Month: June 2016
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Nathan
We love you! Grandpa & Grandma
Healthy Yard & Indigo Bunting
June 3 & 4 We appreciate that Jere keeps our yard healthy each year – with fertilizer and weed killer. I captured this picture from a living room window while he was refilling the tank and talking to Cerwin. It was a day earlier when I was pleased to see a male Indigo Bunting on […]
Morning After Rain
Tuesday, May 21 Every now and then there is a morning that takes my breath away. This is the area we cleaned up the day before. If you look in the background – just a bit right of center – you can see the remains of the burn pile still smoking. Wet grass I love a […]
Pavilion & Woods Cleanup
Monday, May 30 This is kind of the second day to our Hershey Family Spring Celebration. Before cleanup Jeff and Cerwin discuss the plan for burning the big trash pile – with all the winter and spring trash. The biggest problem – it was wet from an evening rain the day before. I usually do a lot of the […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Dustan
We love you! Grandpa & Grandma High
Hershey Family Spring Celebration
Sunday, May 29 Because we need all the garage and dining room space for seating, we set up two canopies on the level part of our driveway for the food tables. We set tables for 63 people. I think there were 2 or 3 people who had to use lawn chairs. We – especially Gloria and […]
Helping a Neighbor
Saturday Morning, May 28 One of Ian’s summer jobs is mowing for our neighbor, which is how he became aware that she would like to have a small tree removed. He recruited his dad, grandpa, and younger brothers to help with the project. Thanks, Ian, for taking your job seriously.
Jared’s Birthday Party
Sunday, May 22 Oh, what fun to share birthday celebrations with our grandchildren and watch them grow in stature and maturity. On this day we were celebrating Jared’s 12th birthday. Jere and Kristen made a delicious lunch – including smoked chicken. Then it was time for birthday cake. Posing for pictures and listening to the […]
Field & Garden
May 21 to June 3 This beautiful Ring-necked Pheasant was in a neighboring field when we returned to our house following Jared and Chelsey’s wedding. The next morning – on the way to Sunday school – there was a Trumpeter Swan in the field across from us. I am not sure that I ever saw one […]
Jared & Chelsey’s Wedding Reception
Saturday Evening, May 21 Umbrellas were needed as we walked into Manheim Community Farm Show Exhibition Center I asked him for permission to take a picture of their gift. 🙂 Punch bowl attendants – Jenna, Dustan, and Stephanie – whose husband, Andrew, was not at the table when I took the picture. The bride and […]
Jared & Chelsey’s Wedding
Saturday Afternoon, May 21 – White Oak Church of the Brethren Can you tell that they are involved in farming? The Reception Parking Attendants were posing for a picture when we arrived. The preachers – Ron and Mike – trying to figure out what to do with the boutonnières. Parents Prayer Mr. & Mrs. Jared […]
Jared & Chelsey’s Wedding Photos – Part 6
Saturday Afternoon, May 21 – a few final pictures before the wedding I was Larry’s dreaded paparazzi at the pre-wedding pictures. 🙂 Waiting while the Becker family pictures were taken. I missed getting pictures of the Harnly family. Chelsey’s sisters wanted me to take pictures of their individual families, so it must have been during […]
Jared & Chelsey’s Wedding Photos – Part 5
Pre-wedding photos on Saturday afternoon, May 21 While Korina – the wedding photographer – took specialized photos, I looked around to see what was going on outside of the posed pictures. David and Sophie – whose wedding is coming up soon – asked if I would take a few pictures of them. They are so […]
Jared & Chelsey’s Wedding Photos – Part 4
More pre-wedding pictures from Saturday Afternoon, May 21 Regan getting his boutonnière Kevin and Amy’s family Kevin, Amy with their girls – Heidi, Miranda, and Lindsey Moving to the next photo location. ~~~ More pictures tomorrow evening.
Jared & Chelsey’s Wedding Photos – Part 3
Saturday Afternoon, May 21 Chelsey and her parents It appears that the guys just got their boutonnières. Larry and Karen Ashlea, Larry, Karen, Travis With their parents: Marlin, Nancy, Chelsey, Jared, Donna, Leon Chelsey and her friend Sophie Kylee – the youngest flower girl Her ride ~~~ Part 4 tomorrow night
Jared & Chelsey’s Wedding Photos – Part 2
Saturday Afternoon, May 21 Waiting for their turn in the photoshoot. Chelsey’s oldest sister Karen making sure the dress is okay for pictures. So Chelsey does the same thing for her sister Melissa. Father, sister, and brother-in-law of the groom. Travis (nephew of the bride), Larry (brother-in-law of the bride), and Leon (father of the […]