Harris, Geri, and Judy Sankey

We had our first inch of snow a few nights ago.  I have to get a new camera so I can take pictures of it. 

We have our crops all harvested and the land is tilled.

 

Judy was robbed this week.  She had her laptop and some cash stolen.

Geri

Picture of Stan Addink

 

Stan Addink on his tractor

Dave Addink

Wasn't doing much good in Georgia, wandered the US since January and finally settled on ND. High pay for work, free building from the city provided I fix it up - good enough to live in now, and keep improving it little by little. Life is Good, and I am Blessed. Have a Great Day, Dave Addink

Horseback Riding at Family Reunion 2010

Getting ready

Amy and Zack

Ashley

Sasha

Andre

Tim and Shane

Tana and Kelly's Engagement Party Pictures

Engagement party

Tana and Kelly

Ron, Ruth, and Family

We had an enjoyable summer... Ashley and Sasha (me) went to a teen worship
intensive for one week, Amy went to a Young Adult Camp on Lake Roosevelt (eastern WA), several of us going to visit to friends and family in eastern WA (Including Stan and Sharon Addink), most of us went to a camp for families of a child who has/had cancer, we all went to family reunion on the Addink’s side, and attended several weddings of friends – busy summer!

We just completed our yearly family vacation for 2 weeks in Florida at
theme parks, the pool, and the beach – so great to be together with no
interruptions!  You would have thought that it would not be so crowded in
October, but the theme parks were very busy (hmmm – financial crisis?).

Now we have entered fall and are anticipating what Andre calls “National
Candy Day” on October 31, with everyone choosing a costume to attend a festival at the church we used to go to. 

The children are all being homeschooled with the exception of Zack being in
speech class once a week.  Sasha is working with horses, Ashley is sewing and
cooking, Amy is taking piano lessons and working with the alpacas (she leased
one to breed,  hers couldn't be bred, so she sent hers back to Ohio to be “replaced” with a breedable female).   Andre is participating in boffering and in constant motion.  Let’s just say there is never a dull moment at our home.  Ron keeps very busy with the program he has been working with Korea at Boeing.  Ruth keeps busy organizing the family, home, social events, coffee with friends, and attending water aerobics. 

We resumed foster care after a 2 month break.  We do short term receiving
care and usualy don't have little ones over 30 days – most of them go to relatives within a couple of weeks.  It can get pretty busy with little ones coming in the middle of the night and on weekends (we are only “after hours”).

We look forward to all our children being home for Thanksgiving!! 

Tana wolf

Tana got engaged a
few months ago and her new in-laws to be threw her an engagement party at Stan
and Carol’s house.

It was nice for the
two families to get together and get to know each other better. Her grandma
Harriet, aunt Michele, cousin Brandi, and brother Matt attended the party along
with her Parents (Stan and Carol). They got to know his parents, brother and
sister, aunt and uncle, 2 grandmas and the rest of the wedding party better.

Tana's fiances' mom
is a quilter and gave them a beautiful wedding quilt.