Our cousins were in town for the weekend, so we spent a Saturday at the corn maze. If you haven't been there, this one is the best one around! There's so many other activities that the kids loved too, like jumping off these giant straw bales.
Here's our cheerleader doing some straw stunts.....
Aunt Jessica landing on her feet
Avery taking the plunge
Dave's still got it.
After this we were picking hay out of crevices, but everyone was all smiles.
I love this picture for the rare moment that it is when these 7 kids are together! They're so great.
Then we got lost in the corn maze. We got separated from the kids, but guess who made it out first? Yep, they were all waiting for us slow adults to find our way out. And we were worried about them!!!

Next we did some riding, some sliding,
Some train riding,
Some ropin',
And then some hog-tying of Ryan
The reason we were all together was to celebrate Dave's Dad's retirement. We all went to dinner, then opened gifts. Here's Dad with his "Bucket-O-Beer". This picture cracks me up. Doesn't he look thrilled to be retired? Every picture I have of him looks like this one. He really smiles all the time- just not in pictures!