Yoder Days

We had a fantastic time in Yoder, Kansas for their big parade and festival. Its a little Amish town very close to where we live. How fun it was to see all the horse drawn carriages in the parade along with other unique contraptions like the Horse Apple Transformer that followed the horses in the parade. Two guys scooped up the horse poop and put it in the manure spreader and candy came out the back chute. How fun is that? We laughed and laughed (but we didn't eat any of the candy!)A typical Amish buggy.
After the parade we mozied over to the buggy races. Of course we had to stop for a 50 cent snowcone - yum. We sat on the grass and watched as the Amish raced their horses along a dirt road (about a quarter mile track). Wow. It was truly amazing. Who says Kansas isn't fun?

Seeing Clark

We just got back from Ben and Alli's in Oregon. Of course, the real purpose of the trip was to see our new grandson Clark . It was fun to see Ben and Alli too, but Clark is the new kid on the block. My son kept asking us if we had enough "Clark Time." And we did. What a great addition to the Porter clan.

Janice and Clark

Bruce and Super Clark in training

More Clark Time for Grandma

Our favorite picture of the week!

We had a great time visiting the Portland Zoo and had a really fun evening out to watch a movie in the Park in 3-D - which was pretty lame but still a lot of fun. They had a high def screen set up in an outdoor park on a hillside and served free popcorn and shaved ice. Fun!

Had a great time with our kids for the last two weeks. Jamie, Randy, Audrey, Isaac and Violet drove out to Kansas for a vacation visit (we are always amazed at their courage!). We went to the Wichita Zoo (amazing - one of the best we've been to), rode the tractor, played in the sprinklers, rode bikes, went on walks, played with the dogs, and generally had some good mid-west fun. Next week we're off to Portland to see Ben, Alli and Clark! Can't wait.

Helping build our new deck.

Audrey and Violet learning how to milk a cow at the Hutchinson zoo. Ouch for the cow!

Best seat in the house!