5 /8/16.. Nice time celebrating Mother's Day with the girls and theirfamilies

Max and Jack sang in church today!  Jack really had the motions down good!  Wonderful job boys, my class and all the other kids

Love this cute pic of Isaac and Peyton with the cute flowers they made in Sunday School

Love my pretty plant from Peyton and Isaac.  Rody took them to pick it out and they did it by themselves.  Looks so beautiful in my garden.  Thank you so much!

Thank you Vikki, Rody and family for this wonderful gift card.  I will sure enjoy using it!

Isaac, Jack, Eli, Jacob, Adam, Evan, Hailey and Peyton

Max wasn't at the table so here he is

Adam, Nana, Jacob and Eli

Reading my wonderful cards the kids made me

Opening my gift from Adam.  He made a very cute ring holder for me.  Good job Adam

This made me so happy!

Eli explaining the card he made me.  He did an amazing job and had lots of details he had to tell me about.

My wonderful homemade honey from Kimmy, Jared and the boys.  YUM I eat it every day! Also got a plant called Lamb's Ear from them to plant.  Oh and a swing for my swings which I hung already.  

Kimmy made me this vase and Adam made me this ring holder.  Love them. They are so beautiful. Thanks so much.  I have them sitting out for everyone to see.

Me and my wonderful, loving daughters the Lord has blessed me with.  I am so thankful for each of them and the wonderful mothers they are to my grandchildren.  I love each of you girls so very much and I am so proud of you Melissa, Vikki and Kimmy

Melissa and I took a selfie

The boys (only Jacob is missing) had lots of fun with Uncle Jared on the trampoline 

Love this picture of Jacob and his papa

Jacob caught this fish in our neighbor's pond behind our house

Melissa and her four blessings

Eli and Adam having fun with their daddy

Jack loved the hammock Kimmy got for Mother's Day and so did the rest of us who tried it

Adam and Max went for a walk with Melissa and I

Adam climbed this big hill and was going to roll down it but when he got to the top he saw all the dandelions and said he wasn't going to roll down because he didn't want to get stung by a bee.  He had wanted to roll down it and end up where his mommy was and surprise her.

Lenny was cute.  He would let the big dogs get his toy out in the water and when they got up by shore, he would take it out of their mouths

Jacob fishing on the dock across the water

Max

Jack

Peyton and Isaac

Isaac moved next to Peyton and put his arm around her.  I didn't have to tell him to either.  He loves his sister

Jacob...the true fisherman.  Love watching him fish.  He is so patient and he loves fishing.

Hailey with her doggie, Abby

Eli and Adam having fun on the playground

Isaac climbing.  He climbed the big rock wall by himself too and got off at the top.  He's getting so big.

Peyton having fun on the playground

Evan having fun on the playground.  He stopped playing so I could take this picture

My beautiful bouquet I got from Bill.  Love these white roses!  Thanks sweetie!  Love you!

Opening my beautiful cards the kids made me

Opening my gifts from Hailey, Max, Jack and Evan.  I was so happy.  They made hot pads at school and they are absolutely beautiful.  Such a great idea.  Can't wait to show them off.

Max made me this hot pad in school. Love it...its amazing!  Thanks Max

Hailey made me this cute hot pad in school.  Love it Hailey!  Great art work!  Thanks so much!

My beautiful hanging plant from Melissa, Bruce and kids

Eli helped Jack.  Jack is in the hammock

Bill with his ears on.  He is so cute!

Max, Evan, Melissa, Jack and Hailey

Me and my sweetie with the Minnie Mouse and Mickey Mouse ears on that Stacie got for Peyton and Isaac.  That was so sweet of her.  She gave me a nice card at church.  She couldn't make it today because she just got back from Florida and had to go to DJ's Mom's.  Sure did miss her.

Vikki, Peyton, Isaac, Melissa, Bruce, Hailey, Max, Jack, Evan, Stacie and Kody were in church today.  After church we met at our house and everyone brought pizza their family liked.  Bill and I got ours from our favorite place, G's.  YUM!  We hung out here for a while and Jacob fished, kids played on the trampoline, some watched movies, and some of us tried out Kimmy's hammock.  It is so nice and comfy.  Jacob caught a big fish and was really excited.  We all decided to go to the park so headed over there.  It was a beautiful day when the sun was out.  A little chilly when it went under.  Kimmy, Jared, Vikki, and Isaac went to the pond to let Lenny try it out.  There were a couple of other dogs there Lenny played with a little.  Melissa, Max, Adam and I walked around the pond.  It was so nice and the path was all dry.  We went where Kimmy and Vikki were afterwards and hung out.  Jacob fished the whole time.  Love to watch him as he enjoys it so much.  Not only were grandpa and him sleeping buddies, they would have been fishing buddies.  Max and Jack liked looking for frogs.  Bruce and Bill visited and watched the rest of the kids play on the playground.  We all sat around visiting later and eating the popcorn and snacks that Bruce and Melissa brought.  What a fun family day.  Missed Rody as he wasn't feeling well, but he called me and I missed his call so he texted me Happy Mother's Day.  I called him back right away.  That was so sweet of him to call me.  I also got a text from Cole saying Happy Mother's Day which was very sweet.  Kenzie called me to wish me Happy Mother's Day too.  Missed having her here too.  I planted all of my plants after everyone left.
Bill and I watched a movie and then the news.  What a wonderful day it was.

