Remembering Grandma Leman

Grandma Leman went home to be with Jesus on January 12, 2012. She was 84 years old and had lived a full life by many standards. She had 10 children, 20 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. She had raised her family, and also worked many years as nurse. She loved the Lord and was devoted to studying his word and growing in her knowledge of Him and His will. She loved her family, and her family loved her. We will miss her greatly, but rejoice in the fact that her suffering is over and she is at peace.

Rob and his mom at our wedding. He was her "baby":).

With her sister-in-law Verna

Holding Kyle right after he was born at the hospital.

Snuggles with Brock when he was just a day old.

3 generations of Lemans:).

Rocking Kyle at her house. She believed that all babies need to be rocked:).

Brock and Kyle - almost 2 years old at Christmas with Grandma.

Grandma and the boys at 3 years old.

Christmas Day 2011. We were so thankful to have one last Christmas with her!!

Grandma holding Ali - we were also thankful, as was she, that she got to meet grandchild #20:).

More pics of Ali with Grandma.

Grandma and the boys at the Leman family Christmas gathering 2011.

Christmas 2011 with 9 of her 10 children (Marge was not home for Christmas).

We are thankful for all of the precious memories and the legacy of faith that she left behind.

Just born.........

Here are some photos of Ali right after she was born. Thankfully, she has turned out to be a much happier baby than she appears to be here:)!!

Notice the little hand touching her hair. They were, and still are, intrigued by her hair:).

Seems like so long ago..........these last 3 months have flown by!!!

Tanner's Orchard

Each fall we take the boys out to Tanner's Orchard. I don't think I've managed to get the photos on the blog the last few years, but this time I am!! There are many fun things to do and yummy food to eat. My camera battery died 1/2 way through:(, but here are a few pics that I did get of some of the boys' favorites:

The goats are always one of the first stops. They act like they are starving, but in reality, they get fed all day long:). The boys were very brave this year - not timid at all.

"This tickles!!"

Notice Kyle picking up food off of the ground in this pic. It's pretty ingenious of Tanners to get people to pay to feed their animals. The boys beg every Grammy, Papa, Aunt or Great Aunt they can find for quarters to feed into the food machine:), but they've also learned to capitalize on the food that other kids drop on the ground. They've even learned to distinguish between the food pellets and other pellet shaped objects that are found on the ground:).

Love this - not sure what he is cheering about, but he sure is happy!!

The angle of this goat's head cracks me up - can't imagine how he didn't get stuck in the fence!!

Like the pink bow?? Makes Kyle look so innocent:).

This guy also cracked me up - It's not the greatest picture, but still makes me laugh.

I love the billy goat bridge, but I'm always sure to look up before I cross under it - never know what could fall from the sky!!

This was the first year that we let the boys go into the playground that you have to pay extra for. Years before we could just steer them in other directions and they never knew what they were missing:). This year, not so much!! They were VERY aware that there were cool things beyond the gate, and I was actually impressed by what they had. The "country-fied" miniature golf was not that impressive, but Brock really enjoyed it anyway:).

This is classic Brock - he's just like his Daddy - sticks his tongue out when he's really concentrating:).

See you again in the fall, Tanners!!