I-80 rest area.

These pictures were taken on Interstate 80 Westbound rest stop between Adair & Casey, Iowa.  It is one of the windmill blades that you see being hauled on the interstate and those massive windmills along the interstate.

It was just beautiful!

Graduation of Stephanie Nicole Archer

Graduation day for our baby girl.  She has worked so darn hard to get here and she has done it.  She graduated from Western Iowa Tech Community College.  She graduated on May 18th 2012.  She is now talking about doing on line classes.  She is on a roll now watch out world here she comes!  She will be clicking away in your neighborhood some day soon.  We went to Famous Daves to celebrate her graduation before graduation.  So grandma Jackie came up and helped us celebrate!

Here she is with her grandma Jackie.

Here she is getting her diploma!

 Here is her hat she decorated with pictures she had taken for school these past years.

 Here she is just as happy as she can be!

 Stephanie and her Step mother in law Jen.

 This is a picture of Jeff (Travis's dad) and Jen.

 Here she and I together.

 Here is her and her daddy.  One Proud dad there.

 Here are the three of us together,

 Grandma Wanita with Stephanie.

 Here is all of us with the graduate.

Graduation of Travis Archer

One down one to go.  Travis graduated from Morningside Saturday May 12th.  Couldn't ask for a better day the sun was out and not to hot.  But did get a little sunburn though.  We are so very proud of Travis.  He  graduated with a Bachelor of Science Computer Programmer.

 This picture is of Stephanie right after graduation, very proud wife!

This is a picture of River Stephanie and Travis niece.

 This is Travis and his dad (Jeff)

From left to right Aleta (sister), Thomas (step brother), Travis, Alex (step sister), and Trinity (sister)

 Aleta, Travis, and Trinity.

 Stephanie and Travis.

 Jen (step mom), Travis, and Jeff.

 The whole darn bunch of them.

#844 Steam Engine

Stephanie and I took Eric to see #844 steam engine today.  When I was a little kid during Frontier days it would leave Cheyenne and go to Denver to pick up people and take them back up to Cheyenne for the day and night.  We could hear her coming for miles, and then we would go to the station in town (no longer a station) and watch her come in town and fill up with water.  I was so awesome to see and hear her coming.  Memories of being a kid......  The steam engine is in Council Bluffs till I think Sunday.

Reflections of Iowa

Went grocery shopping today and when I got home unloaded the car then headed to go and get hubby from work.  I really hate having one car again but that is another story.  Any way on the way home from getting him we went past this pond as we do every time I pick him up and the reflection was so pretty in the water I had to go home and get my camera.  After supper I headed out of town and clicked away and here are my results.  Enjoy and thanks for stopping by!