This year we had a "Shack Party" Derek has been gone since he graduated from High School and has never been to an official "Shack Party". A bunch of friends and family get together and we cook beans in the old black kettle that belonged to my grandparents. We spend time enjoying the farm and riding our ATV's in the woods on the trails. The younger kids come early in the day and sometimes on Friday night and spend the night then on Saturday afternoon about dark they go to the sitters. The adults sit around the fire and discuss the wild and crazy things we were able to do years ago. The younger bunch have their own stories and they continue to party all night after we oldies go to bed!

This is the first group that went riding

Paul, Roger and Hannah, Derek and Kayna, Zach, Jeff and Chris, Brenda, Robbie, Sam, Tracy, Darrell, Delbert, Cole, Doug and Chole

Later afternoon crew stopped for a picture

Chris, Robbie, Hannah, Lenzi, Lexi, Sam

Cole, Jeff, Donk, Derek, Kayna, Darrell, Tracy, Heather, Keith, Stormi, Brenda, Sara, Shannon, Kelly, Neil, Doug and Roger

Derek, Darrell, Jeff and Cole Thinking about starting a fire Donk and Delbert Putting together Chris's new tree stand	Derek and AJ	Tracy and Doug relaxing Getting ready for a ride
Doug and Farley	This is Farley, he just loves to be with us where ever we are. He is now about 9 years old and gets tired after a while, so he has learned how to ride the 4 wheelers	Darrell and Farley
Jeff and Kenny Kids playing in the mud	Sam and AJ	Chris and Lenzi The bean pot

Hannah in the back of the Rhino taking a picture of Kayna, Lenzi in the mirror doing the same Robbie stuck in the mud, Roger to the rescue!	Leaving the Shack Waiting to cross the creek Lexi and Stormi	Darrell moving a log in the creek. Robbie crossing the creek
Roger is leading the way	Derek and Kayna	Keith and Heather
Stormi and Lexi	Cole and Tracy	Doug
Kelly and Sara, with Lenzi and Hannah in the back. Darrell had problems keeping his balance !	This was taken at the top of a big hill showing several of the ATV's Chole relaxing at the wood pile	Derek almost is stuck in the mud hole They made it!