Chicks and Blooms

Engagement Pictures!

Austin and his parents visited over the weekend and we took this opportunity to go out to Indian Springs and take engagement pictures.  We had lots of fun ~ they got to see the wedding venue for the first time! 

Their Bride Bunny and Groom Monkey from Build a Bear

this will be Grannys favorite

Thankful for ~~~~~

a beautiful couple
gorgeous state park
fun with friends
laughter
anticipation
plans

And you should be thankful I only posted 19 pictures......of the 100+!

Happenings

Lots going on at the farm since its springtime -

garlic is coming up

planted basil, lavender and mint outside the chicken coop

lots of onions

baby chicks graduated to regular chicken coop

chocolate mint

this cat took up at our house and now is "great with kittens"

old bed springs are now pole bean trellises

Our 4 grand buddies eating together this weekend~

Thankful for ~

room to garden
a large yard to play in
family time
little boy cousins
hugs, kisses and lots of book reading

Memories

Once you click and pin something on pinterest..........a whole slew of related items pops up on your feed.  I found some retro pictures representing my childhood and lots more appeared ~ several that I had completely forgotten about until I saw the pictures.  I was born in 1959, so the 60's and 70's are represented in my memories board ~ here are some goodies!

One of our favorite dinners when daddy had bowling night ~ he didn't like it!

We got new comic books for vacation!

I loved this stuff and had totally forgotten about it.

I am thinking this was in the 1971-74 range.

another forgotten treasure!

It was awesome when we got a super long phone cord!

this was lots of fun ~ the original was the best!

Best gift for the school Christmas party~ 

Colorforms!  I don't think mine were Raggedy Ann though.

Tupperware salt and pepper shakers.....I have moms~

One of the best stocking gifts on Christmas morning ~ this insured I could take 12 pictures that day!

Collected and licked plenty of these to get premiums~

way more fun than microwave popcorn!

Gunne Sacks dresses were the rage in highschool and later ~~~I still have all of mine!

Thankful for~

fun memories
a great childhood
traditions like comic books for vacation
creative toys
loving parents