Hector's Baby Picture

What's going on Grandma?
Grandma was looking at some pictures- see what  Hector looked like when he was a little baby!  So cute!  Baby donkeys are so fuzzy and soft!  Someday we will have lots of baby donkeys on the farm!   That will be so fun!   I wanted you to see how cute the baby donkeys are!  
Whooey Who will be looking for a picture of when he was a baby!  He thinks he was cute and fuzzy too!
Mr. Hoppy Toad has always been silky and never fuzzy!   Bossy was fuzzy!  Hunter and Lady were fuzzy!  Baby was a little fuzzy but  Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Jesse, and Uncle Jake  were not fuzzy when we were babies!  We were squishy and so were you and mommy!  Was daddy fuzzy when he was a baby?  Ask him!  He will laugh!  
I hear my old black bird friend outside!  His name is Joe Joe!  He makes alot of noise even more than Whooey Who!  Not as much as Hector and Kevin though!  They are the winners of loud voices!
I think you agree!   I will send a picture of Joe Joe real soon!  Bossy is his friend.  They like to talk to each other but not in the same tree!  Joe Joe is in the front yard and Bossy is in the back by the swing set!
They yell back and forth to each other!  Bossy tells Joe Joe when it is safe to sneak a bite of dog food!
Then Joe Joe gets a piece and takes it to the bird bath and dunks it in the water like we do with a cookie and milk!  Oh, what funny things animals and birds do!  Frogs too!  Can't forget that funny Mr. Hoppy Toad!  
Well, now you know what is going on at Grandma's house today!
I love and miss you so very much!  Love 4ever, Grandma xo

Whooey Who has a sister!

What's going on Grandma?
Look at Whooey Who's sister!  She is the first one!  Her name is Pretty Who!  I guess she came to stay with Whooey Who for awhile!  Aren't they so cute?  See the Christmas tree they live in?  How fun to have two Hoot Owls!  Bossy wants his sister to come stay with him too!
Lady is Hunter's sister so he has his sister!  Guess what!  Lady walked all by herself today!  She is getting all better!  All of us are so happy for her!  
Baby thinks Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jake are her brothers because when she was little she slept in bed with them!  Hunter and Lady never have stayed in the house so she thinks she is a people not a dog!
That's funny isn't it?  
Mr. Hoppy Toad thinks Whooey Who and Pretty Who make too much noise so he is going to get ear plugs for sleeping at night!  Grandma might do that too!  Grandpa says he doesn't hear them!  Guess Grandma has good ears!  
Hector and Kevin are going to let Whooey Who and his sister sleep in the barn this winter!  One on Hector's back and one on Kevin's back!  That will be funny!   Owls and donkey's both sleep standing up!  Did you know that?  Can you sleep standing up?  Grandma can't!  God made people to sleep like you sleep!   Thank You God!!!   
Well that is what is going on at Grandma's house tonight!
I love you sooooooooo much!  Love 4ever Grandma! xo xo xo xo xo

Baby's first Halloween

What's going on Grandma?
Baby wanted you to see her very first Halloween outfit when she was a little Baby!  Isn't she so cute?
She wishes she could still fit in her costume but she is a big girl now.  Baby doesn't know what to dress up as this year.  She wants to know what all of you are going to be.  
Did you see the pictures of when you were little and went on your first trick or treat?  So cute!
Tell Mommy to send us a picture to show Baby!
All of the animals are in bed now and they are asleep.  They had a very fun day!  I will tell you more later on.   Oh, no!  Baby wants to know if you like her picture!  Go back to sleep Baby- they will tell us tomorrow!
You better tell Baby what you think- she is excited to know!
I better go on to bed because tomorrow is a big day!  
Hope you liked Baby's picture! 
We love you so very much!  xo

