A Birthday Party for Jesse

Saturday, July 2

1 (1)Before I get to the birthday party, I have a few more experimental pictures with my new camera – from our patio.

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1 (4)We received an email that the refrigerator Cerwin ordered for the new chapel was in, so we went to Lancaster to pick it up. Of course I had my camera along for the drive. 🙂 We saw these three girls on the way home.

1 (5)The locals know where we were when I took this picture.

1 (6)The birthday supper at Jere and Kristen’s.

1 (7)Pretty table setting for the season

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1 (8)Welcoming Jana back from her trip to Ireland and the United Kingdom.

1 (9)Some of Jere and Kristen’s pretty flowers.

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1c (1)The neighbor’s Holsteins in the meadow below Jere and Kristen’s yard.

1c (2)Jana lighting the candles

2 (1)Some cute pictures of Josh and Allie

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2 (6)Roy wanted a few mug shots too. 🙂

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2 (8)Jana just happened to be there. 🙂

2 (9)I needed a picture of Allie for her birthday.

3 (1)Supper is cooking

3 (2)Supper is ready

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3 (6)Jesse’s birthday cake

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4Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Jesse. Happy birthday to you.

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5 (4)Gifts

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3 (5)He got this cute dog food dispenser from Roy and Deb. You put a snack on top of this container then pop it up so the dog snack goes up in the air. It was a hit with Jake and Colt.

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5 (8)That’s a serious water pistol.

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5 (10)The cows are back in the meadow below the yard.

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5 (12)My brothers’ farm across the valley

6Time for an evening campfire. I told Deb – because of the angle of this picture it will look like she is on fire. It does. 🙂

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DSC_0523It was a delightful evening in our valley.