George fishing

George was pretty proud of this fish caught in the
Black Canyon of the Gunnison.

sewing with Michelle

Michelle finished Madeline's cute outfit while she was visiting and we worked on baby burp coths and she finished the top of her beautiful quilt. She also set up this blog site and helped me organize photos on the computer. I'm just hoping I can remember how to do it all! We are having our own meltdown because we miss them already!

Michelle's sewing projects

Michelle showed me how to make these cute baby gifts.

Backyard gardens

We had wonderful sweet tomatoes and yummy squash which we ate every day during August and September. We are now covering them because of the cold temperatures at night so we can save them for a few more weeks.

Crafting

We've been busy this summer - Jeri is making quilts and George is working in his woodshop.

This is a Civil War quilt using reproduction fabrics.George is becoming a pen handcrafting expert!

Some of our Favorite Grandkids

This week our FAVORITE grandchildren came to visit (Guess who is creating and writing this Blog????), the Fowers! What a treat for them to come from Texas and destroy our house for 5 days. Yes, blood AND poop on the carpet, not to mention that Jackson discovered a flood in the basement and we had to pull up the carpet and use the wet-vac and fans. The 20 year old carpet may just have to be replaced. Clark and his family came down for a day, too and Clark was put to work getting out the water. The visit was really fun despite the flood. We went to Build-a-Bear for Madeline's 2nd birthday, Jackson built several crafts in the workshop with Grandpa, we went Bowling with everyone, and we stayed up late sewing and organizing photos. Will they ever leave and let us have our peace?