Kentucky Cutie..

Thanks for the photo showing off your little Kentucky Fan...
love the winning Smile!!
It makes my overalls look Great.

Memorial Day

End of a long weekend..

now everyone travels back home,

after spending time together

Uncle Nathan must drive back to Ohio

Allie's Graduation...

Cousin Allie's
HS Graduation

is this
afternoon at 3pm

so YeYe
& Great Great

took us to
breakfast ....

Great Aunt
Patti joined
us too

Congratulations Alexandra Rahne Wilson! Class of 2011

So Proud of You!

note:

Allie's daddy, my brother Eddie graduated HS

the same year my daughter,H, graduated preschool...

now his daughter, Allie graduates HS

the same year H's daughter graduates Preschool

How Cool !!!

Relaxing...

taking it easy at home

Sedalia Missouri Tornado

There is nothing we can say except...

we were Blessed and Watched Over !

No sirens heard, Sky was solid dark rain,

or so we thought....

this is what we saw seconds as we drove

north on Hwy 65 through Sedalia

on our way home...

delayed 1 1/2 hrs til a road opened to west

Best Buddies...

YeYe is keeping busy

with Lil Orchid

Going to see the Overlook at

Truman Dam, Ozarks

Honoring YeYe at the

WWII tribute,Warsaw MO

Everythings Sweet at Great Grandma's

the girls are rockin'
that's Mei Mei (new baby doll)



Cooking up trouble?

Making Mickey Mouse pancakes with Great Great.

Sawdust and Sanding...

Lil Orchid
was on the balcony of the Barn
while I was downstairs
inside cutting & recycling wood.

my daughter did some sanding...

We DO our own cutting

I call him the Monster...

we DO recycle, cut, sand
for OUR wooden products...
blocks, toys, wood cards, etc.
REMEMBER...
lilorchidstoychest.etsy.com

Over the River to Grandma's House...

Heading home but stopping by

my Mom's place. Lil Orchid

can't wait to see Great Great & YeYe.

Did a little sight seeing along the way,

the 1st recorded Shootout Site was

with Wild Bill Hickoc

except when we got their it was

under construction-Springfield MO

Battle of Wilson Creek

150th Anniversary

Republic MO

Civil War time

Sausage maker (wooden)

Lil Orchid earned her 1st Junior Ranger badge,

this was also the Park Rangers

first Jr. Ranger. Cool!

She worked her booklet and

remembered her history.

Plumb Nellie Days in Branson Missouri

Slow start, raining off & on,

More people packed up & left,

Hoping for a good day....

Got to spread out some

and try to dry out a little.

Sold a Pillowcase dress and hairbow

to this adoreable little 3 yr old

who was getting to hot (hit the 90's)

Watched Barbara Fairchild

Teddy Bear Song....

Giving away my age but..

my H.S. heartaches were

soothed by the lyrics.

We also got to meet & hear sing

American Idol contestant

Jason Yeager.

Plumb Nellie Festival, Branson MO

Nothing to say....
Terrible Storms,
Several lost their tents,
others packed up and left,
WE SURVIVED the DAY!
One or two customers...
What a Waste!
What will tomorrow bring?

Long Drive...we arrived

Arrived after a l-o-n-g drive in the wicked rain storm.

We checked into the hotel, we weren't allowed to check in

even though no one was there. We got their a half hour early!!??

Weather cleared up for set up time, but the agenda

of unloading everything first then trying to set up

your tent and racks while stepping over all your boxes

was STUPID!!

Lil Orchid and the rest of us enjoyed cooling off in the pool.