Summer's almost over!

Can't believe it but the summer is almost gone. The kids start back to school this week. Where did our summer go?
Since the last post......Adam had a great time on Mission Trip and is ready to go back to school (I am sure this is for social purposes only!) He will be in the 8th grade this year. Plans to play basketball later in the year. He has grown about 4-5 inches this summer. He will be 14 in a week and told me the other day that in just a year and so many days he will be able to get his permit to drive!!!
Jacob is back to working at Hy-Vee and started football practice this past week. He enjoyed his summer of mowing and learning landscaping. He also is the proud owner of a "new" bronco. I think the price of gas will be limiting his traveling as the new bronco doesn't do so well on gas! He will be a jr. this year and has a pretty full load of hard classes.
Tyler is in training to be a guard at the prison and we are not sure of his new hours yet. Julie starts school in a couple of weeks and Ruby just continues to humor us everytime we spend time with her. We also learned the first part of this month that we are going to have a grandson in December!
Dustin and Mandy are still trying to sell their house and get moved closer to his work. They have been up and visited the last couple of weeks that Dustin had off. It always great to have them here. Abbie came home with us and spent the night one Sunday night before her folks came up on Monday. I think she had a wonderful time. I know Grammy and Gramps did.
Both girls have learned to say "cheese" when Grammy gets the camera out. And we have taken tons of pictures this summer. I've also convinced some other models to do some posing for me. My cousin Brian's daughter Kiley is my prize model and is a real natural. She is always willing to try anything and has a great smile. We even got her little brother and sister in on the action recently. Adam, Jacob and my "step-kids" or rather the neighbor kids (who we've been neighbors with for the last 11 year!) have gotten in on the action. Baby Stella has also been a willing participant, Owan has had his pictures taken even when I've had to chase him done. ha ha
Stella Nichole was born on July 21 to Samuel and Ashley. She is a beauty. Her Uncle Coy who had thought having another nephew would have been better than a neice seems to hog her holding time alot. I think Miss Stella will have him wrapped around her finger in no time at all. Probably Uncle Travis and Grpa Tim also if she is anything like our girls.
Our Church held its VBS in July. Due to some family issues our director was unable to be the director. I had prayed that God would lead me in what to do for this family that had suffered the death of a grandson. And as you all know "we can do anything through Christ" I was able to step into her shoes (needless to say they were very big shoes!) and help her out as director. She had pretty much done everything so I got to just have the fun of leading the kids in the opening and closing. We had a great bunch of adults and teens who taught, sang, danced, played and fed us. We had an average of 60 some kids everynight and it was such a blessing. (I don't have pictures, sorry) I dressed according to the theme and one night one little boy asked me why I dressed funny every night! I don't even think that was the night I was wearing the flamingo costume! At any rate it was great.
Till next time..........God Bless