Random December happenings

Just some random pictures from the first couple of weeks in December...

Kaylee snoozing in her Santa hat

Our winter garden - carrots, lettuce, radishes, broccoli

At the Panama City Christmas parade - Brandon, Kaylee, Cheyanne

Dustin after a band performance at the Civic Center

Mrs. Hawley directing the Singing Sailors

Kaylee with the Southport Singing Sailors

Kaylee & Taylor during a visit to Jacksonville

Kaitlyn, Brandon, Kaylee, Taylor

Kaylee holding a puppy during a visit to Carol & Mary

Carol Kirby

Random October pictures

Beautiful wildflowers my husband picked for me on the way home from work!

Our pond sans rain. It's getting to be quite the mud hole.

One of the brazen raccoons that hang out in our yard. It's up in the tree in the first picture.

Dustin's new parakeet, Rio.

The scouts learned about ham radio one Saturday in October.

Kaylee got a feather for $1 at the school Fall Festival. She left it in her hair for almost 3 months.
We decided to use the coupons they gave out at school to see the Cole Bros. Circus when it came to Panama City Beach. Dustin was playing at a football game and wasn't able to come. Kaylee invited her friend Hannah, though, so we still had 4 kids.Just documenting that we finally covered the pool on Oct. 22. The kids haven't used it for several weeks now.
The current state of our garden boxes. Starting the winter garden - broccoli, spinach, radishes, peas, etc.

Dustin did a project on Joseph Smith for his history class.

Dustin's science fair project involved Kaylee's hamster (in the middle), as well as a couple of hamsters belonging to a friend. He spent a lot of time trying to get them to cooperate!

Garden Update

This was when we still had hope that our garden might do something!

Random house and yard pictures

Just a reminder of how things are looking these days!

Overabundance of eggs after a few days being gone and not collecting them.

New slag rock on driveway

Current pond levels

Status of the new covered parking for the camper - waiting on metal for the roof.

Garden boxes

Refurbished swing

One of those random posts....

Kaylee really wanted a picture with her balloon. She kept blowing it up over and over and letting it fly all over the house. Each time, it got bigger and bigger, but eventually the pressure was just too much for it!

An osprey that we have started seeing around the pond occasionally.

Kaylee's project for "Charlotte's Web." She did all of the work at school with a friend (I like that kind of project!)

Our garden is growing! Of course I took these pictures late in the evening, so you can't see very well, but it's still exciting!

Derek & Dustin after their band concert. Dustin was slouching a little, but Derek really is towering over him these days!
Dad and the boys also went on the father/son camp out this weekend. I forgot to send the camera, though.

Soccer is over!! The kids have had a great time this season, but we are all ready for a break! Here are a couple of pictures from Kaylee's soccer party. The camera didn't make it to the others for some reason!

Roger at the ward fish fry. I just had to capture the expression he gives me when I break out the camera. He loves it!!