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We were planning on having a picnic for Labor Day with Dan's family & my family. We were also going to

celebrate Mom Hardy's birthday! However, since it rained, we ended up eating inside instead!

But it was still a fun day! Joe & Janelle were up from Cincinnati, so the cousins were making plenty

of noise together as we celebrated!! J Below are a few pictures!

The cousins being silly together!

 

Mom's amazing birthday candle!!

 

Cheesy Drew!

 

 

Such a silly kid! He & Jaonna are more alike than we ever thought they were!!

 

Nonna with the grandkids! (The stateside ones anyway) J

 

Joe, Janelle, & Drew Hooper.

A fun indoor picnic!

We were planning on having a picnic for Labor Day with Dan's family & my family. We were also going to

celebrate Mom Hardy's birthday! However, since it rained, we ended up eating inside instead!

But it was still a fun day! Joe & Janelle were up from Cincinnati, so the cousins were making plenty

of noise together as we celebrated!! J Below are a few pictures!

The cousins being silly together!

 

Mom's amazing birthday candle!!

 

Cheesy Drew!

 

 

Such a silly kid! He & Jaonna are more alike than we ever thought they were!!

 

Nonna with the grandkids! (The stateside ones anyway) J

 

Joe, Janelle, & Drew Hooper.

Trip to Peguis, Manitoba

Unfortunately, . . . laundry follows you everywhere! Jenny & I went to the local laundromat. There were 10 dryers (but only 4 worked) & there were 8 washers (but only 3 worked)! lol!

Bro. Favell & Ben riding through the field in the "rez" truck.

Beautiful wild tiger lilies!

We boiled the roots to make a medicinal tea.

It actually didn't taste too bad!

Digging for Seneca root

My handsome husband!

Jenny & Tatayana with some fox pelts.

The fur loft. The Indians and other settlers would trap animals and

trade the furs with the Hudson Bay Company for necessities.

We ate at this restaurant - named Barney Gargles. Very unique name, but very good!

Ben & Jenny Bridges

Poutine! (sp?) A Canadian specialty!

Welcome to Peguis!

Chicago!

Getting ready to leave for the big trip!

A visit with Papa Dew

We went to visit Grandpa Kiffer (Papa Dew is what the kids call him) yesterday. We had a good visit and he was very glad to see the kids!

Dan's turkey

Dan's first turkey. He called it in using a mouth call, so he was pretty excited! I'm not sure who was excited more - Dan or Dandy! When Dan got home and pulled it out of the car, Dandy was so excited he was shaking!!!

A picnic in our backyard!

MMMM . . . A bowl of chocolate ice cream eaten in the backyard . . . summer can't be far away!

The kids thought they might take a "nap" outside (yeah, right)

Picnic in our back yard! Hurrah for warmer weather!

Misc. news & pictures

On the train at Erie Zoo

Dandy kept saying, "Hi old man!"

Dandy and Aunt Nell

Dandy & Colton at the zoo together!

Carol (Darin's wife) & Colton are in from Japan, and were visiting with us this week. Dandy & Colton are only two months apart - they had a blast playing together (and arguing, etc.). But all in all they did very well. It was lots of fun to watch them!

The coolest little girl in the world!

At Niagra Falls with the Hardy clan!

Dandy was trying to blow a dandelion puff, but he got the "puff" all in his mouth!

Jaonna's first time in a swing. She loved it!

Learning to eat carrots! She loves those too!

The house my Mom & Dad just moved into - still in Salem! Very nice . . . reminds me a little of the house we built in Tennessee!

Playing in the water at Lake Huron

Can you believe I actually beat Dan by 7 strokes!? First time it ever happened!

An anniversary kiss - 3 years!

On Vacation, we ate at a place called Tony's. This was Mom's BLT with a whole pound of bacon!