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Food Storage Made Easy

This weekend...

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was APACHE conference! It's a conference to encourage and strengthen parents as they home-school! It started on Friday at noon and there were several sessions. Some of the speakers were, Todd Wilson, (as the key-note speaker) Janice Price, Tim Kaufman and many more! There was also time to shop for the upcoming school year. But we had to leave early because my mom's sister was coming up from TX and wanted to stop by, it was very short notice, but we were glad to have her! On Saturday, it started around 9:00 and there were numerous other speakers. We especially enjoyed Dr. Kaufman about nutrition and health. We are trying to get dad moving more. :) And of course more shopping!

Hope y'all have a nice week!

~Lenna

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The weather we are having is gorgeous!! After a long winter I am really happy and enjoying this weather! Already some of the flowers are popping-up and everything is starting to look alive again! :)

If you would like to see some pictures that Sierra got check it out here

Hope you all have a great weekend enjoying this beautiful weather!

~Lenna

A way over due post...

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It has been a really long time since anyone has posted on this blog! After Sierra got her blog nobody in our family really had the time to do it. SO Sierra asked me if I would like to take it over...so I hope that maybe I can keep up with it! :)

Well thats all for now and like I said before I will really try to stay with it!

Lenna

Update...

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Hi! So now that you know I have a blog, I'm really not sure who will be keeping up with this one, my parents don't really want to mess with it, since they aren't really "computer savvy" Hopefully one of us will try to teach our parents how to blog. :) So until then!!

~Sierra

Paintball Pictures

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So, we had a paint-ball game for Josiah's 17th birthday, that was held here at our house, here are a few photos I got. Enjoy!

The guys....

...The guys, with the girls who were brave
enough to play...

William McDonald looking AWESOME!

Quick post...

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Well, this weekend is the Presbytery Meeting that will be held here in Peoria IL. Unfortunately though, we will not be able to make it for Thursdays events and will only be able to go to Fridays event for some little time. The reason? Choir. The choir "dress-rehearsal" and concert will be the same nights...Our family was pretty bummed about that, especially since my my dad was supposed to throw the first pitch at the game. :) BUT, I do believe we will spend Saturday evening at our dear friends the Evans...Which of course is always a *blast*!

As for me, I think I shall go mow, and then finish school... Have a great weekend! :D

--Sierra

Trip To Galsburg

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Last week Elita, Hannah, and I went with Dad on one of his jobs to Galsburg...There, while he was talking to a chief Police, us girls went to the Park and took some interesting photos...As you will see when you see the second and third ones. :) Notice the face Hannah is giving when she is "shooting" the canon, as if she was enjoying this...But not to fear, I made sure that she knew she and Elita were just posing. ;) Enjoy these pictures!! And tell me what you think as well! :)

--Sierra

More Pictures...

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A Cute Picture

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More pictures to come as soon as the computer lets me upload more...But here is a picture of Elita and Hannah, in Galsburg. :)

--Sierra

SPRING IS HERE!!!

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Good Afternoon Everyone!

And yes, its finally that time of year, the 20Th of March, the time where the grass starts to turn a beautiful green, and the flowers start to bloom into their radiant colors, this is truly my favorite time of year! :) Unfortuatly, those colors have not been reveled yet, since its still, quite chilly, but, Josiah's plants are just now starting to pop up! We are all sooo excited to see our yard looking like a park again!

But hey! The sun is shining, and today is supposed to get up in the 50's, so I'm ready to go hit the outdoors!!

Spring is in the Air!

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So today after our Sunday duties, us kids all went out to enjoy the awesome weather while playing our first game of Ultimate Frisbee! And although the game only lasted about 15 minutes, and my team lost 4 to 1, we all had an absolute ~BLAST~!! Hopefully we will be able to do it again next Sunday, that is, if the weather doesn't switch like its been doing! :)

Well tomorrow I have an orthodontist appointment at 9:15, which means I will have to wake up even earlier than usual...:) Then we have sewing lessons at around 3:00 'til sometime around 5:00.

Tuesday morning I have baby-sitting which is 9:00 to around lunch time... And then of course we have the regular "Men's Meeting" at our house, so Lenna and I will be cleaning the house top to bottom, while trying to do school. Tuesdays are always SO much fun! ;)

So that's pretty much all the major stuff that is happening, and the rest of the week? Who knows! :)

I think that's enough for now, hope this didn't bore you too much!:D

-Sierra

My Mother

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I just wanted to say a little bit about how thankful that my mom is who she is...

