Fall at the Lake

 We have a beautiful lake and recreation area about two miles from our home.

Joe and I took a walk there the other day and enjoyed the fall beauty!

It was so nice to get outside for a beautiful walk, and to just relax

after the busyness of the Thanksgiving holiday!

What a great time we all had!

Boys Will Be Boys!

 Boys will be boys.......no matter how old they are!

Isaac and Joshua were so excited to have big brothers Jonathan and David here

to challenge them in football, basketball, and Legos.

I've already covered football and Monopoly in a previous post, so here we're going

to show the basketball and Lego competitions!

 

Sunday night Lego competition!

What a wonderful way to wrap up  a Thanksgiving visit!

Jonathan's 27th Birthday!

 We celebrated Jonathan's 27th birthday on Saturday by having lunch at our 

favorite Mexican restaurant, La Cocina.

After the meal, the waiters brought him a dessert, placed a sombrero on his head,

and sang to him.  It was hilarious!

He had no idea what was coming...........

We then headed out to Rachel's house so Jonathan and David could have one more afternoon

with her and the kids.  David was at work, so we weren't able to see him.

I didn't get more pictures of them, because they were outside playing football most of the afternoon!

Elenna and Nathan were so insistent that I watch them doing their chicken chores!

First, they collect the eggs.

Then they went into the garage to fill up the feeder.

A job well done!

We had a lovely sunset on the drive home, and the blustery winds had calmed down quite a bit.

Later on in the evening, they boys had a rousing game of Monopoly.

Who won?

Jonathan, the birthday boy!

So glad we could spend Jonathan's birthday all together!

Twenty-seven?  Wow!  Where has the time gone

Target Practice

 The Friday after Thanksgiving was Courtney and Dennis's last day.

After watching the Huskers lose (again), they all went to a shooting range at 

Pawnee State Recreation Center, which is just about two miles from our home.

The day was lovely  and they had the range to themselves!

David was a great instructor to both Joshua......

......and to Isaac!

I think they all had a really great time!!!

Family Photos 2021!

The Krause Family - 2021

 

The Extended Family

The Offspring

The Brothers

The Sisters

The Ladies

Rachel's Family

Courtney and Dennis

What great pictures!

We're so glad everyone was here so we could capture all the memories!

Thanksgiving Day - 2021!

Cool and nippy, but with lots of sunshine!  It turned out to be a gorgeous day!

We have so much to be thankful for, and this year having everyone together was

fabulous!  Plenty of food and good times throughout the day!

 

Courtney, as usual, was in charge of her famous mashed potatoes!

Joshua, a fellow-mashed-potato-lover, was her assistant.

Nathan loves Grandma's Chex Mix!

The aftermath............. I had four crockpots going, plus four pans in the oven!

Rachel made several pies for us.  This one was a blueberry/cranberry pie.

The boys had more football going on and Dennis had some fun with his drone.

We spent quite a bit of time taking family and group pictures.  Thanks to Dennis

for setting up the tripod and getting these all done for us!

More of these on the next blog post, but here is the whole group of us together!

It was a very blessed Thanksgiving Day!

Thank you, Lord, for your many blessings!