Hubby And I Go Riding

Hubby and I love our 4 wheeler. We go riding every other Saturday. There is a group of us that go. Here are some pictures from one of our recent rides.

We call this the play ground.

Some of the riders taking a break.

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Some of the guys were jumping this hill!!!!!!!!!

This one flipped down the hill later in the day.

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Another Hill

Hubby's 4 Wheeler Storage And Fishing Pole Rack

Ok So one of the things Hubby and I enjoy doing is going 4 wheeler riding. We also love to go fishing. We were having some storage issues. When we would go riding for long periods of time we didn't have enough room for the cooler, tackle boxes, and other paraphernalia needed for a day long trip. Also, we would strap the fishing poles to the back of the 4 wheeler, and would lose line and bait. We even lost half of the pole one time, because they get caught in the trees.
We discussed this many times, then one day Hubby came home from work and said "come see what I did", which is a daily occurrence and sometimes scary. Here is the solution he came up with.
There was a slight design problem which he is in the process of correcting, but we have used this many times and it WORKS. No more storage issues.

It is an aluminum rack, which makes it fairly light weight. I can lift it myself. It attaches to the back rack.

The fishing pole rack is aluminum tubing mounted on a piece of aluminum plate then attached to the storage rack. 

It holds 5 poles. We used a strap attached at each end of the rack to secure the poles in the tubing. 

The small design flaw is that over time it starts to sag. I will post an update once he has finished the solution.

 

Dweezlebug's Animal Quilt

When Granny asked Dweezlebug what he wanted for Christmas, he told her he wanted a new blankie. She had made him a quilt soon after he was born and he never went ANYWHERE without it. As he outgrew it, we talked about making him a bigger blankie. So when he asked for a new one, Granny started planning. She worked non-stop to create the second perfect blankie for Dweezlebug. She found the perfect pictures of all his favorite animals. When each block was finished, I embroidered details on the animals. This was the first 2 generation quilt, we kreated.
Here are the pictures of Dweezlebug's perfect animal blankie.

Ladybug's 10th Birthday

For Ladybug's 10th Birthday she wanted a live band, so we hired a friend of ours to come sing. Her cake was one of my favorites. Here are some pics.

Ladybug's 9th Birthday Party

For Ladybug's 9th Birthday, we planned an art party. Here is her artist's pallet cake.

The "paint pots" are what we call Midget Cakes.

Midget Cakes

Ladybug blowing out the candles.

For the party, we used the entire back yard. We set up stations for the different types of Art. Here are some pictures.

Pottery Station

Painting Station

Paper Station

Coloring Station

Sculpture Station

Craft Station

Bead Station

Gift Table

Drink Station

Cake Station

Door Prize Table

Adult Seating

This was one of my favorite parties. The kids loved it. They didn't want to leave when the party was over.