This past week our whole family was sick with the flu/cough/fever, and my mom did everything by herself. Of course my daddy was there to help her, but then eventually he got sick too. When either of us kids got sick, she was always there with something to make us feel better, including the "loving and caring mom smile". She never stopped helping us out. And through all this, throughout all the waking up at nights to care for us, the sleeping on the couch with Hannah, the running to the store constently to buy medicine of all sorts...she never once complained. Just kept on doing it with a glad and cheerful spirit!! And then Valentines Day came, and while she was at the store, she bought a bag of chocolates for her family, and sent a beautiful e-card with wonderful words.

My mother is truly a Proverbs 31 woman, and I thank her SO much for being one and helping all us kids out through the time of sickness.

Please take time right now to tell your parents how much you love and adore them, it might just be one of your last days with them.

~Happy Valentines Day~

Question....

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Do you think I should change the template? Maybe something more...EXCITING!!! :)

--Sierra

Magic Hour

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I was going through some pictures and found these, they were taken in the
"Magic Hour", tell me what you think!! :)

Hey All!!

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I know, I've been SO bad about posting, but since I personally don't have a camera, and I don't want to use the same pictures as Josiah does, its hard. So please bear with me! :)

The last few days have been pretty full with the usual daily things, cleaning, choir, exploring woods which is SO MUCH FUN in the snow and fog that we have been having lately. In our woods there have ben quite interesting things such as a old rusty old tricyle, an old chair, old bottles and...a Guinea, a dead one, with its head off, but we won't go into any further details. :)

Also, this coming Saturday we (Josiah, Lenna, Elita and I) will be performing in a yearly piano concert which is called the "Monster Concert". It is where about 13 pianos are all set up on stage and us kids play our parts all at the same time. It will be interesting how it all turns out! :)

Until the next post, which hopefully won't be TOO long! :)

-Sierra

Happy New Year!

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After the Mini Hymn Sing, Us, the Barnhartts, Sanfords and Riggenbachs, made our way to the McDonalds house to spend the evening, (and part of the morning) at their house. :) At first we just sat around and enjoyed each other's fellowship while waiting for the bread and soup to be finished. So after we ate, the older McDonald girls were about to burst about some exciting news, so they took us to the "barn thing" and what do you think we did? ;)

We Danced!

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Until we could dance no longer, which was about 11:45. Of course, all of us could have danced more, but our wise parents said we should end the night by toasting to the New Year '08. So we did, plus played a little bit of Mafia. So after that, we got into our cars and drove home. Let me tell you, it was a BLAST!!! :)

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Good-Bye Evans Family...

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....We will truly miss some of our greatest friends.

Our Charlie Brown Christmas Tree

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Gun Shoot with Friends

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Around Thanksgiving, the Evan's invited church families to go over and have a day full of shooting, fellowship and a little excitment...So, the Bandys, Lansberrys, us and the Peiffers went over and had a blast!!! :)

Guys w/ Guns

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Girls w/ Guns

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Is that even safe? ;)

The Fire and Firemen

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If you have any questions, go to Mr. Evans. But let me tell you, it was pretty exciting! :)

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And after all the excitment, the Evan's invited us and the Peiffers over for a wonderful evening filled with wonderful food! :)

The kids table, without Josiah though, Hannah thought she could take it.

Is Samuel singing?

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Jacob, showing off to the camera, and trying to stick somthing into his ear. :)

And his sister Grace...

And then, their older brother...Samuel, being, well, his self. ;)

The older ones looking at pretty cool cars...:)

Reformation Day!

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And yes, it was a blast! :) God blest us with wonderful weather though it was a little chilly in the morning, but after the sun came out, it was beautiful. There were booths like soap making, candle making, games, portraits, and much much more! After lunch, us "youth" kids, did a play about Lady Jane Grey that went pretty well, though since it was a windy day, some people couldn't hear us very well. Anyway, after that and some singing, Pastor McDonald gave a wonderful message about Martin Luther and and the joys and trials of his life. Then, to top off the evening there was some dancing and a
hot-dog roast. And let me tell you, that fire felt soooo good! ;) Here are some pictures that Josiah, Lenna and I took....Hope you enjoy them! :)

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Christ Orchard

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Ahhh! Fall is almost here! Fresh cider, pumpkin pie, and holidays, like Thanksgiving and Reformation Day are just around the corner. The days are getting cooler, and you can finally enjoy the outside again. We've really had a great summer, but we're ready for some cool air. All of us except Mom that is. :) We just went to Crist orchard in Hannah City with the Evans family where Samuel and I were able to get some fun pics!

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LST 325

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Check out those shells!

That's gotta hurt!

The Sister.

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Hannah looks like such a sweet girl in shades...(I wouldn't want to make her mad.)

(This is what I have to put up with.)

(Scary, huh.)

:-) Josiah

FLIPPING!

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Before our Patriarchk's Meeting Ashton, Emil, and I had were Jumping on the tramp for a little while.
I worked with them on flips (front and back) , although Ashton didn't need much help.
I think Emil was trying a little too hard on the back flips, but just about has it on the fronts.
They should master the it soon.

