Brandys 4th of July Party (Lotsa pics)....

Stephanies Toes!

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Maybe I should have entitled this "Better Late Than Never"...

As noted 2+ weeks ago, we had gone to Brandy and Johns on the 4th of July. This is the first time I have gone to their 4th of July party since Brandy bought the farm- 
It was much easier to go when they lived only 3/4ths of a mile down the road. hehehe


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The back of the farm...

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They keep it so well cared for, even with all their animals-
And how cool to have all those outbuildings too!

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Driving in, to be welcomed so nicely by this little guy...
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Near to the sidewalk to the house-
I think he must light up at nighttime.

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We were also welcomed by this little guy!
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If I remember correctly, this is Timmy!

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I only wore a plain old flag shirt... 
John had the right idea though.

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Tracy on far left, then Joe, John, and Brandy
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Another great Tee-shirt  hehehe

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The cooks were very busy!
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Nothing "store bought" on this grill either
Those hot dogs, brats, and burgers, were ALL homegrown!

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Punk wanted out of the car, and after I asked John, she gained her freedom.

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To diminish any hard feelings, she had to meet their dogs first!
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None were too excited about meeting each other).
But no fur flew either!  hehehe

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As Casey and Punk walked toward me, there was an awful noise. (one of those completely unexpected moments that leave you wondering what to do on the spur of the moment).
Overlooked had been the fact that one cat considered the shed "her" home.
Add to that the fact that this cat had just had kittens in that shed.

The 'awful noise' was the cat; only protecting her young- While Punk kept turning in circles to either remove the cat from her face, or to be able to see what the heck was going on?!
Punk has Mr. Sputty here at home. While they play, and on occasion the cat literally hangs from her face, she really has never been attacked by a cat. She had been a "cat~attack" virgin...
She only lost a bit of DNA. No harm. No foul.

Meanwhile, Greg and John, and Johns friend shared a couple of laughs.

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Johns friend actually hails from the same part of Chicago
where Greg was born and raised.

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Add a few more brothers in law, and the conversation was even more animated!
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Inside the shed, Brandy had her hands full serving the kids and making sure everyone had what they needed.

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(I think this was just the 1st time that I was told
where to put my camera)
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Over on the west side of the shed was another conversation.
And much relaxation too!
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Miss Ashley, very overwhelmed when Mama Cat had attacked Punk, stayed near to me for a time. Always nice to talk to her and to learn what is happening in her world!

She'd come to me in tears over the cat/dog fiasco.

And looks so much better here!

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Ain't we cute?!

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She even borrowed my camera to take a picture of her mom!
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From around the corner, and through the grapevines!
What a great shot!

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John came out to say hi to Casey- 
For some of them, this was the first time that they have seen Casey since her surgeries.
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John and Casey
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And what does Greg think when another man has his arm around his Casey?
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Yeah. OK. He's kinda cute too.
(I guess).
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Miss Brandy had to run to town for a few more supplies. But took a very special few moments out of her busy day to show Isaiah the animals.
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Isaiah's first reaction was the smell in the barn. That is something, having been raised on the farm, that I never give another thought to.
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What a precious reaction though
Isaiah touches a bunny for the 1st time!

For more farm animal pictures, please CLICK HERE.

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He even got to learn where eggs come from!
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Brandy took time to show Isaiah and his Mama the animals in the pasture!
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 I was a long way from them when I snapped this picture..
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Isaiah looked the animals over, and then returned to the party.

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While I was snapping a few pictures from a distance, I was surprised to have this turn up in one of those pictures.

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The little flirtman!

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A few moments later to have snapped this picture too!
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And there is Isaiah once again
pushing the object of his affections on the swing!
Jason and Stephanie supervising.

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At one point Brandy had noticed the pastured animals reaching just a little too far under the electric fence... Sure enough the current had been broken.
We walked back up to the barn together.
She pointed out the old wooden silo that has seen better days-

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And only remaining "up" by a few cables at this point...

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From the opposite side
to see where the cattle have rubbed all the paint of the silo too

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A very good time was had by all! Only sorry that I didn't really get as many pictures as I'd wanted- Of all the kids, and grandkids too.
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Miss Britney had come to love The Punk too!

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I did get many, just not of everyone.

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I also knew it was time to get going
when Greg started taking pictures of me taking pictures!
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We had a great time!!!!  Thank you Brandy and John!

Love to All;

XOXO
Me