We are Hungry

What's going on Grandma?
We are hungry around here!  Do any of these foods look good to you?  Grandma likes the grapes and Grandpa likes the corn!  Uncle Jesse likes the pumpkin for a good pie and Uncle Jake likes apples!
Hector and Kevin sniff at all this good food but will only eat the apples!  Hunter, Lady and Baby shook their heads no- at all of it!  Whooey Who thinks he will try some later- he likes meat I think!
Bossy said, yes, to the fruit! :)  Mr. Hoppy Toad likes flies so he thinks he will let an apple get stinky and then catch a few flies that land on it!  Smart, isn't he!
I want that nice bunch of grapes soooooooo bad but I don't have any in the house!  I like this picture of all the good fruit God gives us!  I will go buy some at the store!  Do you have any of these things in your house?  If you do will you put it all on the table and get Mommy to take a picture of it for me?  I like pictures of good food!  Will you be in the picture too?  I miss you so much!  All of you!
Remember to put a bunch of food on the table and make it look real pretty and Grandma will be so happy!   I will show all the animals the food that you have in your house and see if they like what you have!  That will be real fun!
Well Grandma better go to bed now, sure wish I had some good fruit!  I am hungry for good food!
Grapes!  Apples!  Pumpkin Pie!  Corn on the Cob!  And all God's goooooooood food He gives us!
I love you soooooooo much! xo

We are Getting Excited

What's going on Grandma?
Grandma is getting excited about Nebraska!  This is a picture of a bridge in Nebraska.  When you drive there will you look to see if you can find it for me?  Maybe after you get in your new house you will see it when you take nice drives in the country!  I am getting excited about Nebraska!  I will come and see you!
Well- to all of my grandkids- it has been kinda slow around here.  Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jake are doing their school lessons and Grandpa is fixing things at work and selling furniture!  Grandma is taking care of everyone- even all of the animals!  Lady is feeling much better but still isn't walking around yet.  I think she likes all of the attention she is getting!  Hunter is up all night hunting so he sleeps all day!
Baby is always trying to find a place to lay in the sun.  She like to sleep in the sun!  Whooey Who stays up with Hunter all night and says, "Who, Who," to everything!   Bossy is still being bossy and goes down to the puppy's house and bosses them too!  They like him to boss them, they think he is so funny with his spiky hair doo!   Mr. Hoppy Toad had a big spider try to move in with him!  He got so unhappy about it!  He wants a door now!  I guess Grandpa will have to make him one!
Hector and Kevin had a fun game they were playing today!  Pull the blanket!  Hector won!  Kevin is still kinda unhappy about it but Whooey Who was trying to point out wise things about being a good game player!  Some one has to lose and sometimes it will be you!  How do you want some one to treat you when you win?  Or when you lose?  Kevin needs to learn how to play with out pouting!  Whooey Who is a wise owl!  Owls are famous for being wise.   Did you know that?
Well I better go fix supper and check on everyone!  I love you sooooooo much!
That's what is going on at Grandmas house!
Love 4ever, Grandma xo

Jake's Party

What's going on, today, Grandma?
Today is Uncle Jake's birthday!  He sure is excited!  Hunter and Baby went to the neighbors and invited the puppies to come to his party!  Look at them sing!  They are so cute!  They really sing loud!
They sing in doggie words and we couldn't understand them but Hunter, Lady and Baby did!
Mr. Hoppy Toad was worried about them turning over his house so he stayed home!  Whooey Who thought he would watch from his tree and Bossy watched in the window because animals make him nervous!  Hector and Kevin want us to bring them some cake so we will! Uncle Jesse wishes we could keep the puppies but they have to go back home to their mommy and daddy!  We sure enjoyed seeing them!  Puppies are so cute and fuzzy aren't they?
It was more fun to have the puppies come to the party than a clown!  Clowns make Grandma nervous! ha!
(Mommy can say that or not:)
The puppies names are Blondie, Snowball and Spot!  Good names huh?  
Uncle Jake got lots of presents but it was all boy stuff!  I know one grandchild of mine that would like boy stuff!  Grandma likes to play little boy toys like trucks and cowboy things.  Grandpa likes the ball game toys!  Jake got big boy toys!  He is twelve today!  
Well I better take the puppies home now.  Wave bye bye to them.  We get to keep the picture of them - that will be fun to remember how they looked when they sang Happy Birthday to Jake!  So cute!
Hunter is taking them home so I won't have to!  Good boy Hunter!  Wait!  They forgot their goody bags!
I better run after them!  
That's what is going on today at Grandma's house!  I love you sooooooo much! xo
       

Look at Baby!

