Independence Day......BOOM.....BANG!

When sister BJ heard Dave & Jane were here she came up for a visit too.  I believe the last time we were all together was for Uncle Lyle's funeral.  Great mini family reunion!

Of course with the family here Randy had to get "The Flintstone" out and do some grilling.

Randy & Chris had to leave mid day for a fireworks run down to Ohio.  Here they are in action.

Chris loading some of the boomers.

I liked the pictures of the fireworks being launched.  The fellows put on a very good show for the 15 or 20 folks that were here.  The neighbors across the street were also firing off fireworks and we enjoyed the competition......Randy & Chris won.

                                                                           THE END.

Dave & Jane stop by for a great visit!

My cousin Dave and his wife Jane from Medicine Hat, Alberta stopped for a two day visit after visiting his mom, Aunt Dorthy in Ontario.  Maybe RVs run in the Bahnmiller family?

It has been a VERY long time since we have seen each other and we really enjoyed spending some time with them.  We introduced them to Pegs & Jokers and ended up playing many games.  I look forward to our next meeting, maybe this fall when we head west?

Enjoying Randy & Devyn

We haven't been up to too much this month.  Time is passing quickly.  Judy woke me up one morning to see Tom strutting his stuff to impress a lady friend in the front yard.  After the show they flew off to a secluded spot in the woods for the honeymoon.

Onsted HS academic awards!!

This week Onsted High School had it's awards ceremony.....at 8:05am.  Judy and I attended to see Devyn receive several awards for her academic achievements. We are very proud of her, she's not only a very good soccer player but an all A student.  It was interesting to watch her interaction with her friends.

We are proud of her soccer achievements but I believe her academic work is even better.  She is preparing herself for a wonderful future.

Elkhart

This afternoon we made the 106 mile trip to Elkhart Campground for tomorrow's appointment at MOR/ryde to have the HitchHiker's bearings replaced after 7 years and 60,000 miles  They are working fine but I believe in preventative maintenance.

Here's a couple pictures on Mo's first documented varmint catch.  Randy hopes it was not a catch and release situation but a catch and kill. 

A beautiful and busy morning but a GREAT evening

Judy was up early and got the garden planted before it got too hot.

I washed the truck.

Beautiful morning looking east in the pasture.

and looking west.

This evening we attended Devyn's high school soccer awards ceremony.    She's a freshman on the varsity squad.  Here's she's getting her varsity letter.  Devyn is also a straight A student!

Another award was being an outstanding player selected by her teammates.  She is also the rookie of the year.  I was impressed by how well she got along with her teammates, great interaction and she is obviously respected.

 Daddy and daughter.

The award Devyn (AND US!) is most proud of.

Of the four soccer awards Devyn received tonight this is the one we are all most proud of.....outstanding player recognized and voted on by her opponents coaches.  Remember she is just a freshman on the varsity team.
And yes, that's Devyn in a dress!

Onsted has a sign on the way in/out of town.  The message is changed weekly depending on what is happening and here's this weeks message!