Johnny's 1st Birthday!!!!

I can't believe he is already one!!!!
"Are all of these presents for me?!"
"OOOH!"
Enjoying his little red wagon from Grandma.

"Hello, operator?"

It was hard to keep Josh away from this present...:)

Another one of Mama's wonderful cake creations! Johnny loves "dog-dogs" so she had the funny idea of making him a giant dog dish:) She filled it with chocolate skittles and other candies.John's face lit up as soon as he saw all of the puppies!He was so happy...

J.D's special little cup-cake:)He loved the bright candle!

Lighting the candle...notice his excited little face!!
Wonder and happiness.

Papa's New Tractor!!

Papa just got his new tractor(or as he calls it, his sports car!)that he has been wanting for several years now. So of course, he just had to come up and show it to us after it arrived yesturday:) Apparently it is a very very good one, but I would have know clue!It does look pretty cool though, and everyone had fun trying it out...

English Country Line Dance!

My Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!

I am very happy to say our long summer break is over!

Our next dance shall be August 9th, in Rolla, at the Redeemer Lutheran on HWY 72, just south of "O" HWY, on the left. We'll start at 6:30pm and dance until 10. We'll be in the gym behind the church.

Calling by the Hall girls, music by the Hibernia Station Band.

If you are bringing beginners, or are a new dancer, please come at 6, and I will teach you the steps.

The cost will be $4 per person, $20 per family.

Dress in Nice Casual. Ladies please wear modest clothing, and long flowy skirts are so much fun!

Please bring refreshments for the break.

I hope to see you all and others there!

God Bless,

The Jovial Beggar

jovialbeggars@gmail.com

(573)674-9212

Morning Walk

This morning was a beautiful morning!I just had to get the camera out and take some pictures...
A spider web...well, I think they're neat;)
bug... sorry, I'm not in a very creative mood today! Look at the plant/weed it's sitting on. It looks like some sort of an"oat flower:)" If any of you know what kind of plant it is, please let me know;)!!
Another web
And lastly, Holly and her little kitties:)

St. Louis Trip! part1

This past week the Hickles took Ashley, Jen, and me up to St. Louis with them to see the play " Little Women." "Thank you again Hickles, for taking us. It was a blast!!!" On the way, we picked up the Halls, and David Strautmann. Since we were all in the play Prince and the Pauper, we started singing some of the songs. David was a great sport:) when we sang "Is this Love?" he helped us out by singing Lady Edith's part. It was sooo Hilarious! We had a lot of fun singing with him. Anyway, here are some pictures from the trip~ We are on our way!
Here is Abby Hall taking a picture of me, taking a picture of her!

St. Louis Trip! part2

Friends forever
Goofing off in the car:)We can get pretty strange when we're wound up!
David's here!!!
Hairstyling in the car.
"Are we there yet!!?"

We are here!!!!!
Me and Sarah being "extra homeschoolish" with our shirts tucked in and our skirts pulled way up high;)!!
My dear sister, Ashley.
Here are some of the Nisbett boys:) LtoR~John, Josiah, and Adam. They are pretty fun guys to be around! I'm sorry this turned out so blurry! It was the only picture I could get of the performance. Well that's the end of our trip. (except of course, the ride home, but I was too tired to take any more pictures at that time) I believe it was a very good time had by all! See you all soon!

Swimming in the baby pool

Stephie and David had our cousin Cassia up at our house the other day. After a while, they decided that it was very hot outside and that it would be a good idea to go swiming;)

Splashing, laughing, having lots of fun.