There is quit a change in Gpa and Gma's lives. Gpa retired on the 28th of August and we have moved to our home in Montpelier Idaho. We found the perfect sign to show just who Gpa is! It's nice that Gma will still stand by.

We have gotten most of our house in order. There was a lot to do but it is coming together. Just want everyone to know - we have a, real no fooling, guest room. So, come on down.


We have been planning to go to Indiana since the birth of our 16th grandchild, Jane Elizabeth, Aaron and Alida's new baby. We are excited to see them and have been looking forward to the trip. We have made a few stops on the way including this, which is one of the original Pony Express stations located in Gothenburg Nebraska. It is also located on the Mormon Trail. it was fun to see one of the places our ancestors were.


Our next stop was at the Mormon Trail Center in Omaha Nebraska. We had a great guided tour of the center that gave us some new insights to what the pioneers had to go through just to get to Winter Quarters. It is well worth the stop, if you ever get there. We were able to stop by the Winter Quarters Temple (pictured here). It is one of the small ones and is just as beautiful as the rest. It was closed for upkeep but we got a good look at the outside. Again, it's well worth the stop.

More to come later in the trip.
Love to All
Gma and Gpa

Thanksgiving 2009

A couple months ago Matthew issued an invitation to all the family to come to our house for Thanksgiving. That invitation still stands. We will have all new floors and an new kitchen to show off. And since "certain" people couldn't make it to the 4th of July get together; it will be another chance for Mom and Dad to have all thier kids together before they put their papers in for thier mission.

To get to the point, who's comin'? Shane, Aaron, Jared; you have the farthest to travel. Do you think you can make it? I think Mom and Dad are comfirmed and I'm fairly certain Amber's clan can make it. Let me know.

Tina

A day at the beach

Memorial Day this year we went to Larabee State Park. It has a little rocky beach with lots of tide pools. The kids had a great time. They did very little wading or playing in the water but they had fun collecting shells, looking at sea critters and generally running around. There were star fish everywhere; big purple ones; as well as little crabs, fish and sea cucumbers. We even found one pool with sea anemones. There were these nice rock formations where we took a lot of group and individual shots. Then we went to the park playground and home for a bbq. We were tired out but had a fun day. Thank goodness for the sun.

P.S It rained the next day. boooo!

Science Fair Project

Aidan, Joseph, Natalie, Daisy & Ceili all worked together on a science fair project. Every year their school puts on a Science Fair. Eighth graders are required to do a project but anyone can do one who wants. All the younger kids said they wanted to do a project. I decided we should do only one. Aidan came up with the idea and we did it together. Thier subject was which brand of popcorn has the fewest unpopped kernels. So we popped and ate fifteen bags of popcorn and counted the left over kernels. I think they all enjoyed it. (Especially eating all the popcorn.) They got an outstanding ribbon. They are talking about next year. Aria will be doing a required project then so we will see.

Sorry Aaron, we almost couldn't wait for the pictures. These babies just look to good to not eat right away. Want you to know that your old fishing hole still has fish - a few less but still has fish. The one with the head on it was Chance's catch. Gma got two, Gpa got two, and Nathan got one. We all had several that got off. The worst of it was the one that must have run at least 10 pounds. I'm goina miss that one. And that is my story and I'm sticken to it. We all had a great time and would have liked to have the two, almost three, of you there to enjoy it with us. I just didn't want you to think those minnow sun fish are anything special.

Would like to see a post on here or yours letting us know what you guy were up to for this holiday weekend.

Enjoy Gma and Gpa

There was a couple of visitors at Gma and Gpa's homestead. This is a picture of just one of the red foxes that was in the pasture in front of our house. We hadn't seen them since they finished eating our chickens It was kind of fun.
Hope everyone enjoys Love to all Gma and Gpa.

Workman Family has been busy in April.

Joseph, Natalie, Daisy and Ceili all were in a play at school. Joseph was a member of the Very-Hairy Frowny-Face Tribe. Though he didn't frown much.

Daisy, Natalie & Ceili were all chameleons. They sang and danced and changed colors. Daisy tried out last year but got afraid during try-outs so didn't make it. This year was no problem. She had a good time.

This is Natalie & Joseph's second year in Missoula's Children's Theater. The theater group comes to our school and has try outs Monday. The cast is chosen that day and they have thier first rehersal. The rehearse the rest of the week and then perform on Saturday. Winds up being a very busy week.

The play was Robinson Crusoe. (But a very loose interpretation) Ceili was almost not in it. She missed the try out because she forgot her permission slip and came home on the bus. I took her to school with me to get the other kids. At the end of the tryouts it turned out everyone got a part so I asked the director if we could fit Ceili in. The director did a one-on-one tryout and Ceili did great. Looking the director in the eye the whole time and doing all she said.

All the kids had a great time.

Yes, we went to a Tea Party on Tax Day. I went alone during the day then took the kids with me later in the day for a short time. Aidan got into it the most making his own signs and standing at the curb the whole time. I'm not sure how much they really understood but they asked a lot of questions and learned some things about current politics.

This is Mariska's latest Anime costume. This is her second year running. There is a convention every year in Seattle. Both years she has made costumes using what we have at home. And that is her own hair. She cut it and bleached it out. It's teased up there but it is a short blond bob normally now. It actually looks very sophisticated.

This is Aria's newest art project. It is a friend of hers. She has been doing a lot of art lately and finding things she is interested in school too. She just needs to be challenged.