Adam's Grauduation Pictures

We went out the other evening and took some pictures of Adam for his graduation. Here are a few of them:





It was a lot of fun trying to get pictures of him jumping and pulling wheelies on his four wheeler! (The neigbors probably thought we were crazy though. :)

Joel & Linette's Wedding

Jason looks a little surprised to have his picture taken ( notice Bro. Donahey in the background under the Flower Patch Quiet Seat sign).






The Clough family:






Our family

We went on a field trip.... last week

This is a little late but....Better late than never! Last Wednesday and Thursday Mommy, Adam, Serena, and I went to Virginia's Historic Triangle with our homeschool group, and did we ever have fun! Our group got a grant for $8,000 and that paid for a tour bus, tour guide, one night in a hotel, and all admissions to museums, ect.. We only had to pay for two meals; the others were provided.
The group Mommy chaperoned: Adam, Josh, Travis, and Trevor.

Emily, Serena, Julianna, and I. We were roommates.

The moms resting on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay:


The group at Williamsburg:

Serena in the pulpit at Jamestown:

Jonathan posing with Pocahontas:


One of the ships at Jamestown:

The coach:

Everyday Things

I have heard from several sources that this blog has been sorely neglected and is in need of an update. Well, pine no longer!
Serena seeing what life is like in someone else's shoes.

Adam cleaning his room. He realized I was taking his picture a little too late. :)


Hannah working industriously on the dishes.

Checking out Joel's wallet.

PA Farm Show

Hannah and the scarecrow she dressed (that's a turban on it's head :) Serena's scarecrow

The butter statue. It was a school bus with three children and a calf. There's a fourth kid hanging out one of the bus windows too.

Pump Problems

Daddy and Adam had to replace the fuel pump before we could come home Friday. That was okay. We'd get home late but it wouldn't be too bad. But sixty-five miles later at 11:00 p.m. when the new one went out at a gas station it was not okay.

It was 27 degrees out-side and it got pretty cold by the time Joel came to pick us up with Clough's van. We wrapped up with pretty much everything handy that would keep us warm. Here's the pic of Adam you requested Michelle (Durkee):

(That's Hannah's sweater on his head and Daddy's hunting sweatshirt over his lap.) Adam comes up with the most ridiculous thing sometimes. He was sitting there and all the sudden he comes off with "You know, this is awful color coordination. Florescent orange with purple, blue, and black? It just doesn't go together!" Duh. Like that matters when your head's cold in the middle of the night.

Serena asking Joel "Are you almost here?"

We got home at 4:00 a.m. on Saturday. Daddy and Adam got a few hours sleep and then went and put yet another fuel pump in the van. So far we have had no problems with it.

On the Funny Farm

The barn:


Daddy's hunting hat from when he was a boy; he wanted to know if I would want to wear it. Ha ha, very funny.

This is what happens when you have granddaughters that like to play with hair:

Grandma relaxing:

Uncle Doug