5/7/16...Went on our Run for the Son ride to raise money for missions. So much fun. Stopped at Kimmy's too

Kevin, Vicky, Brian, Wes and Bill at Bill and Sabrina's getting ready for the Run for the Son ride to Clare

It was sprinkling out in Saginaw

So happy our bike was ready for us to pick up from the guy fixing it.  Left our car at Kimmy's and met the group in Sanford

Arrived at the Amish Home to have our meal

Inside where we ate dinner.  The little Amish boy in the picture had such cute curly hair.  

Jeff and Charlie.  Jeff just got home from Florida and North Carolina.  He was in the hospital in Florida and then several ER's on the trip to North Carolina.  His pace maker stopped which saved his life because someone found him in time, he fell and hit his head and got a brain bleed.  He got out of the hospital and while Vickey drove, he had seizers which landed him in different ER's.  He is a miracle.  3 years ago he fell out of a tree stand in the woods.  Was miraculously found, the ambulance made it back to where they could get him in time, and he recovered amazingly.  God has a plan for his life for sure.

This is the outside of the house....Vicky, Kevin, Kitty and Charlie

We went to the Colonville store and had fun going through it.  I bought a few things.  When we came out this is what we saw.......captions are underneath the pictures

This is what CMA people do after they eat a big meal.  Find a  glider rocker.  Pastor Bob Schultz and Brian

Renae and her hubby...they live about a mile from Kimmy and Jared.   They found a double glider

Kitty and Kenny found a swing

So happy to see Jacob, Adam and Eli

It was a beautiful day on the farm

Oscar the Ram is so cute with his bell.  It sounds wonderful

Clarence was so cute too

Kimmy and Jared's new lambs.  I cut Daisy's ear out of the picture.  Whoops.

Me and my boy Eli

I was laughing because these boys were to dirty to hug and even a little smelly.  I had been plugging my nose

Got serious for this picture with my boys!

Headed over to Bill and Sabrina's house at 8:30.  Stopped and put gas in the car as we had to take it because our motorcycle was being fixed in Midland.  I got gift cards to get the other boys Christmas presents for next year at Toys R Us.  Stopped at Tim Hortons and I got a blueberry muffin.  Bill didn't get anything for himself.  He did pick up a big box of donut holes to take to their house.   Got to Bill and Sabrina's and turned in our money.  Bill gave a thousand and I gave one hundred.  So thankful for all those who donated.  We visited with everyone and then Bill got a call saying our motorcycle was fixed.  I called Kimmy to see if we could leave my car at her house while we rode.  I headed over there after dropping Bill off to get the bike.  Got hugs from all the kids and talked with Kimmy for a few minutes and then Bill got there.  We left and the timing was perfect as we got to Sanford and the rest of the group was at the gas station.  It was sunny from Midland on so didn't even need rain gear.  The only problem we had is when Bill stopped the bike because his phone was falling out of the compartment on the bike.  It came all the way out right where he stopped.  Luis and Eva stopped to make sure we were ok.  Then we had to catch up to everyone else.  We got to the Amish farm and had chicken, ham, mashed potatoes, corn, noodles with chicken, homemade white and wheat bread with apple butter and homemade peanut butter.  Everything was so delicious.  We could have all we could eat too for $15.  I had angel food cake with strawberries and cool whip for dessert and Bill had cherry pie.  That was yummy too.  This was such a nice place to eat and will be a great memory. Rode back with the group until we got to Meridian Rd.  Then the couple who live by Kimmy and us went on our own.  Bill stayed a few minutes at Kimmy's and walked through the woods with Jared, Kimmy and I and then he left to go home and let Mocha out for me.  I stayed and visited and Kimmy and I went to the Nursery to pick up the plants I ordered from Jacob for his band fundraiser.  We had so much fun and I was so happy she went with me.  They had free popcorn and punch too.  Good thing Kimmy was with me.  It said I could pick out a 4 1/2 inch square or 4 inch round container.  We picked out 3 perennials and headed in.  We got the wrong size.  Went back and didn't see any and then checked again and they told us where they were.  Picked out three nice plants and then went back to Kimmy's. Was happy to see her new sheep, and all of the other animals, plus her pottery she was going to put in the Kiln.  Happy to get lots of steps walking there too.  Oh, and a swing for my swings to replace the baby swing.  Thank you Kimmy.  Got home and went and got Evan's birthday present and Max and Kimmy's 3 boys their Christmas presents for next year.  Dad and I watched a Hallmark movie when we got home.

5/6/16 Kimmy, Vikki and Melissa came over today

Evan with the coaster he made his mom for Mother's Day serving her a drink

Did laundry and hung it outside.  Such a beautiful 70 degree day.  Kimmy got here and then Vikki shortly after.  When Bill got home from the Sportszone we went to get Vikki's treadmill and took it to her house.  Then we went to a subdivision garage sale.  Vikki had gone with me there yesterday, but there were more today and Kimmy got to go.  We all found stuff and had fun.  Came home and had soup and taco's for lunch.  Had cherry dump cake for desert and cookies.  We worked on the swing chains Kimmy got.  Kimmy got all the sticky stuff off of them.  She also got a glider swing to hang.  The boys will have lots of fun.  We spent the day outside which was nice.  Weeded around the house a little more and sat outside to read my Bible.  Watched a Hallmark movie that was good.