Great day for a walk.

Took the kids over where Brad and Sarah's house is going. 

They moved their rock a couple weekends ago.

Ahhhh the lovely colors of fall.

Harvest 2009

One happy RETIRED farmer.

Is he thinking OH my look at all those bushels, or my great grandson Braden is gonna say "Look at that stinking green combine"  By the way Braden is only 3 and his grandma has him on her side.  Finally one on my side, yeah.....

Mom had a little dyslexia when she set the date one the camera.  Should be 10-5-09 not 5-10-09.  Now we all know where we get it.  Right mom.

Sarah's latest creation

Sarah just finished this diaper bag and baby blanket for some friends.  She's soooo talented.

Pretty cool love those RED tractors. 

The Dance

Kristyn and her best friend Carson.  They went to the same sitters since they were just a few weeks old.  They have always been best friends.

Daddy's little girl.

The story about her dress.  Jeri couldn't find anything in the little girls department so she called me and said I found a dress at the "Deb".  The smallest size the Deb sells is adult small.  How in the world to make a dress that was an adult small down to a little girls size 5.  Well it can be done.  The proof is in the pictures.

The Queen and her court.  The king is Jay.  The kids call him "Mr. J".  He is a student helper for the Kindergarden PE class.  They both love Mr. J.

The Hair

When Jeri found out Kristyn was selected by the High School Studen Council to be one of the crown bearers for Homecoming she told her she could get her hair done.  Well we all know it's not what you know but who you know.  Lennea has several connections to Kristyn.  She is her former babysitters granddaughter, she was one the the cheerleaders the year Kristyn cheered with them (she was 3 then), she is a friend of Coartney's.

What are you doing to my hair - HELP!!!  Oh forget that I know it's gonna be beautiful.

Look at all that hair.

Lennea is attending cosmatology school and did

Kristyn's hair as a favor.  She is a real sweetheart.  Thank you Lennea.

The Parade

Carson & Kristyn in the Homecoming Parade.  The 2009 Crown Bearers.

Patty Hawkins - Best Math Teacher.  We took a vote on Facebook and she WON!!!

Small Blessings pre school.  This is the pre school that Clayton and Kristyn attended and Braden is going there right now.

JFL Cheerleaders

Jeri snitching the kids candy.

Junior attendants Stephanie & "Nick".  Clayton & Braden just love Nick.

They got to ride in a Red Vet.  Pretty Cool.

Part of the football team.   By the way We WON the game 24-20 against Arcola.  Whoo Hoo.

Last entry in the parade just kind of slipped in.  Birkey's truck driver Bill got in on the tail end of the parade.

Fall is Here - Hooray!!

5-21-09 From this to.......

this...... 9-30-09 (Ignor the date on moms camera)

Wheww 2!!!!!!

Here is the only picture that really turned out from the Ice Cream Social. We all really enjoy singing and appreciate the opportunity to share the word. L-R Me, Belinda Clifton, Prudy Wynn, Patty Hawkins & Ronnie Hawkins. Not present Kelly Inboden

Whew!!!!!!

Well where to start. Starting with the first Monday in August the Landmarks board met every Monday in August to mid September to work on the house and grounds. We were getting the property ready for the Trial & Tribulations event. It was held on the weekend of Sept. 18th & 19th. Also in September Antioch was holding their 2nd annual Ice Cream Social to help raise funds for Church camp. It was held the 12th of September. So that ment our worship group needed to practice so around the first part of August we started meeting on Wednesday nights to practice and put together a program. Also over Labor day weekend we took a little trip. Are you tired yet? Any way our trip was really nice and relaxing. The Ice Cream Social was a success. And Trial and Tribulations was an amazing event. http://matson1847.blogspot.com/

So here are just a few pictures.

Dr Jorns, playwright and director. Was a huge part of the events success.

The cast. My Aunt Karan made a comment that the play was as good as anything they had seen at Beef & Boards in Indianapolis.

The new sign and the Rutherford House. Our connection to "Looking for Lincoln"

The Dr's Office. We've been told it's the last free standing pioneer Dr office in the state of Illinois.

The Dr. Hiram Rutherford Home. Oakland's first educated physician. One of the main characters in the Trial & Tribulations event.

For those that don't know the background for the Trial & Tribulations event. In 1847 Dr. Rutherford and Gideon Ashmore tried to hire Abraham Lincoln to represent a slave family who were from a farm north of Oakland about 10 miles. Anyway the Bryant family were afraid that their children would be "sold south" so the asked Rutherford and Ashmore for help.

Abraham Lincoln had tell Rutherford he had already taken the case for Col. Matson. In then end Lincoln lost the case, the slaves were freed. This was one of the top cases in Lincoln's law practice and the only time Lincoln represented a slave owner. It's also one of the top cases in the state of Illinois.

Roger Ashmore playing his relitive "Gideon Ashmore"

Kim McGee playing Dr. Rutherford