Pictures of Cousins and relatives

While we were back east, we were able to get some pictures of some of the families, and some of the girl cousins as well! This is Uncle Fain's family on Sunday morning. Their family and Uncle Elon's family play handbells, and had two programs the Sunday we were there. We really enjoyed tagging along and getting to listen to the bell music and the vocal arrangements.

Carrie got this picture of all the girl cousins who were at the morning program. Sam and I decided to go where our relatives normally do for morning worship. We went along to the evening program.

We were delighted that Aunt Iva's family were able to be there at the same time we were! Here are Carrie and Rose with Aunt Iva's three girls. The next picture is of Aunt Iva and Uncle Kenn with their lovely family.

Driving home from Pennsylvania, we stopped in to see Grandma and Grandpa Morley in Missouri. Grandma showed us the baby quilt that she sewed for the first great-grandchild, with help from the granddaughters to embroider the animal squares.

We grabbed a picture of Grandma and Grandpa with Grandpa's bass guitar. We were happy that we got to see them too!

Adventures in Missouri and South Dakota

I've had these pictures on from September and am finally getting around to posting! Hang tight to hear about our adventures in Pennsylvania in December!

 Two days after we got back from camping, we girls took off to Missouri. We went to help our friends the Goodwins, but we also got to spend some time with our grandparents and cousins. I hardly took any pictures, but I did get this one of Carrie sawing some wood for Grandma and Grandpa! We cousins helped stack wood and cut pieces that were too long.

We enjoyed making some freezer meals for Goodwins. These are some homemade pizzas we made them.

We also stopped at a seed store/gift shop that sells heirloom seeds.

Hats decorating a wall. 

Baskets and quilts for sale.

Some cute aprons.

It's kind of hard to tell, but these pumpkins were quite large!

I enjoyed looking at these colorful paintings.

An old-fashioned phonograph (?) playing music.

On our way back from Missouri, I got this picture of a combine in the field. I think this was just across the border into Colorado.

Not long after we got back from Missouri, the whole family went to South Dakota! The first morning we were there, we girls helped move things out of the church basement, while the guys prepared for concrete to be poured in Keith Lavery's shop. Alanna Lavery and Rose put screens on the church windows.

About one o'clock, the cement truck came. Everybody went out to the shop, either to help or to cheer on the helpers. Thanks to the Yarrison boys from Pennsylvania for their help with the pouring! 

The only picture of their work I got was this one of them pouring and smoothing the concrete. We are thankful for what the Lord helped us accomplish during our short visit.