Creek time and a hike along the creek...

Baby birds hidden in the grass...The Mama Grekel (?) was not happy that we were peeking in on her babies.

JB and Gloria looking at the nest.

In the beginning of our stay in Colorado it was hot and the creek felt very refreshing.  JB is showing his strength standing up against the "rushing" waters...

Just playin'

A view of the Bremer ranch from the other side of the fence across the creek.  The boys were help building the dam back up since the beavers had abandoned it.

 Zephyr trying to fetch a piece of petrified wood from the bottom of the creek.  Zeph is a pretty scary dog you know.  We found branches that the beavers had chewed off that had turned as hard as a rock and didn't float anymore...I think it confused Zephyr a bit...

The First Week in Colorado - Happenings

Flying kites in the pasture...

JB and Gloria totally entranced by the duo in violin playing...Elliot Sealy and Lolli (both Wings Like Eagles counselors staying with the Bremers and friends from South Carolina)

Gloria dressing a doll

Elliot teaching Gloria how to play the violin

Elliot playing the violin for Ricky, Gloria, and JB.  Violin players are cool.

Playing cards

showing some skin and sporting a thong...

...or maybe it's just a major Johnny Jump Up wedgy...

Another Attempt to get up-to-date

We have SO MANY June pictures and experiences I want to share with loved ones, but I don't feel like I've had a spare moment between the garden up-keep, a certain baby and 3-year-old, and most recently, 2nd grade VBS, which was WAY more work than I expected, but worth it!  I'm missing JB and Gloria, but they are having a great time with their grandparents in Colorado.  Camp is over for them, the other campers, and the counselors, but I can't wait to hear about it from them (assuming we ever get them back!).  They also have a family of friends in Colorado, like the Reimers, the Tafoyas, and others who home school and have young kids.  They also got to spend time with counselors who stayed at the house and are long-time friends of the Bremers, the two youngest Sealy boys, their friend, Lolli, and Max's cousin, Rachel.  I don't have any problem with them hanging (sometimes literally) around these teenagers and other camper friends because they are Godly, wonderful people and their friends' parents are raising polite, wonderful, God fearing kiddos.

Now, back to catching up on pictures...Here are some from back in the beginning of June while all of us were still here in Oklahoma (JB and GLoria are still in Colorado as I type this)...

Benaiah loves to match his favorite machines...

After our neighbor, Mr Adams, took some dirt from one part of the land and dumped it where we needed a level spot for our hopeful above-ground pool, apparently a spotted salamander was displaced.  VERY displaced...I looked them up online and they are the South Carolina state amphibian...This one was far from home.  It's fun and interesting to the various frogs, lizards, and salamanders around here.

Evelyn got her first ride on the 4-wheeler.  She was ready to work the controls...

Benaiah: "You have something on your back JB!  I can get it for you!"

You should see us on the highway...Just kidding...we had an interesting and very bumpy ride to the Red River.  This was a very hot day and we were a bit disappointed that the water, although moving, was very warm.  However, it was a fun adventure.  Something kinda interesting...this river water is salty...not what I was expecting...

Something about the tongue...

...must mean they're having fun!

Sweetness

This baby is getting heavy!

Nuts

These kids had their Wheaties this morning!  Actually, I think it was Oatmeal Squares.

Eating Experiences

Max was planning to cook with onions from our garden.  According to Evelyn, anything near her Bumbo is fair game for her to play with...or eat.  This was the very first experience with any solid food and she would not give the onion back.  Amazingly she didn't make any disgusted faces while chewing on it.  Although now that she's had multiple experiences with Cheerios and fruit, the onion isn't as attractive to her to munch on any more, even the sweet onions.

Growing wild...

Beautifully Oklahoma born and raised - both Evelyn and the flowers...

Benaiah feeding on the mulberry bushes along the our Oklahoma driveway.  We whacked enough off the trees with PVC pipes onto a tarp that I made two batches of mulberry jam.  The thing that took the longest was picking out all of the unripe ones and the leaves and bugs.  Now we're looking forward to the Oklahoma sand plums.

The Air Show in May (Playing Catch-up on blog posts)

JB and Gloria get along so well...except that right after this picture Gloria squealed "you're squeezing me too hard!"








In the KC-135 cockpit.

Benaiah: I wonder how I can get into trouble with this switch?

Gloria is set with "helmet" with pink flowers and a "microphone" made of hair...

So much to post, so many blessings, so much to do...

Usually when I don't post for this long it is because we are having a "break" from adventures in our life and haven't taken any pictures or do not have any funny or interesting stories (doesn't happen very often with 4 kids and an adventurous hubby).  This time I have just been too busy to post although I do have pictures and words I want to share with everyone.  Once we get to Colorado for vacation I won't have normal household or garden chores and will have help and ample distractions for the kids, so my plan is to catch up on adventure, gardening, and normal everyday life posts.  Stick with me friends and family and there will be some soon!