Spending Time with Addison & Grayson

Liberty and the boys are spending a few weeks in PA.  On Sunday, June 26, 2011, we went to Fran's for supper, then went to Millville Park to play.

Jacob with Grayson (left) and Addison (right).

Grayson on the turtle!

Addison going across the monkey bars with Pap's help.

Jordana, Grayson and Addison on the fire truck.

Liberty and Jacob swinging.

After we were done playing at the park, we went to our friend Nancy's farm.  She has a menagerie of usual and unusual animals, but primarily raises deer.  She is bottle feeding 18 fawns right now.  They were born between the end of May and mid-June.  They are precious and the boys really enjoyed seeing them.

Grason (left) and Addison (right) with two of the fawns.



Here are a few of the babies!



Jesse with Nancy.  She is one of the nicest people on the Earth.

April & Shawn's Wedding

Our niece, April Kitzmiller, married her long-time beau, Shawn Smith, on Saturday, June 25, 2011.  They are a beautiful young couple and we wish them nothing but love in their future.

April's two sisters:  Melissa on the left (expecting her 2nd baby in September) and Cristy, next to Melissa.  All three Kitzmiller sisters are stunning young women.

Kate & Classy gave the wedding party a ride from Moreland Baptist Church to the restored Eight Square School.  Muncy Historical Society was kind enough to open the school for us.  The horses were wearing purple and white like the rest of the bridal party!

Jesse driving the wagon.  He was a very proud uncle!

New Signs for Wagon

We wanted to add our name to the wagon but weren't sure how to do it . . .  We didn't necessarily want to remove the Hunterdell Farm signage.  So, we had vinyl stickers made to cover up the existing signs.  We were back and forth with the printer, but finally came up with this.  We like it!

And, we wanted to pay tribute to Jesse's mom.  She would have loved the horses!  So, one night when I couldn't sleep, I wrote the statement below.  Jesse really liked it, so we put it on the back of the driver's seat on the wagon.  That way, everyone who rides in the wagon will get to know this great lady just a little.  We miss her every day.

Whether it was a teenager who came for a weekend but stayed years or a litter of piglets kept warm in a box under the cookstove, she welcomed all God's creatures into her home and heart.  She had a special fondness for horses and we know that she rides with us today.

Hughesville Antique Car Parade

On Wednesday, June 8, 2011, Jacob drove Pap Hughes' 1977 Wheel Horse in the Antique Car Parade!

Last evening was the Hughesville Carnival Pet Parade.  Our 4-H always makes a nice float.  This year, the theme was Hunting Safety.  The kids did a great job!

Our nephew, Tyler, in the hut!

Libby, Jordana, Emma, Nicole & Becca

The float in the parade.  Jacob is on the far right.

Ruth & Wayne, our club leaders, are sitting on the right.  Jesse is standing in the background - clowning around!

Fritz Wagon Trail Ride

Our draft horse friends, Ed & Donna Fritz, hosted a 12-mile wagon trail ride today.  There were 9 hitches, ranging from forecarts to large wagons and everything in between.  There were 4 riding horses as well.  The weather was perfect and, thankfully, the thunderstorm held off until after the ride was over.

Donna Fritz, with one of their Belgians, Stu, hitched to a beautiful carriage.

Ed & Pam Johnson with their Halflinger team.

Jesse and Jordana with our horses, Kate & Classy.

Jim Hunter with his black ponies, Candy & Brandy.

Jacob and Jordana.  Jacob and I did not go on the ride.  We went to a 4-H picnic to decorate the float for the firemen's carnival pet parade tomorrow evening.  We went to Fritz's later in the day for the after-ride picnic.

From left to right:  Jordana, Jesse, Jim Hunter, Lee Keck, Jim Bilger, and Judy Keck.