Jerdees gather before the Fourth...

Jeff and Kathy, their sons, Jim &  Joel, and grandaughter, Isabel, came to Minnesota from Alaska.

The trip was made for a memorial service of Jeff's mother in Bemidji.

However, it was an opportunity for Jon, Mavis, and Allen to reconnect with them...Jon hosted a fish fry from his home in Northome.

Here are a couple family shots from last week.

 Jon, (Allen's brother); Mavis, (Jon's wife); Allen

(left to right) Joel, Isabel, Jim, Kathy, Jeff, Jon, Allen

Jon's new dog, Kate

Just the right size...

Landon found an old Norwegian chair outside a Norske restaurant

somewhere along the North Shore.

They're back from vacation but Landon took a fall today

 and chipped his two beautiful new front teeth.

Landon's First Year Portrait

BLAKE: Before & After the Trophy

Blake told his team he wasn't cutting his hair

 until they won a baseball trophy...

he had to fulfill his promise when they did!

Here are the befores and afters:

A little detailing for Number 9...

Trophy in hand...

The kid cleans up well, eh?

Dad's Day at the Ballpark

Well, they pulled it off!!!

Team Ex-Treme took a second-place trophy in the Sandlot Tournament.

A team from Nebraska took the first prize.

It was a good day for Coach Dave (Dad of the Day), top left and below.

For Blake, winning a trophy means something else...

stay tuned for the back story...

part of it is HERE

Tunneling with Landon

In he comes...

heading down the tube...

...and he makes it through!!!

(He claps for himself when he's successful.)

Landon and His Hayes Cousins

Mady, Joseph, Noah, Carson, Landon, Joci and Rece

They had gathered for a Hayes family reunion out at Guthrie Center today so the kids lined up for a group cousin picture. Landon's the little guy with blonde hair.