Grandkids Supper

Grammy & Grampy had all of their grandkids &

spouses for Dinner on Tues. night.

Grampy made the meat (delicious!!!!!) and we all

brought along a side dish. What a great evening!

The whole gang - 24 I think.

The only one missing was Katie she was sick - BIG bummer!

It was Grampy's Birthday.

Here he is opening one of his presents!

A little something for Grammy as well - cozy slippers!

Looking at the new calender that Kelly & Aunt Norma made.

And here they are the new slippers!
They look like your feet are in fluffy, cozy down pillows.


Grammy & Grampy with grandkids.

And now everybody - grandkids & spouses.

Thank you Grammy & Grampy - A memorable evening!!!

Stacking wood

Kevin, Grampa & the kids working away.

Hey guys, aren't you ready to eat yet?

The kids had a blast helping Daddy & Grampa!

All this hard work & fresh air sure gave the kids a hefty

appetite for supper when they came in!!!

first fire of the season.

This is a bit out of order but I forgot to put this in

last week - I had to get a picture of the kids helping

Daddy make the 1st fire of the season!

Excited kids!

The kids were counting down the days this week

in anticipation for the arrival of Grandma &

Grampa on Friday Afternoon.

Braden & I picked them up at Manchester at 2:00.

Grampa rode home in the back with Braden, it seemed

he had a lot to catch up on with Grampa.

Then it was up to the bus stop to pick up a very

excited Breanna - she about knocked Grandma over as

she came running off the bus and jumped into her arms.

We had a relaxing evening around the fire last night catching

up and eating apple crisp that the kids made with the

Apple, peeler, corer, slicer! And the kids always want to

hear Grampa tell them stories.

I was too cozy by the fire to go out in the car for the camera,

but I hope to post some pictures of the kids with Grandma &

Grampa soon.

They will stay with us a little over a week so we are very excited!

Trick or Treat!!!

A few of us met at Andrea's house to take the kids around

her neighborhood for some trick or treating.

Kids: Brody, Shelby, Molly, Cali, Lilly, Shilo, Ellie, Ava,

Paxton, Colby, Kyle, Breanna, & Braden.

Off we go to get some goodies!

Trick or Treat!

Wow! Look at all this candy.

Paxton, Brody & Braden

Baby Shilo was even dressed up - what a doll!

Buddies!

Molly was a giraffe - so cute!

These bags are getting pretty full!

We finished up and headed over to Dale & Laura Whites

to check out a haunted house that Austin,

Bronson, Brooke & Garrett set up.

Wow - it was really good!!!!

(Above: Jananne & Garrett standing at the entrance!)

Brian Anderson

Brooke with the loot!

Austin

Bronson

It took a little convincing to get the kids to go thru, but

we did get Ellie, Ava, & Breanna to go,

Braden wanted nothing to do with it.

Then we had a hard time getting Breanna to

come out she decided she really liked it & wanted to be

in there with them to see other people go thru &

get really scared!

Nate & Jill and the kids came by and Colby went in,

and came out like it was no big deal - he loved it!

And this is Luci - she was a witch!

A few more pictures...

Well I realized last night when I was laying in bed

that I didn't think I had a Halloween picture of the Zals.

So when I went back into my picture file to find one

which unfortunately I do not have, I found a few more

shots that I thought I needed to post.

The kids standing with this scary dude - Yikes!

(Ellie, Breanna, Jed, Ava, & Jackson)

Janice, this is a classic!

Braden the dishwasher!

James - a good look for you!
James, Laura, & Brynna arrived Fri. around 3:30 so
Kevin grabbed dads bike and him & James went out cruisin.


Well no Halloween picture of the Zals, but this is even better.

Sandy & Sawyer on the hayride.

OK, here he is the big Zal hangin with his brotha.

Fall Weekend Get Together

We enjoyed our 2nd annual fall get together this past weekend.

The families that come and stay with us at Milford Conv., &

some of the families around here spent the weekend together.

26 Adults & 22 Kids (youngest 1 month, oldest 7 years old)

It started Fri. night for lasagna supper.

Sat. morning we all got together for 9:30 breakfast
and spent the day together. We were hoping to do some
of the fun outdoor activities that we did last year, but the
weather did not cooperate.


Lunch Time!



Johanna, Laura, & Rebbecca

Colby holding baby Shilo.

Braden holding Sawyer Zal

Hanging out, & playing games.

Game time for the ladies!

Watching from a dry spot.

The guys playing a bit of football - it was pretty slippery!

Sorry this picture is pretty blurry, but the kids were having

a good time sitting in the back of the toy dump trucks &

riding them down the hill - it was quite the ride!

All the kids needed dry cloths after this event.

Then it was time to get our Halloween costumes on and

head to the barn. (See following post).

*Sunday we all joined back up for lunch at Brad & Shelleys.

I'm very mad that I didn't have my camera, but have been

promised that I will receive pictures from some of the others.

I'm sure that you will see pictures on the other blog sites. It

was a much better day on Sunday so the guys & the kids

played outside while the ladies were in having a

little baby shower for Sandy Zal.