For Thanksgiving we headed south to Eeott and Papa's house
before the worst of the traffic (we had learned our lesson the hard way in years before) for a few days. It was also Shin Shong's first time at the farm and he loved everyone and everything about it, other than the dogs! Yeah, we're still working on that...Auntie Sharon and Madi from Eugene stayed on the farm with us for most of our visit.
The following photos are a mix of different times we walked out to see the animals. :)
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| Piled on the 4 wheeler with Papa---Judah's first time getting to ride! |
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| So excited |
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| Farm girl at heart |
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| Feeding the cows and hopefully not running into a tree.... |
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I took a turn driving
A few of the Shooks took an evening walk:
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| Cousin Madi and Soren |
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| Mom and Esther |
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| Esther greets Apache |
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| The goats were not very kind to Soren. |
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| Cutting the chord off the hay to feed to the cows |
Soren brought his bow and arrow:
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| Getting ready to aim at the hay bale target |
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| Madi tries her aim |
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| Dad knows how its done |
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| Chatting as they walk back |
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| A one-on-one conversation with Eeott |
More 4 wheeler fun:
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| Cougar fan and Shin Shong |
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It is very difficult to ride with your little sister in control.
Every night was very cold (in the teens and lower 20s), and every morning thick fresh frost covered the ground. One morning was especially beautiful, and Esther and I were the only kids awake, so we bundled up and headed outside with Dad and Papa to feed the cows. It was a perfect morning.
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| Jincy leads the way |
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| Esther and her pal Buster |
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| Cheese! And no, Esther did not actually drive the 4-wheeler |
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Papa's "Shook and Sons" dump truck
More mixed up photos:
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| Oak leaves edged with frost |
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| Moooo |
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| Eeott drives |
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| Fall colors displayed in apple trees in the orchard |
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| Brothers walk up the hill behind the chicken coop |
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| Having a BLAST |
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| Yikes!!! |
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| She's back at it! |
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| A final photo with Papa and Eeott on the last morning before we headed for WA |
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| Esther chats with two of her farm friends, Buster and Bijou |
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| Apache and Lillian |
One day, cousins Phil, Joy, Sarah, and Nargissa stopped by:
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| Judah and Sarah. After minutes of playing together, he told me, "she my friend, she my friend." |
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| The Three Amigos and Sarah decide what to play next |
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Judah and Joy
Preparing for the feast:
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| Preparing the pie dough |
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Posing with some of the finished pies
Thanksgiving Day:
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| Get out of the whipped cream!!! |
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| Esther on pie patrol |
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| Judah smiles at the table, patiently waiting for his first Thanksgiving to begin. |
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| Some Shooks... |
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| Some more Shooks... |
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| Giving thanks with thankful hearts. |
"Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever." -1 Chronicles 16:34