What's going on Grandma?
Look at Baby!  She dressed up for a picture to send you!  Isn't she so pretty?  She is trying to smile big for you!  Baby might wear this for Halloween- what do you think?  Hunter and Lady think they are too old to dress up so they are going to stay home and bark!  Hector and Kevin haven't made up their minds yet on what they want to be but Whooey Who wants to be a bat and Bossy wants to be an eagle!
Mr. Hoppy Toad wants to be a monkey!  Isn't that funny- a frog dressed up like a monkey!  I guess they both hop around.  Maybe your uncles will work on his monkey suit and send you the picture! :)
Grandma has silly animals doesn't she?  
Make sure you get mommy to help you write me back so I can tell Baby what you think of her outfit!
Well that is all that went on at Grandma's today!
I love you so much!  Love 4ever, Grandma xo xo xo xo xo

Now That's cute

What's going on Grandma?
Look what Grandma saw this morning!  Yesterday you found out that Grandma likes to put clothes on a frog and today I found a picture of a kitten dressed up like a frog!  Isn't she sooooooo cute!  Mr. Hoppy Toad will sure like this!  
Grandma wants you to know that I like to put clothes on animals!  I always have liked that and so did your mommy!  When Aunt Andrea was little she did too!  Get them to tell you about all the times they dressed up rabbits, kittens and dogs!   They would dress them up and push them in strollers like the picture of Mrs. Mouse and Holla!  You see, it really is people who put clothes on animals and frogs!   Animals like the clothes God gave them best but they will let us play dress up with them because animals like to make us happy!  That is why God made them, I think, to make us smile and laugh!  And they sure do!  I just wanted you to know that it really is Grandma who dresses animals!  I like to do that even if it is in a picture of them!  Thank you for letting Grandma have fun with you and send cute pictures of dress up!  You grandkids are soooooooo precious to me and I love you all so very much!
Once I put clothes on Hector and Kevin!  I even cut out holes for their ears and put hats on them!
Why do I like to dress animals and get pictures of them in clothes?  I think God likes me to have fun with all His things He made!  Maybe He wants you to have fun with me!  :)   Will you have fun with Grandma and all her stories of adventures with animals?   Just remember that Grandma is just having fun and playing story time!  Grandma's do that!  When you went to Disney Land you saw people dressed up like animals didn't you?  Or were they big animals in clothes?  Tell me what you think!   I told you what I think!   I like to play dress up with animals (and frogs!)
I hope you like the little kitten!  Mr. Hoppy Toad thinks she looks real cute dressed up like a frog!  Me too!   Do you?
I love you so very much, Love 4ever, Grandma! xo xo xo xo xo 

I Found Holla!

What's going on Grandma?

Look who I got to see!  Mr. Hoppy Toad was checking out the neighborhood and he saw Mrs. Mouse and her little baby!  The babies name is Holla!  He was so happy!  He told Mrs. Mouse that he had a friend that liked the name Holla.  We got this picture for you!  Little Holla is real cute!  They were on their way to  Floormart!  They don't have a Walmart like us, they go to Floormart!   It is under the ground!   We can not go there because it is not big enough for us.  I wonder if Holla got a new toy?

Mr. Hoppy Toad was real proud of himself for finding you a girl named Holla!   You will have to thank him!

Now for the next thing that happened today at Grandma's house!  We made a big scarecrow to sit by our pumpkins!  Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jake worked real hard on him!  We had our best friends come over and play today and they made one too!  They took theirs home with them!  

Whooey Who is a little worried about him because he doesn't talk!  I told him that scarecrows are quiet and just have a fake mouth.  He still thinks he should say something!  At least hello!  

Bossy, said that the scarecrow will have a new hair doo in the morning!   We know what that will look like!  

What should we name the scarecrow?   Do you have a good name for us?

Hector and Kevin are wanting to play with the scarecrow but I think they just want to eat the hay that is in his shirt!    They are sneaky like that!  

Hunter, Lady and Baby just like him and think he is cool!  They really don't care if he talks or not as long as he minds his own business!   Mr. Hoppy Toad is making a little scarecrow for his yard too!  He thinks we had a good idea!  You should see Mr. Hoppy Toad stand on his back feet!  He is really tall when he does that!   He had on a nice shirt and pants today because he was going to his Froggy Store where he works.

At home he doesn't wear clothes!  That seems funny to us doesn't it!  Grandma wears her clothes all day!

Frogs are funny!  

Well that is what went on at Grandma's house today!  I better go get supper because Grandpa is hungry!