Elita's party pics from the 15th.

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First Presents....

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Then Cake!

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Random Friend Pics

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The night of Elita's Party

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We got to ride the "80".

Pics from working on the tramp....June 16

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The Dads have arrived!....there goes our help.

The Crew

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Uno watching all the activity from the shade....lucky.

Steven & I

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...and Steven said Sierra couldn't get a picture to his face.

The "Beave"

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Talk about teamwork!

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Cousin Steven and Lenna are talking how to do forward flips and twirls.

Elita had Amanda over for the night of her birthday party, good friends!

I hate reading instructions, give me pictures!

,Dad

June 17

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I'd say that we're all pretty well drenched

B. BUSTER!

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I'm not quite sure about Sierra right now.

"IT'S A CHICKEN BOX!"

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Tuesday night was the "Raising Maidens Of Virtue" class at our house, so while the ladies were in class, Mr. B., Ashton, and Emil were helping Dad and I construct laying boxes for the chickens. We had a great time of fellowship, and were able to finish the boxes before the teaching session was over. While making the boxes, some of us were worrying too much about how they looked. So we had to keep on reminding each other "It's Just A Chicken Box"! :-)

These Pictures Are Mainly For Our Grandma, Grandpa and Family in Texas

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We haven't quite figured out how to landscape around the gazebo yet, but it should be done soon.
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HERE CHICKENS!
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Pic. #1. The back yard.
2.The back deck looking down the back yard.
3.From the back deck going to the front yard.
4.Front of the house.

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The guinea coop.
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More Hymn Sing Pics

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Hymn Sing

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Dad having a "young one" pick a song.

You Want One?

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Finally Finished!

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Thankfully we had no fatalities during the whelping period.

You said the magic word. "cereal". The reward.

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By the way, like Steven said, the clock on our blog is two hours behind.

And Seven!

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This picture as all others, were taken right after birth.

Elita

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Here is the nurse that started helping me @ number five.

Five and Six

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The whelping room...really the foyer.

Puppies Nursing

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They are starting to latch on better now.

Three and Four

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Blood is just part of life...Get used to it.

Lady is doing an excellent job.

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As you may already know, Lady has had one litter-of-one before. That was Uno. This time Lady is doing a much better job of taking care of the puppies. With Uno, I had to do all the work while she just hid under the newspapers. This time, Lady removed most of the sac and stimulated the breathing. We think that these are Aussidoodles. Australian shepherdXPoodle. STANDARD POODLE.

Two puppies!

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Here are two pups.

Flowers at PHF

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The top is a dianthus bloom and the bottom one is a Regal Geranium.

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Here is one of the male guineas.

WERE BACK!...with pictures

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Yes, we are actually posting again. We now have a camera so that will greatly encourage us to post. Enjoy!

Pine Hills Farm

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tagged

1. I hate dogs in the house...(ask my family)

2. Like Josiah said he and I say "Nuh-Uh" exactly the same way

3. I don't like spiders or snakes(of course no girl I know likes the horrid things!)

4. As my dad says I actually do the dishes without being told...now THAT for me is very unusual..lol

5. Lets see.....when I was younger(age 2) I thought I was so cool and tried putting on lipstick...my parents found me in the bathroom with lipstick all over my face, I have a picture of it if you want to see it.

6. I hate getting my picture taken...

Ok, now for the tagging

Mellisa Mc.
Grace Bandy
Holly Bennett
Carah Wallen
David Price
Jacob E.
Suzanne K.
Hannah T.
KaraLea T.
Anna P.

Tagged!

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Well....I've been tagged by Ashton to .....

"List 6 things about yourself which are either weird, habitual, unusual, or just plain fun to hear about and tag six to ten others in the [Blogger/Xanga/Wordpress] world, who then, in the spirit of not wussing out, must read words like these and follow the same rules you did."

By the way,Ashton and I didn't come up with that title.

OK,OK I'll get on with it.............

1. When I see or hear a bird I have never seen before, I try to figure out what species of bird it is. If I can't, I get VERY annoyed, and am subconsciosly bugged in my head about it until I forget (which doesn't happen until the future when I find it out).

2. Although I generally like pretty much any animal I absolutly HATE racoons, opossums, and almost any animal that is related to rats and mice.

This really goes along the lines of num.2, but O well...

3. I'll just say this much, I don't think to highly of spiders either. (as some of us...*ahem*... may know better than others).

4. My sister ( Sierra) and I say "NUH-UH" exactly the same way, as Jessica M. pointed out. LOL Recently she also has caught the nuh-uh bug.

