Special Time with Friends

Awhile back, us gals had the opportunity to spend an afternoon with some very dear friends in Sterling to celebrate their daughter Elizabeth's birthday.

We had a sweet time of fellowship, jewelry making, and horse-riding.

Jewelry making is a hobby that I (Kara) started awhile back, and they had asked me to teach them.  It was a lot of fun to see their creativity coming out so quickly; they were quick learners. :-)  I wish we had remembered to take a picture of our finished products, but.......oh well.

Most of our jewelry making class (Lydia S,  Sarah S & Emily aren't pictured) : Ashley, Caroline S, Kara, Elizabeth S, Bethany,   Katherine S.

Kara helping Lydia S.

Bethany and Elizabeth took a long ride together on Elizabeth's beautiful Arabian horses.

Bethany (& Emily) helping saddle up for their ride

The younger girls also got to ride .

Thanks S family for a wonderful afternoon!!!

Hive Swarm

One of Trevor's hives swarmed again this spring; thankfully it was noticed before it was too late!

The swarm landed on a branch several yards down wind from the hive

This time he didn't have to use the forklift :-)

The bees won't sting when they are swarming; unless you pinch one.... so some of us were able to stand close by and watch without having to suit up. :-)

Putting them back into a new hive

It's neat to watch them up close!

Cement Pour

At the beginning of April, we poured a concrete approach to our shop.  We hired Mr. S to come and oversee the project. We appreciated him working with the guys on this project since Dad was tied up with business responsibilities and didn't have time to oversee!

Mr. S, Matthew, Mark & Trevor (in the bobcat) getting the forms set up.

Pouring on a brisk cool morning

Now the guys can't wait for a basketball goal... they will be building one eventually :-)

April & May Randoms

Yes, we've been very quiet on the blog this spring. There's been sooo much keeping us busy!

Here's a few random pictures of just a few of the highlights of the past couple of months.

::Easter::

Enjoying the fellowship of our church family over a delicious breakfast

The young ladies singing 'Sing Hallelujah' for our Easter Worship Service

Angie B, Bethany, Emily B, Ashley & Kara playing a special for the Easter Service

The younger kids looking for hidden eggs in the tree house at our Bergen gathering on Easter

::Zip-Line::

The guys finally got our zip-line put back up just before Easter. We had it up a number of years ago, but had to take it down due to re-landscaping our backyard.

Riding the zip-line with cousins on Easter

We didn't (and still don't) have a permanent platform up yet, so this is what we temporarily use most of the time.

Dad taking John for his first ride

Breanna(cousin), Bethany, Matthew, Trevor & Zack(cousin) on Remo

John licking the jello-salad bowl after our church fellowship dinner... can't waste that good stuff! ;-)

The guys digging a well

Bethany

Happy 19th Birthday Bethany!

June 22, 1992

2:53pm

6lbs. 10oz.

19 1/2"