have had ALOT of rain this year and it has caused this. My parents hired someone to come and fix it. These are pictures of the basement walls. As you can see in the pictures, some of the walls only required reinforced carbon metal strips. One wall required new steel beams to hold up the rafters.
We spent July 4th on the farm. And it rained. Kids had a ball! Jumping on a wet trampoline is apparently the best ever.
And they rode the go-cart. In wet grass. Marilyn tried the blanket technique to keep all the grass off her.
Didn't work.
Joel's turn. WHY did he have to wear a church shirt??
It is all about looking cool, even if you are covered with dirt and grass clippings.
The hose off.
We went to the HOI fair this year. It had been 16+ years since I had been. We went on a date there before we were married. It was fun, but alot has changed over the years. For one thing, it is alot smaller. The Marilyn and Joel participated in the kiddie pedal tractor pull. Marilyn is pretty good at it, and Joel is OK too.
Marilyn on the pedal tractor.
Joel on the pedal tractor.
They both won 2nd place! There was a boys AND girls division, otherwise Joel would not have participated because he hates losing to Marilyn. I'm so glad they "tied".
And, there was an adult class. Here is my mother-in-law. No way you would get me on that thing. It nearly "killed" her!!
And my adorable husband. He came in the top 5. (I think he ended up with 4th place, but we didn't find out. One guy broke the tractor in one of the pull offs, so we don't know who won.)
Enjoy your summer!! We are.
Kendra