5. I sometimes make weird and bizzare nick-names for my sisters, for example: Hannah used to be swoatie. Ask me how I came up with that, too long of a story.

6. I'll post #6 when I think of it.

The ones I will tag are:

1. Calvin M.
2. Robert M.
3. Jessica Mc.
4. James Mc.
5. Steven K.
6. Colton E.

If you don't have blog, just leave your tag "home-work" as a comment.

Chicken Status

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Chicken Status

Right now our farm has one chicken, a bantam. I am not sure what she is but I think she has some kind Old English Game in her. She is black with light brown flecks on her upper torso and the same flecks with spots towards her hind end. She would have had a beautiful husband which would have been silver and light blue, but Uno (our Standard Poodle, who is anything but small and yappy) killed him. Needless to say I was pretty mad. We figured we had better name her, so out of sarcasm I called her Henrietta. The name stuck. She is not laying yet because she is still a pullet, but should be should be laying in January, because she was born in August when we moved here.
Tonight we orderd some chicks from Murray McMurry hatchery. I ordered 6 Buff Cochins (2 males, 4 females), 18 Araucana\Americaunas which lay blue and green eggs (2 males 16 females). Elita ordered two male white cochins with 6 females. The "chicken littles" should arrive February 12.

P.S. I'll try to post some pics of Henrietta soon!

P.B. Josiah D.

Pine Hills Farm

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Blog Tag

I've been tagged by Samuel Evans! ,Josiah

In my freezer:

1. Pizza Rolls
2. Home-grown peaches
3. H.E.B. Fajitas (THE BEST!)
4. Pumpkin
5. ice

In my car:

1. Trash
2. Trash
3. Trash
4. More trash
5. And, Um, did I mention, TRASH!

O.K. Really in our car:

1. Spare tire
2. C.D.s
3. Folding chairs
4. Electrical trailer adapter
5. Jack

In my closet:

1. Clothes
2. Shoes
3. Pet carrier
4. Tent
5. Elaborately hand decorated vest that I used in a play

In my back pack

1. Dissection tools
2. Wrist watch that my dog, Lady Galadriel chewed the band off of.
3. Two of Grandma's recipies for cookies. Secret.
4. Samaritan Ministeries October prayer guide
5. Chemistry text book

In my wallet

1. Military I.D. card
2. Gum
3. money
4. Five pennies why, I don't know
5. Mean beans (Ask me why and I'll show you if you promis to let me.)

Five people that I will inflict this torture to...

1. Tom Candler (my dad)
2. David Price
3. Steven King
4. TJ Draper
5. Annie King

Josiah D. C.

If you don't have a blog, leave your lish in the comments section below.

Pine Hills Farm

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Pine Hills Farm

Five Things in our freezer:

1. Ice
2.Butter
3.Strawberries
4.Pay-Day Pro (Candy bar)
5. Cream Cheese

Five things in our Car:

1. Car-Seat
2. Folding Chairs
3. Cell-Phone Chargers
4. Trash :)
5. Coats

Five things in my Closet:

1. Skirts
2. Dulcimer
3. Sewing stuff
4. Shoes
5. Purses

Five Things in my Purse:

1. Calender
2. Lipgloss
3. Wallet
4. Gum Wrappers
5. Brush

Five Things in my Wallet:

1. Money
2. Dust Mites
3. Air
4. Key Chain
5.?

Now for the Tagging.....(Finally)

1. Suzanne King
2. Anna Pittenger
3. Melissa McDonald
4. Lenna
5. Grace Evans

If you don't have a blog, you may leave your tag as a comment.

-sierra elizabeth

Pine Hills Farm

2006-10-08T16:06:00.000-07:00

Pine Hills Farm

Hello Everyone, We are soo sorry we have not posted in a while.....
We just had a conference at our church and it went so well! Good and solid teaching that we all really enjoyed......
And last night we went to some of our good friends house and had a lovely time there aswell. We will try to update as much as possible when we find the time.

Tom

2006-09-28T18:35:00.000-07:00

Josiah's new chemistry Teacher
TB: Lenna

2006-09-28T18:29:00.000-07:00

Hannah Faith
tb: sierra

2006-09-27T19:35:00.000-07:00

Sierra roasting her marshmello,(a little too much:)) Notice the "S" of fire. Pretty cool!
J.C.

2006-09-27T19:28:00.000-07:00

Sittin' pretty (left to right) Naomi and Anna R. Hannah Faith and Elita C.

2006-09-27T19:11:00.000-07:00

Josiah

Wiener roast at the Rupp's

2006-09-27T18:51:00.000-07:00

Mom and Dad enjoying the fire just before the roast.

Pine Hills Farm

2006-09-26T18:16:00.000-07:00

Pine Hills Farm

2006-09-24T19:08:00.000-07:00

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