Applesauce, Lake Day, Labor Day, And More

 9.1

 Busy pals on another applesauce day.

Good help

This one from Natalie (I think) -

#blessedchaos

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Hot evening so a few kids landed at lake awhile.

9.2 

Another Wednesday lake day - possibly the last.

Visit to Grandpa - and other visitors were there too.

Sunday evening after supper - finally a little cooler!

In which Natalie and I upset Jacob and Adam😁👀💥

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Josh enjoyed the tyg Labor Day Weekend Invite so wasn't around a whole lot.

Labor Day. Some kids were with camping groups. Some were working. One had school. Some of us went hiking at McNaughton Park in Pekin. Beautiful day.

These from Sarah -

Our destination - Lick Creek

Next stop - Dead Broke Ranch LLC

(Part of McNaughton Park)

Currently open but undergoing renovations with exciting plans for the future. Turns out the young lady managing the renovations is a third cousin to Adam. Only in Smalltown USA!

Still much work to do but much has already been done. Dad and I did a staycation day here in 2020 with the three littles; and even then it was neglected and declining. Evidently it finally closed for a couple of years; and just since February the restoration has been ongoing.

This was just curious to me. Idk what's going on with that but I hope to visit every so often and check out the progress on the place. 

Delicious lunch afterwards in Morton.

That evening then Ben & Coreena stopped in on their way home from Branson and Teddy was cute as a button but I got no pictures. 

Kaiser Day 2026

 Sunday 8.30

Kaiser Day 2026 was held at UMarks after church and was hosted by UMark&ARenee and UMike&AJoyce. It was the usual super hot but with fans and their pool everyone seemed to stay cool and have a good time re-connecting anyways. I only got a few pictures because I was chatting; and frankly I was just too hot to think about it much.

Anyway - here are a few peeks.

These from Grandma -

Well. This was on her ipad but clearly Grandma didn't take it. Idk who gets photo creds but it's not me or Grandma.

And that's a wrap for Kaiser Day and August 2026.

August Happenings

 Wednesday 8.19 

More rain in the forecast so lake day again became lunch at grandma's day. 

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Did you spot the sweet little one who isn't my grandchild but still calls me grandma - because everyone else does, right?

New kittens and their mama (called a queen in official animal lingo).

Parts of Morton got 4.5" rain in a couple hours. After church, we went to see the raging creek behind UJerry's house. Pretty amazing.

Corner of Jackson and Tennessee. The pond there - buried.

Thursday 8.20

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Friday 8.21

Still more rain.

Saturday 8.22 - I was riding Skeet. Jewel is teaching me to bridle and saddle him👀

Sunday 8.22

Monday 8.24

Wednesday 8.26

Lake Day - yes there is still such a thing - it's just been threatening or raining on so many Wednesdays. 

Thursday 8.27

Happy Birthday Mom!

Friday 8.28

Tori and I beat Adam and Jesse. There was great rejoicing 😊😊😊

(then we lost the next two👀)

and I headed inside to cool down because it. was. so. hot.

Saturday 8.29 - Simon & Jenna's wedding in Bloomington, then Shed Some Gospel in Princeville. Both blessed events but no px to share.