Andrew's (and Victor's) New Adventure

 Victor

On Sunday, Andrew is moving out to Alberta to work in the oil fields.  He will be gone for???  He has decided he will be relying on his good friend Victor to get him there.  I don't know if we will ever see Victor again, due to all the missing/damaged parts he has.  We will miss Andrew a lot, though!  However, we are excited to see him begin a new adventure in his life.

New Wheels

The new wheels we recently brought home had only two.  This is Jim's ride to work since we have 4 drivers and only two cars.  While I don't think he plans to ride it in the snow, he will try to go as long into the winter months as he can.   It is a Yamaha Majesty, and is all automatic.  I think I will have to get my "M" license since it is so easy to drive!

Happy 12th Birthday

A big happy birthday to Julia who turned 12 the end of September!  She asked for homemade pizza for her birthday meal and received a surprise bmx bike from Daniel as a gift.  We are very proud of you, Julia!

Mr. and Mrs. Bond

 On Saturday, Ali Martin married Steve Bond (Jim's step-brother) in a beautiful outdoor ceremony.  The location was on Steve's Mom's horse farm, which is where the bride and groom met.  Ali enjoys horseback riding and chose to ride her horse to the ceremony.  The above photo is her coming to the ceremony on her horse and her dad is walking beside her.

 Steve and Ali after taking their vows.  Bently, their dog, was right there with them during the ceremony.

 All the children with Ali after the ceremony.  The dress code for the day was pretty casual, since it was warm and outdoors  AND on a horse farm.  The boys chose to dress pretty casual!

Julia Playing Softball

This summer, Julia has had a lot of fun playing softball with a local girls team.  She is new at it, so learning the rules and techniques has been challenging.  However, she did manage to get a couple of hits and bring in some runs.  She is one of two who are under-aged so next year their team will be more competitive.

Good Eats

Whenever we are in central Illinois, we try to make a trip to Monical's at least once. Can't get enough of their yummy pizza!

More Illinois pictures

 The kids all stopped long enough to get group picture

 Leah, Hannah, and Daniel enjoying looking through  Grandma and Grandpa's high school yearbooks 

At Grandma and Grandpa's new house