Old Threshers 2007

Mom & Luke on the "Big Case". The biggest steam engine at Old Threshers.

Old Threshers 2007

Luke all smiles while "engineering" a steam locomotive.

Old Threshers 2007

Luke drives the rail truck while Miss Violet (Grandma Purple) watches.

Old Threshers 2007

Luke's 3rd annual trip to O.T. Grandpa Jerry's 2nd & Tamara's 23rd.

The Tree

All gone! Sure looks different w/o it.

The Tree

TIMBER!!!

The Tree

Ready to come down. Looks kinda wimpy w/o all those big branches.

The Tree

Grandpa Jeff getting off as many of the "lower" branches as he can.

The Tree

Men at work. :)

The Tree

Grandpa Jeff & Scott start taking the lower limbs off the tree.

First Grade!

Luke & I ready for our first day of school!

First Grade!

Luke all ready to go to his first day of first grade.

Counting Crows

Tim, Joann, their friends & us at the concert.

Counting Crows

Ready to hear Collective Soul, Third Eye Blind & of course, Scott's favorite - Counting Crows in the sweltering mid-August heat at Principal Park in Des Moines.

Toothless Boy

Luke holding his 2nd front tooth - he's lost 4 so far total.

Mount Rushmore

Hot & tired, Luke takes a nap in his loft.

Mount Rushmore

One last picture before leaving George, Tom, Teddy & Abe.

Mount Rushmore

What a view!

Mount Rushmore

Walking the path around the presidents, grateful for some shade!

Mount Rushmore

Our little tree hugger. :)

Mount Rushmore

We made it!

Wall Drug

Cowboy Luke!

Wall Drug

Luke & Grandpa being silly again.

Wall Drug

We visited the T-Rex at Wall Drug, watched him roar and everything.

Wall Drug

Luke riding the giant jackalope.

Pierre, SD

All atendees of the 2007 Mohling Family Reunion.

Pierre, SD

Luke & Dad after a hot afternoon of Mohling family softball.

Pierre, SD

Luke, Mom & Dad straddling the Flaming Fountain Memorial.

Pierre, SD

Luke & Mom at Capitol Lake

Pierre, SD

Dad, Luke & Grandpa on the stairs in the capitol.

Pierre, SD

Family walk to the Capitol

Pierre, SD

We made it! King's Inn, Pierre, SD. The Mohling Family Reuinion 2007

The Corn Palace

Grandpa & Luke being corny.

The Corn Palace

Grandpa, Luke & Mom waving from the front doors.

The Corn Palace

There it is in all it's glory.

The Corn Palace

Uncle Zeke, Mom & Luke

Puppy!

Luke lost his first upper front tooth. Here he is with our new puppy (hopefully).

The Pool

She's getting better though. :)

The Pool

Snickers isn't a real big swimmer

The Pool

Handstand!

The Pool

The Van Fam totem pole.

The Pool

Another beautiful launch.

The Pool

Liftoff!

The Pool

Dad preparing to launch Luke

The Pool

Dad, Luke & Troy enjoying the pool

Giant Moth

It's a Cecropia Moth, the largets moth in North America. It's HUGE. Pretty cool, huh.

Giant Moth

Tamara found this giant moth attached to the front of the condo, so we put it in Luke's bug catcher.

Arkansas!

Dana watches the boys, the water was pretty cool & so was the Arkansas night.

Arkansas!

The boys in the pool.

Arkansas!

Luke enjoys the big blue floaties.

Arkansas!

Luke & Dad relaxing in Jimmers pool.