Jonathan's 7th Birthday

Jonathan's tallest tower.

Dear Jonathan,

I am so happy that it is your birthday.  You are such a nice brother and helper.  I love you!

Love,

Christian

Our family went to a park very near to our house and Elijah and Jeremiah tried to shoot us. They got us a couple of times, but we escaped most of the time. 

Jonathan and Christian.

Jeremiah and Jonathan.

Elijah and Jonathan. 

Jonathan and Hannah. 

Jonathan hit the ball out of the park...TOTALLY! 

Here he is, running home!  YAY! 

Jonathan shot the bow at an archery range. 

We were putting pavers down and Jonathan and I played in the sand.  We made a fort. 

Jonathan loves the puppies! 

Giving Thanks to God

We went down to Iowa for Thanksgiving. 

Here we are eating. 

This is our cute cousin, "Samo" 

Here he is driving the tractor. *just kidding*

This is our Grandma and Grandpa. 

Holding off the enemy. 

Even Mama shot! 

Here is Papa, loading the gun. 

Our cousin, River. 

This is Jeremiah firing at the "enemy" - actually the clay pigeons, as you can see. 

People took turns firing Grandpa's pistol. 

Here is Grandpa shooting his pistol. 

Elijah ready to shoot the clay pigeons. 

We fired until it got dark. 

Jonathan with ear plugs in, because the gun shots were really loud. 

As you may see, we won the war!  :) 

This is the next day. 

Here is a squirrel we saw up in the tree. 

Here are Teddy and Rosie, our cute doggies.