Another Krause Soldier!

Isaac will be our third son to join the Army.

He ships out in May.  We are so very proud of him!!

 

Thanksgiving Pictures

 We took lots of group pictures over the Thanksgiving holiday.

They turned out pretty good!!!!

We really missed David who was not able to get away from the Army.  And

Dennis was very much missed, too.

Fourteen of us this year for Thanksgiving!

Elenna and Lydia

Love these two girls of ours!

 

The three originals - love them all!

Rachel, Christopher, and the kids........except Kinsley, who was having a fit off to the side!

A Joyous Thanksgiving 2024!

As is usual for Nebraska, we had glorious weather in the 50's up until

Thanksgiving week.  And then the cold moved in and it was FREEZING!

But the streets were dry, everyone was healthy, and we had a wonderful time.

Kids having Chex Mix to tide them over until lunch!

Joshua beat Jonathan at chess.......twice!

Kinsley, Michael, and Nathan all worked very diligently on a puzzle.

Hamburgers and hotdogs on the grill! November 27th is also Jonathan's birthday and

he turned 30 - another reason to celebrate!

Thanksgiving Day was full of busyness and cooking!  As usual, Joshua and Courtney

were in charge of the mashed potatoes.  This was the first year that Joshua surpassed

Courtney in height!

 My beautiful daughters.......

Jonathan and Elenna and Nathan

The youngest four finished the puzzle!

Rachel and Christopher

Christopher and Jonathan carve the meat.

Courtney and me - we really missed Dennis this year!

Don't let Joe's meager plate deceive you - this was his first of many!

Compare that to Isaac's massive plate!

After we had eaten and semi-cleaned up, the younger set played the

Saran Wrap ball.  We were introduced to that last year and it was great fun.,

Overall it was a wonderful couple of days and we are all very blessed!

Thank you, Lord!!!!

You Never Know What You'll See at Walmart.......

Saw this in the parking lot as we came out from shopping the other day.

Have know idea what it is or where it's headed, but it certainly

got the attention of shoppers as they were heading into the store!  

Leaf Pile!

Lots of leaves in the yard makes for fun in the leaf pile! 

Isaac and Joshua orchestrated the raking and then the fun began!

Nathan first - 

then Kinsley -

-and Elenna last of all!

But then Isaac had to give it a try!

Fun times!!!

More Fall Colors

 No words needed.

God's autumn beauty.

 

It's Over

 I always know that summer is officially over when my impatiens freeze.

Last night it happened.

I will miss the beautiful cheeriness of these flowers.

But the seasons constantly change.

Fall is officially here.