PAXTON'S 5TH BIRTHDAY -- Sept. 27, 2008

Paxton turned 5 years old, and we celebrated his birthday at Roger's barn along with Calista Chappell who turned 6. Brent & Johanna and Duane & Andrea had pizza supper for everyone, and then Calista & Paxton took turns opening their presents. After cake & ice cream, the kids all took turns whacking the pinata till it broke, and they scrambled for all the candy! Grampie had found the last baby afghan that Grammie had made before she died, and he gave it to Dean & Sarah for Natalie. Thanks Roger & Bonnie for sharing the barn for another occasion! It works great when there are so many kids and gives them a place to run as well. A fun evening of birthdays!

Paxton's Scooby Doo
cake












HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
PAXTON!












Ready to open
presents!












Hey, look what
I got!











Calista ready to open
her gifts!













HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
CALISTA!












FIVE YEARS OLD!












Calista whacking
the pinata.













Ellie & Ava

Dean, Sarah, & Natalie with the new afghan.

APPLE PIES FOR CHAPPELL TRACTOR -- Sept. 24, 2008

After the first Open House at Chappell Tractor two years ago, Dad & Mom baked apples pies for all the employees for a "THANK YOU!" to them for all their hard work putting the Open House together and making it a success. Dad and I decided to do it again this time, so after the tea party at Jody's in the morning we got busy paring & slicing apples for 8 pies! Dad worked on the apples, and I did the crusts and mixed up the apples & spices and filled the pie shells. We baked them and took them to the shop warm and served them with vanilla ice cream. It was a big hit again! Dad and I sure had fun doing it as well.





Dad busy slicing apples!













The parer, corer, slicer gadget works great!










"How many more apples
do you need now?"












Filling the pie shells.













All ready to bake!

Ready to serve
at Chappell Tractor
for 3 PM break!

They were delish!!!









THANK YOU TO ALL THE CHAPPELL TRACTOR EMPLOYEES!

TEA PARTY AT JODY'S -- Sept. 24, 2008

Naomi is staying with Kevin & Jody this week, and Jody invited several of us ladies over for a tea party Wednesday AM. Yummy pumpkin muffins and a nice chat over tea. Naomi entertained us with some brain teasers and gems. Thanks, Jody!



Judy, Ella, Aunt Alice,
& Jody












Ready to enjoy
yummy muffins!













Naomi sharing some
gems with us.

FALL WORK OUTSIDE

It has been such gorgeous fall weather this week, and I've loved working outside. Today Kent, Brent, & Paxton have worked on cutting down a dead pine tree on our pool bank and hauling it away. Naomi Nicholson is staying with us this week and enjoyed riding in the buggy to haul the trash away. One morning there was a beautiful blue heron in our backyard, and I caught a picture of him by the pond afterwards. I've been busy the last few days pulling up all the summer flowers and planting some mums. Love the fall colors of the mums. I've included a few pictures of them.

Kent, Brent, & Paxton
at work on the pine tree.












It leaves a hole
in that clump of
pine trees. The
grandkids loved
playing under them
-- their little house!








Hauling away
the brush.















Naomi enjoyed
riding in the buggy
with Kent &
Paxton!







Zoomed in on the
blue heron by our
pond.











Planted a couple
more shrubs at
the end of the
driveway.











By the pool...












Out front












By the front door.

CHAPPELL TRACTOR OPEN HOUSE -- Sept. 13, 2008

What a beautiful day, sunny and warm, and a great crowd all day! Kids loved the Bounce House, face painting, and the petting farm. Lots of snow blowers, lawn mowers, and other tools were sold, several tractors & equipment, and LOTS of clothing in Outfitters store! People went around to the different departments with their "passports" and signed up for different prizes. There was free ice cream and Barbeque, drinks, apples, and popcorn. A fun day for all!


Getting their passports.












Carl at the petting zoo.













Donkeys, goats, & ponies
were a hit!












Bounce House













Face painting by
Brooke & Megan
with helpers!











Ellie collecting
tickets for helicopter
rides.











B B Chain was
very busy!












Outfitters by
Chappell was
bombarded
all day with
customers!









Brad walking
around checking
on all
departments










Kent talking
to a customer.
















Parts counter was
busy too!










Edgar at the
sale tent














Lots of chain
saws were sold











Ice cream was
a hit!












People loved
being able to try
out different
pieces of equipment!










Great day for
helicopter rides!









Eric did a great
job making
announcements
and reading out
prize winning
numbers.











People waiting
to see if they
had the winning
numbers!








Alexa & Lori
enjoyed a whopping
day in
Outfitters!







.
Ava, Ellie, & Breanna helped stamp passports & collect prize tickets

2008 SEPTEMBER -- GETTING READY FOR CHAPPELL TRACTOR OPEN HOUSE

WElCOME TO CHAPPELL TRACTOR OPEN HOUSE!
Putting the finishing touches on getting ready for the big day tomorrow!


New sign &
fall flowers

















Come on in!








WELCOME
TO
CHAPPELL
TRACTOR!

















Corey in his office













Looking into
the showroom











The showroom

















Fireplace at end
of the showroom







Brad in his office
















Up the stairs
to Kent's office












Kent at his desk













Dad's little
corner upstairs













Parts area










Down the stairs to
B B Chain &
Chappell Outfitters









CHAPPELL OUTFITTERS Store






































































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