I will fix tacos!  We like tacos!  Do you?  

I hear Whooey Who!  Who is fixing taco's?  Who!   Who!   Who!   

I love you soooooooo much! 4ever, Grandma xo

Hector Changes His Mind

What's going on Grandma?
Today Hector tried out his new house!  He didn't like it so Grandpa will have to take the door off!  Hector thought he wanted a door on his house but he changed his mind!  Mr. Hoppy Toad didn't want a door on his house either and Hunter, Lady and Baby shook their heads- no door on their house!   Whooey Who shook his head, no door!  And Bossy shook his head, no door for me either!   Kevin tried to show Hector that it wouldn't be a good idea for  donkeys to have a door on their house!  He showed Hector that a door was for kicking!   Now Grandpa won't have to take the door off!  Kevin kicked it off!  Hector laughed!  Hunter and Lady pointed to Baby to go tell on him!  Baby wanted  Bossy to tell but Bossy thinks it is so funny he wants Kevin to kick the door again!  Whooey Who is wise you know and he thinks donkeys are silly!  
 Do you want a door on your new house?  Of course you do!  You are a people and people like doors!
I like lots of doors!  Front doors, Back doors, Bedroom doors, Bathroom doors and what other kind of doors are there?   That's all I can think of!   Can you tell me another door name?  It was a fun day on the farm!  All of the animals are sleeping now and Grandma and Grandpa are going to bed!  Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jake want to stay up!  Grandpa shook his head - no!  Well that's what went on at Grandma's house today!
I love you soooooooo very much! xo

Mr. Hoppy Toad Moves In

What's going on Grandma?
Today Mr. Hoppy Toad moved into his new house!  He is soooooooo excited!  He thinks it is going to be a really fun house!  We worked real hard on it and got it just the way he wanted it to be!  He wanted the edges of the door to be all smooth so his kids wouldn't get hurt!  He hung up a picture of Jesus!  He is so thankful to God for his new home!
Whooey Who wants us to help him with his house in the tree and Bossy wants a house too!  He thinks his nest is a little old fashioned!  He likes Mr. Hoppy Toad's style so we told them both we would help!
Maybe when you come see us we can look at all their houses!  That will be fun!
Hector and Kevin want something new too and of course that means Hunter, Lady and Baby will want a new house also!  Grandma and Grandpa will be very busy for a while!  Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jake will help us!  Jake says he doesn't want to use his birthday money to buy flower pots!  Uncle Jesse either!
I bet I can talk them into it!  I know Bossy can!
Well Mr. Hoppy Toad just wanted me to take another picture of him by his new house!  I think he likes you a lot!  That's all he thinks about- showing you what he is doing!  He is handsome!  He know it too!
Bossy is wondering why Mr. Hoppy Toad doesn't have any hair!  What should I tell him?
That's what is going on at Grandma's house today!
I love you soooooooo much!  xo

Mr. Hoppy Toad

What's going on Grandma?
Look at Mr. Hoppy Toad!   I was a little mad at him because he broke my flower pot but he pointed to Baby like she did it,  and she pointed to Hunter and Hunter looked up at  Whooey Woo!  Whooey Who pointed to Bossy and Bossy pointed back to Mr. Hoppy Toad and then he got a little sad because he couldn't blame it on anyone!  I told him to be more carful next time!  He wanted it to be his house for the winter and he was just climbing in it and didn't mean to break it!  I forgave him and told him he could live in it as long as he wanted to!  Then he looked at me and posed for me to take his picture!  He wanted to be in today's story!   He is a handsome Hoppy Toad isn't he?  It was hard to be mad at him!
I know he will make a nice home out of my flower pot!  We will look at it when you come to Grandma's house!  I hope he will be home that day!  Sometimes Mr. Hoppy Toad goes to work.  I don't know where he works but Grandpa says he doesn't work at the Darbys store with him!   I think he works at the Frog Store!  They sell things like Toad stools!  You sometimes have toad stools in your yard!  Frogs have to take them out of yards and sell them at the Froggy Store!  I hope you like Mr. Hoppy Toad's picture!
He will ask me what you thought so be sure to tell me a nice thing to tell him!  He really wanted to be in this story!  I like frogs!  They like me too!
Well that is what is happening at Grandma's house today!
I love you soooooooo much! xo

