New Painting by Patty Baker

Happy Thanksgiving.....

Butterfly...

Maicey was a butterfly for halloween this year.....pretty cute.

 

Maicey spends time with her posse....Sinatra and Sierra......

 

Maicey loves to take a bath.....

 

New Paintings by Patty Baker

Time for Halloween

Aaron-Alicia-Amanda are trick&treating already........scary!!!

 

River Tubing Photos

Finally got the photos developed from our riving tubing trip in August. It was a waterproof camera so I had to actually go to the store and have it developed. Boy are digital cameras a lot easier and less expensive.
We had a great time tubing on the Wenatchee River over in Leavenworth. It was a really hot day and the water was great. We are looking forward to doing it again next year. We stayed in a great little place right next to the river.

 

 

 

 

 

The Royal Throne..Kilkenny Castle..Ireland

This is one of the castles in Ireland that Matt visited. Most of the castles have gone to ruin but this one they restored and charge you to visit.

On the way to the royal throne....

Welcome to the royal thorne.......

 

 

Is that the Irish Leprechaun of Kilkenny Castle??? No it's Matt in a big green hat....

 

Pumpkin Party...from CountryLiving

Pumpkin Decorating Ideas
You've gone to the farm and picked out the best of the bunch. Now, check out our favorite ideas for carving, decorating and displaying your prized pumpkin this Halloween.
Pumpkin Party

Start a tradition by hosting a pumpkin carving party for your friends and family. Here are some tips to keep your gathering safe and fun:
• Provide art supplies, such as water-based paint, glue sticks, and glitter, for kids to use on their pumpkins
• When all the work is done, display the jack-o'-lanterns on the front porch for an informal judging
• Let adults light the masterpieces with fireplace matches

At the Pumpkin Patch

Katie, Gramme and Poppa spent an hour at the pumpkin patch with Maicey. It was several acres of pumpkins of every kind and color...white pumpkins/yellow and white striped pumpkins/red pumpkins and of course the good ole orange pumpkins. They had all kinds of crazy gourds and squash too. There was a corn maze and sunflowers and lot's of big ole black crows everywhere. We all had a great time and bought a carload of pumpkins.

 

A beautiful large red sunflower.

Maicey was a bit overwhelmed with all of the pumpkins
 

Who is that little pumpkin in pink???????
 

Gramme and Poppa had fun at the pumpkin patch too...............

 

Katie and Maicey in the middle of a corn field.
 

Maicey was a little overwhelmed with all of the pumpkins/flowers/zucchini's etc. Poppa kept sticking her in all kinds of places to take a picture. She'll probably be afraid of pumpkins and sunflowers when she grows up.... :o)

 

Katie and Gramme picked sooooo many pumpkins people thought they must be decorating the town. Katie has pumpkins all over her house and we have a porch full of pumpkins and gourds too. Katie and Dax even went back and bought corn stalks. I wonder where Katie got that decorating bug????

 

The Black Abbey..Founded 1225..Kilkenny Ireland....

Matt just returned from a trip to Ireland and Croatia. We'll post more photos.
This was an old church that they visited in Ireland. He said the cemetery was just like in a haunted house ---only it was real.
Be sure and double click on the photos for a close up view. The details on the cross's and the door's are amazing.

 

In Loving Memory of Ernest Frere Rickman-Captain 18th Royal Irish Regement-Adjotant of the Kilkenny Militia - 1893 aged 31years