40th

To get better sleep at night, Mom and Dad moved into the cabin(made with lumber from the old red barn put to good use) to ensure they got sleep at night. ;)  We kicked them out for our whole visit actually.

 

 

 

 On the big day we had an open house, where we hosted in Mom and Dad's first house.

They lived in what is now the shop, while they worked on the house.  

 Most of the decor came with the accommodations.

 The former kitchen was put to use once again! But not to it's full former glory, and we just put a blanket over all the stuff to make it sanitary.  No running water, but there once was!

 

Some entertainment was provided with the argo.  Yes, it does float!  

 I wonder how many passengers it can handle...

Too many pics

 Everyday shots of all things since we've been back.  I missed out on Melanie's bday 'cause she dropped my camera the day before her birthday being silly while taking pics.  Since then Philip fixed it since, although it looked like the lens was busted, it was just the casing around it.  I guess I'll have to take some pretend shots of the big day. ;)  They'll look even better than the day b/c she's now lost both of her snaggly top teeth and has a perfectly cute toothless look. :)  She lost one tooth just before her b-day, and one on it.  And she hung on dearly to the next one-not holding Evelyn for ages lest she knock out three teeth in a row. ;)

The pics are of an outing to the park, a walk, and a couple in the house things.

Visiting

 Traditional V eating photo

 Helping Grandma

 The kids had a lot of fun helping harvest the potatoes. 

 Evelyn just watched. :)

 The pitchfork was the envy and pride of all. 

 The shovel was harder, but was attempted when the pitchfork was unavailable.

 Lets see how many potatoes are on this plant!

 The dump truck made an excellent wheel barrow.

 "We have matching pajamas!  Can you take a picture of us?"

 Going for a walk and popping by to play on our way

 Evelyn in her favorite place.

 Mark still smiling. :)

 Michael.

 Finally made it to the destination.

 Fresh baked muffins for lunch!  Mmmm.

 Evelyn sitting up for a few seconds!  Melanie is her cushion for when she falls over after her 10 second workout.

 Farewell party.

 Grandkids occupied in Grandma's luxury home theatre.

Girls + cooler = happy