Kevin Showing Off

What's going on Grandma?
Kevin wanted to show off his Bossy hair doo!    He thinks he looks really good!   What do you think?
Hector says Kevin looks good with his hair like that but he doesn't want his that way!  He wants to be different!
Today was a fun day at Church!  Uncle Jesse played the drums for us (after church) he is really good!
Uncle Jake likes to go downstairs and play lots of fun stuff!  He knows how to have fun!
Grandpa likes to sit in his chair and watch ball games!  He thinks that is fun!
Whooey Who was up early this morning!  Bossy wanted him to go back to sleep but Whooey Who -just would not listen!  They live in the same tree!  If Whooey Who keeps waking up Bossy he might move to another tree!  Hunter looks up at the tree, when Whooey Who hoots, and doesn't say any thing he just yawns!   Baby looks up and howls like a coyote!   She is a funny dog!  Very smart too!  Uncle Jesse says that Whooey Who lived in the barn next door to us last year.    He saw him there!  I wonder why he moved to our yard?  I think he came to be our friend!  I know why Bossy came!  He wanted to be Bossy to someone!   He got Kevin to fix his hair like his!   Don't worry!  Grandma won't fix her's that way!
 No way!   Grandpa won't either!  Uncle Jake will!  Uncle Jesse said, no way!   Will you fix your hair like Bossy?    :)   Grandma loves you so much! xo

Bossy gives Whooey a New Doo!

What's going on Grandma?  Uncle Jake wanted you to see his favorite bird!  It is a tufft headed titmouse!  He likes to wear his hair like this little bird does!  The bird's name is Bossy!  He tries to tell everyone to wear their hair like his!  You can tell by looking that he really thinks he is cool!   Grandma thought maybe you could fix your hair like this and send Uncle Jake a picture!  Wouldn't that be funny?  It is almost his birthday and that would be a good card idea! 

Hector and Kevin wear their hair like Bossy too!   Grandpa looks like Bossy in the morning!  Of course, Grandma does not!

Today is a pretty day here.  We are going to see Aunt Audrey she is bringing us the mail today! 

Lady is feeling better but she still can't walk.  Hunter and Baby are laying in the sun.  They are tired because they stayed up all night barking at the sky!   I guess it was at the sky because when I looked outside to see all I could see them looking at was the sky!

Whooy Who was loud this morning!  I think he was talking to Bossy and saying," Who do you think you are trying to tell me to wear my hair like you? "   If I see Whooy Who with his hair like Bossy I will take a picture!  :)

That is what is going on at Grandmas's house!  I love and miss you all so much!  Love 4ever, Grandma xo

Uncle Jake drew some hair on Whooey Who!  Bossy wanted him to see what it would look like!  He loves it!  See his smile!  :) xo

Look at Bossy smile! Jake made him! ha! xo



Who Is My New Visitor?

What's going on Grandma?  This morning, when Grandma was up saying her prayers, I heard a loud sound!  It was saying-
Who!  Who!  Who!  I listened real good to see who was saying that.  I heard the Who, Who's again outside by the swing.   I heard- Who!  Who!  Who!  It was a handsome owl!  So pretty and big!  I have not seen an owl at our house in a long, long time!  I hope he will stay and say Who!  Who!  Who!  every morning!   That will be fun to have a big, pet owl!  Isn't he so handsome?  
Hector and Kevin like him and so do the dogs!  I think the owl got lonesome and found some farm animal friends!  What do you think I should name him?  I think he is a boy!  He really looks handsome!   I won't have to feed him because God will supply his food!  Owls eat snakes!  I like that!    I wouln't want a pet snake!  No way!
Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jake are excited because they are going to a carnival tonight!  They will play games and eat junk food!  I have been saving quarters for them to spend!  I like green money better but quarters are real good for carnivals and game rooms!  When Grandpa gets home we will go!  Grandma has a new jacket to wear and I will fix up all nice and have my ear rings on!
We will go to a carnival with you someday and we will have lots of fun!
I better go get ready!  Grandpa will want to be on time!
I hear Uncle Jesse playing the drums!  He is real good!  You will like to hear him.  Uncle Jake is playing Toontown on the old computer, he is real good at that! :)  
I better go get ready for real this time!   Now you know what is going on at Grandma's house!  Love you 4ever, Grandma xo