BBQ at Grandpa Wager's House

Yesterday, we went to Grandpa Wager's house for BBQ Ribs. Uncle Tim did a great job and Owen was very impressed with his grilling ability. :) We also had corn on the cob, some noodle pudding, salad, Mandarine orange jello, potato salad, melon/mint drink, and a huge appetite to take it all in. While we were there, Uncle Hazen and Beki, and Sarah and her 4 boys stopped by. It was very fun!
Having Icys after the dinner.

Betty's dog, Misty, very relaxed with Uncle Tim on Grandpa Wager's rocker.

Owen, cleaning up in the living room.

Grandpa Wager.

Nicholas.

Charlie.

Beehive in Dad's back yard tree. Too close to the deck for my comfort.

Nicholas, in his monster p-jays, who is quite a brave boy, to be walking on the ledge of the deck! He's such a climber.

Owen reading his composed story about the "Secret of Him Liking Trains," to Grandpa Wager. (Because after all, NO ONE KNOWS that he loves trains.)

Miss Betty and I. We had such a great time in the kitchen, and also just hanging out. She is always helping get things ready, or cleaning up. She's such a blessing.

Kalamazoo Air Zoo

This past Friday, Owen and I went on our September Field Trip to the Kalamazoo Air Zoo, with around 5 other families. This is a pretty cool place, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about airplanes and spacecraft, throughout history. Owen especially loved the Hot Air balloon, and airplane ride. And we also got to go inside one of the planes they used to drop parachuting soldiers from. It was cute to see all the kids jump out saying, "Geronimo!" I, however, got very dizzy in the plane, even though it was not moving at all. My favorite plane was the 831 Blackbird. It is the only one. It flies 3x the speed of light or sound (I can't remember which), and can't be caught by missle or shot down in any way. That's because it's so fast, and it goes so high.
Here is Owen patiently sitting with Gabe, Sophia, and Michaela Meyer, the family we carpooled with.


Owen standing with Ann Marie Tilbert, and her children.

Owen and Heather. Heather was by herself today, so she liked Owen tagging along with her when I was dizzy.


The Hot Air Balloon ride that Owen did.

Part of the largest Mural done about Air flight progress in History.



Owen, standing with our first tour guide, Mr. Ralph. Owen had the best time conversing with Ralph. He kept saying, "Wooooowh. That sure is a big airplane," or "Wooooowh. That is sure amazing!" lol There was a lot of information over our heads, but he sill appreciated hearing about it.

Here Owen is with our second tour guide, Mr. Mike. Don't you know it's harder to stay interested when you've already been through an hour tour??? lol






On our way up to the parachuting airplane.



Lined up to sit inside and push all the buttons.

Bedrooms and Bathrooms

Master Bedroom





Bathroom





Guest Room, and Charlie's Room

Basement Pictures

Books and more books, plus Owen's Home Depot set.

Craftroom stuff: Sewing in the bottom cabinets, and scrapbooking stuff in the drawers and on the counter. Notice the new table in the center of the room. On sale...at Menards! :)

More bookshelves in the living area downstairs.

Owen's toys, puzzles, games, etc.

More toys. "Dress up," kitchen food toys, and little manipulatives like "Monkeys in a Barrel."

Train table, and art easel.

Storage room shelves for gift wrapping, and lots of bubble wrap.

Furnace room with storage for canning items, and extra big kitchen items only used once in a while.