Visit from Gina and kids! Mon, July 18

All my babes are home again (plus Ali)!

This is my first video on here!  Hope it works!  Two copies of the same thing but I don't want to delete one because I think I might loose both.  So you can ignore the one.
Anna convinced everyone to help Grantley with the paper route on Saturday.

Fetching Gloria

We drove to Goshen Thursday and had dinner with Mario and Fran Wenger and John Roth.  Inspiring evening!  Spent the night at Roth's house.  In the morning, we had to fill in time till Gloria would arrive.  Linden spent time in the historical library while Petra and I enjoyed a quilt show.  

 Finally, we've got Gloria back safe and sound!  A wonderful 9 hrs ride to talk 75 miles an hour!

My mom's Mother's Day gloxenia is bloomin' like mad!

Shetter Sister's Patchwork

Last fall my mom bought this quilt at the estate sale relative.  The quilt was peiced by Mom's aunt Ada Shetter Yeager.  All the patches are different and many of them have labels pinned to them saying things like:  "Mother's apron" or "Eber's Shirt" or "Doris's Dress."  We treasure this hand stitched heirloom.

Then Aunt Betty Wadel told Mom about a quilt top she found when going through Uncle Mark's things (Mom's brother who died 3 years ago.)  Mom suggested she get Aunt Gladys to quilt it for her to give to Kim (Aunt  Betty's daughter who highly values historical things.)  Below is the end result.  This one was pieced by my grandmother, Emma Shetter Wadel, with the same pieces just put together in a different design.

What a sweet sister project!  They probably started saving scraps for each other and worked on their separate quilts little by little.  Aunt Ada managed to get hers finished.  She had 2 children.  My grandma, Emma, had 7.  Probably done in 1930's and 40's.

Showalters at Cove, July 9 and 10

My sister-in-law Jean took the responsibility of taking photos of the weekend.  Thanks, Jean!  (I didn't take a single pic!)

Bev, Helen, Ruby - Sisters at work in the kitchen.

 New Dad, Brad with baby Maya Robin.

 Ruby working on her Europe trip album

 Austin ended his biking trip with this last climb up the hill to Lake View.

 Family Worship time on Sunday morning.

 Newest family member, Esther Elizabeth Rading 

Pittsburg 2011 - Biannual Covention of MC USA

This summer was full enough with out signing up for a week long convention but...  Linden was going as a delegate and I had always said to myself that if the convention ever came close home I would try hard to go to it.  Grantley was going with the youth group and Anna as a workshop presenter so Petra and I signed up too.

Old friends and new friends

Katherine

Jane

Vivian

Pam and I went to the Lydia Tea

Indonesian Dancers

Praise team

We got to meet Roy Williams, Anna's pastor at College Hill Church in Tampa.

Linden, Anna and Petra were among the participants of the menno night 5K run along the river.

Petra made some new friends, Rebeccah and Clara.

I did some volunteer work with the preschool group.  Enjoyed myself immensely.

 Marie - Jeanne from the DR Congo.  In the exhibitors hall was the Congo Cloth Connection market where you could buy cloth from a huge selection African prints.  Intoxicating!

This wall of art was created by and artist and any one who wanted to add something.  It was auctioned off at the end.

Firecracker 5K

The Annual Firecracker 5K in Waynesboro
This is amazing that Linden ran this today!  He has been sidelined for the past 3 years with a knee problem.  He thought his running days were over but didn't give up.

Petra and Shliqua

On Saturday

Little Guy, Colson.  I got to see all Rhoda and Daryl's extended family who were together at Charity and Delton's house for a picnic.  

Melanie and Ali stopped by on their way home (Va) from camp near Harrisburg.  I entertained them with pictures Austin (and some of Taylor too) from the old days.  What a trip!  Those were some precious times!