Benton just got a new bike for his birthday from J and Boppa. He hatched the idea of taking it to the farm for Easter weekend. This was a horrible idea — it’s too hilly, would be muddy, and just generally wouldn’t be fun. I was wrong. We took both Benton’s and Carson’s bikes. It […]

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Two cakes and five grandkids singing you happy birthday ain’t bad.

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When she saw the first post I put up recapping last weekend, Julie commented that she was impressed that I managed to not lead with Alana. I decided to really show her a thing or two by  holding off for many posts on that front. I made it to the third post before I cracked. […]

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It’s spring, and it’s been a wet spring, so the river at the farm was deeper and faster than normal — the various gravel bars that are generally above water or at least wadable were well submerged. So, Brett hauled out the inflatable raft. Eldest grandkid first — Tyler demonstrated how it’s done: Next, it […]

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I’ve just uploaded 30 photos from our weekend in West Virginia…and I’m struggling to figure out how to break them up for a series of posts. Going with the, “If you don’t know where to start, start anywhere” approach, I’m going with “potatoes.” Potatoes. As in “potato gun.” Benton and I made one a couple […]

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These pictures are from a few weeks ago, but they seemed worth posting (and I’ve probably got another couple of posts from this trip as well — Benton’s “flaming mini-raft” needs to be written up, for sure). One of the real benefits of moving back to Ohio is that it’s a lot easier to get […]

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Pictures rather than words…

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Three households of Bob/Pam grandkids convened at the farm for several days the week leading up to the Fourth of July. Shortly after the first group arrived…the power went out. Four hours later, Bob got the generator running. 15 minutes later, the power came back on. We’re just happy that Bob didn’t wind up with […]

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During our Memorial Day weekend visit to the Farm, we made it down to the river for some relaxation. The kids enjoyed catching minnows and crawfish. Elwyn enjoyed chasing rocks and trying to shake water onto Alana, Pam and I (click on the pictures to view larger versions).

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