Library

We have been lucky enough to be able to do some work for our local library. Wonderful library and wonderful people to do the work for. I was babysitting so Randy took these pictures and he is very proud of them! "Did a good job didn't I?" he says. Yep, they look great (after I showed him how to turn on the camera!) LOL!

Lots of storage

This is for in coming books from other libraries.

Big drawers for all the movies.

And more drawers on the left

Our Newest Addition!

                                         Meg Olivia

I thought I would put a few pictures of our newest addition to the family. Meg Olivia, another beautiful grand baby!

Happy Birthday Lia!!!

Lia (our oldest granddaughter) turned 10 yesterday! Courtney surprised her by taking her out of school early so we could take her shopping. I'm afraid she doesn't take after her aunts because we weren't even through the first store and she was tired of shopping! But she said she had a great time and got a bunch of nice things, so here is a very Happy Birthday to Lia!!!! We all love you soooo much!!!!

Lia with new baby sister Meg

This is what I normally get when I ask her for a smile!!

She looks so grown up here! :(

End of Summer

Courtney took this picture with my camera and I just played with the in camera settings to get the sepia look.

Hickory Vanity

Silent Parade

 

 

 

No sirens only silence in honor of those we have lost.

Sprinkle!

A week ago we had a "Sprinkle" for my oldest daughter Courtney. She is pregnant with their 7th child....yes, 7th! And it really might sound like a lot of kids but when we are all together it really doesn't seem that way. Maybe we are all used to it or maybe, just maybe, we all just love being part of a big family! Some might call us crazy, and I say us because we are all part of one big family and we all support each other and this was our way to show Courts that we are behind her and Dave 100%. They are such fantastic parents and a wonderful couple, it's amazing to watch them, we could all learn a few things about communication and respect from these two. And I'm not trying to preach, just wanted to say out loud what I feel, that if there is ever a couple who can handle a large family these two can. So our 3 daughter's got this idea to surprise their older sister with a baby shower and they actually pulled it off! Even with a couple of the kids knowing about it, Courtney was totally surprised! So I just want to say we all love you so much and can't wait for another pretty Smith baby to get here! (And you better wait til the 12th, that's my pick in the baby pool!) Love you Courts!

Beef-a-Rama

We attended a craft show this past weekend and what a beautiful weekend to be up in Minocqua. We haven't been to a craft show in many years and thought we would try one again. It was a little slow in the beginning but picked up by the end. We were surprised by the amount of people there! By what the news was reporting there were around 15,000 people attending all the festivities.All in all it was a great weekend with a surprise stay at a resort nearby all because the hotel we had reservations at mistakenly canceled our room. And bonus....they paid for our room at the resort! Fantastic! Some of the pictures below were from us canoeing, a perk at the resort! Love Minocqua!