They went camping Labor Day weekend up by our house. Riding their quads was rather dusty!
Another family get together but poor Ava isn't able to snap her blue jeans!
I started a tradition many years ago to paint all the grandchildren and great grandchildren names on ties for dad. I added baby Ava this year but retarded me...I spelled "Eva" instead of "Ava" and didn't discover it until a week after I painted the ties. Some were done with acrylic paint and some were done with oil. What a frickin' mess. I pretty much salvaged two of them without any major mess but the second one from the left is a new tie...with room for a few more names!
JB played handyman for the last 2 weeks. Here he is getting ready to seal the roof above the laundry room! Work! Work! Work! He did take off a few days when it was raining so it wasn't "Never get a day off" situation!
One day we drove to JB's hometown, which is about an hour away.
His alma mater!
Hard to see but there's a big iron peacock in this pic!
Mom and dad Bitterman.
Grandpa and Granny Bitterman.
Grandpa and Grandma Knos (JB's mothers parents)
Saturday, Sept 10th Iowa played Iowa State. We had a tailgate party in the driveway. Some of the fans were quite boisterous and rowdy! The game ended after three overtimes..Iowa State winning 44-41. "It was a really good game"!
JB rigging up a sun shade for the TV.
Another partial family gathering for a pizza party!
Dad all doo-ded up for his annual fireman picture. He's the oldest one of the Waukon volunteer firemen crew.
On Tuesday, Sept 13th we moved down the road to Guttenberg, IA on the Mississippi to where JB's sister and husband live.
As we sat in a restaurant with a view of the river, I chose "Froglegs" for my entree of choice! They were yummy. I wonder if they were caught locally!
We'll spend a few days here and then we'll see what happens next!
