pictures Vacation day 7 8-13-08

Driving lessons for Michael today! Mark taught him how to drive the big tractor. They programmed the GPS & went for a spin. Then Ethan took me for spin too. He put it on GPS & it could drive itself!!! That blew my mind! It can keep it within 1 inch of maintaining a straight line. It also can go pretty fast. This trip gave us a new appreciation for the work of a farmer-it is a very tough job-physically & mentally! And the farmer’s wife! Wow! Constant cooking & laundry. Speaking of which, she made a wonderful lunch of bbq hamburgers, hot dogs & sausages.
After loading up the fishing vessel, the 3 boys took off to go fishing in the creek for several hours. The rest of us went for a driving tour of Diller & Beatrice. We even stopped & met Rachelle’s Mom who seemed to enjoy taking the little girls on a ride in a shopping cart through her seniors residential living area. Lindsay went with them to make sure the girls stayed in the cart!
We had a Runza, which is very similar to a beerock. Very yummy. (Mom, ready to make some again?) Stopped at a DQ & got some blizzards & an ice cream cake for my birthday, & then headed back home. Got back about the same time as the boys. They had caught a few little fish.
Again, we are eating. This time filet mignon, cheesy potatoes & other yummy foods! We have been fed the best food!!!
Something else the guys learned how to do-shot a gun! They shot a 22 riffle, a slightly larger 22 riffle & then 2 high powered riffles. Those were loud! But they all seemed to have fun doing it!
The Weers’ had saved some of their fireworks from the 4th of July, so we had a 13th of August celebration! Maddie wasn’t afraid of them this time. Lindsay did sparklers-I think for the first time in her life. We had lots of firecrackers, fountains & we even got to see some lightening bugs!!!! That was cool. We moved the rest of the party back into the house where we took lots of pictures & had birthday cake! Mmmmm.
Sad to say, but our time with the Weers was winding down!