My Mother's family at the Smith Family Reunion

On August 30, most of my Smith aunts, uncles, cousins, and their descendants got together at my cousin, Ron's ranch near Bolivar, MO. Our family couldn't go, except for our married sons who live in MO, but the reports we got sounded like a good time was had by all. This picture is of my mother and daddy and my siblings, nieces, and nephews, and sons' families who got to go. My mother is the oldest of the Smith siblings. From the left, standing up: Leah Owens, Andrew Owens, Brenda Owens, Charles Owens, Mandy Scoles, Tim Wampler, Sherry Wampler, Joy Albertson, Randy Albertson, Tim Albertson, Brenda Albertson, Scott DeOrnellis, Marlene DeOrnellis. Sitting from left: Austin Scoles, Caleb Wampler, Wanda Scoles, Quil Albertson, Rex Scoles, Tasha Wampler, Rebekah Owens, Cody DeOrnellis.

Austin Scoles, Marlene DeOrnellis, Wanda and Rex Scoles



Rebekah, Leah, and Andrew Owens with Quil

Leah monitoring Quil as he watched the chickens.

Recent pictures of Quil

Our daughters-in-law very industriously picked all these apples last week.  Now they are busy making them into applesauce, apple butter, and apple pie filling and canning everything.  Quil was very intrigued by the apples and had a hard time leaving them alone.


Here Quil was helping his mother sort through some fabrics.

I call this picture, "Quil writing a letter to his favorite Grandma!"

Joy and Quil, taken on 9-19-08

It looks like he is finally getting some hair, even though it is very blond!

We are anxious to see him again a month from now when we go to MO to celebrate our 25th anniversary, Oct. 21-27.  Our anniversary is Oct. 22.