Larry Had Surgery...and He's Doing Great!!

Larry had a big surgery today (I'm not sure if he wants the World to know, but he had his prostate removed) and he's doing great. The boys and I went to visit, Darrell is on a business trip this week, and he was eating Jell-O, asking for real food, and telling the nurses that he wanted to go pee.

He was cracking us up...singing the Jell-O song as he ate his food!

He FINALLY got some real food and it was horrible. We think it was either meatloaf, Salisbury steak, or a hamburger patty with gravy.

We're so thankful that Larry made it through his surgery and is recovering now. We love you so much Larry aka Grampy!!!

Boys and Guns!

Those of you who know you well may be shocked at these photos!! Yes, I admit that I was the Mommy who would NOT let my children play with any kind of guns. I'm a Preschool Teacher, I teach peace and using words and non-violence! I didn't even want them to have water guns...but I've given in. BOTH of the boy AND Darrell love guns. All kinds of guns. Grandpa Jim introduced Nathan to his rifle and the kid now needs to go to Firearms Anonymous. He is hooked!!

Look at the concentration...

Then, Kyle came into town. He was NOT going to let his twirp little brother do something that he had not done. So...he loaded up, put on the earmuffs...and shot away.

Of course, not to be outdone by his kids...Darrell shot the GLOC. I know nothing about guns, but I know that this gun was so loud my ears rung for 3 days after this shooting spree.

He is so cute, even with a firearm in his hands!

Nathan and Eldon...like old Pros!!! This was one of the highlights of our Kansas trips for the boys...for me...not so much!!

Happy 90th Birthday Granny!!!

We just returned from the BEST BIRTHDAY PARTY EVER!!! My Granny Kruse turned 90 years old. She is the most beautiful, kind, non-judgemental, inspirational person that I know!! God surely blessed our entire family with her as our Grandmother and Great-Grandmother!! Nathan and I stayed for an extended time and Darrell and Kyle just flew in for the party!

ALL of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were in attendance. I believe we were from 5 or 6 different states. The above picture is grandkids and great-grandkids. There were about 80 people there to love and celebrate her 90 years!!! We adore and cherish you, Granny!! Happy Birthday...and many more!!

*Please pray for my Granny as she fell and broke her femur the week after her party and she is having surgery today to repair the bone.

Wild Rivers!!

Eldon, Nathan, and I got passes to Wild Rivers this year. It is waterslide heaven for these two. The above picture is what I usually see all day...me chasing them with my camera. They are SO CUTE...I could just eat them up!!

Okay...the race is on...Nathan is on the left and Eldon on the right...on your mark...get set...

GGOOOOOOoooooooooooo!!!

I couldn't tell who hit the water first, but Eldon made a bigger splash! It was a fun day. We plan to go again this week, or next!

Birthday for Nathan...AGAIN!!

Okay, one last hurrah for Nathan's birthday!! We had Grammy, Grampy, Grandma Groff, Doug and Kenzie, and Diane and Larry here for dinner yesterday. It ended up to be a beautiful day outside and we had yummy Carne Asada and Pollo Asada!! I know, we have had that for many occassions this year, but it is so good, easy and everyone loves it. At least I think they love it, no one tells me if they don't like my food. Look at how cool this picture turned out with the smoke from the candles!

Grampy celebrated his birthday also. Nathan LOVES his Grampy. They text each other every night...isn't that cute!? I don't know what they say, Nathan probably tells Grampy how mean and strick I am because I make him brush his teeth and do his homework!

Our cousin Diane and her new husband Larry!! We love to have them over. They like coffins and ghosts and stuff like that. Larry also celebrated HIS birthday! Happy Birthday Cuz!!

Grandma Groff with the boys! Doesn't she look great! She forgot her glasses here and Nathan and I brought them to her and had lunch with her today. It was so fun!

Happy Birthday to my "BABY!" I love you Nater Tater Punk!!

HAPPY 12th BIRTHDAY NATHAN!!!

Yesterday we had a pool party in the back yard for Nathan, and it was RAINING! IN JULY!! The boys still swam, played my stupid party games, ate pizza and cake, and we had a pinata!

Here are all the kids after the pinata broke...mass chaos!! It was a fun party with 16 little boys and a LOT of water!!

Happy Birthday Nater Tater!! I love you so much.

Fourth of July ~ Take 2

This is the inside of Bret and Tanya's barn...pretty nice, huh? This Kansas girl has never seen another barn quite like this!! We played games...

The Meacham side of the family. Grandma Beth is 92 years old...doesn't she look beautiful??

Larry, Tanya, and Mom...Tanya is standing on her tippy toes...don't let her fool you!

Yummy cupcakes. I have been making a lot of cupcakes lately, they're cute, easy, and everyone likes them!

The view of the barn from the house. This is all of their property. You can see Larry and Kyle in the left bottom corner playing horseshoes. Kyle had to play with his left arm...and I think he still won!!

My favorite girl and my favorite doggy!!! God Bless my Family and God Bless America. We are grateful for the soldiers who work day and night to protect us.