Queen Lizzy...

Well, it was another busy night for the Williams Household...!

We spent the evening at the Leeton Queen Contest where Lizzy
passed on her "Queen" status to the new 2006 Leeton Fair Jr. Miss.
After raining most of the afternoon, it cooled off and turned out to
be a beautiful night. All of the Crooks Granddaughters
looked stunning and made Grandma and Grandpa
proud by doing a wonderful job!

Crooks Grandkids at the Leeton Fair

Mallory also passed on her torch in the Leeton Fair Pre-Teen Division.
The Wee-Queen Division crowned Kennedy as the new Queen
and cousin Taylor as the 1st Runner-Up!












Lizzy was announced as the
2005 Leeton Fair Jr. Miss,
then she crowned the new queen.

I was actually scheduled to take sports photos in Stover,
but due to the rain I was able to spend the evening with my family.
Thanks Rain!

Sprinkler System...

Well, I had to do it - I am just so proud of the end result that I had to show it off!
I have the sprinkler system installed in the front yard, and can't decide if I am going to go ahead and do the back yard now too, or wait until we get a deck put on the back of the house...? Yes, we want to add a deck to the back of the house, but that may still be in another years budget - we will just have to see. It is so nice to just run out and turn it on instead of dragging the hose around and adjusting the pattern each time you move it. I installed three sprinkler heads in the front, two along the north property line and one near the mailbox and they cover every square inch of the front yard. With me doing the labor, the system was much cheaper than I ever imagined and I should actually save money by watering more efficiently.

Father's Day...

Well, I had a great Fathers Day, and I hope that everyone else did too! I spent most of the weekend installing a sprinkler system in our front yard. After having a few minor issues with the original plan, we are now in full operation and I can't wait to water without dragging that darn water hose around the yard...

We were able to spend Sunday together as a family and spent a few hours at the Kansas City Zoo. It was a HOT summer day and the kids (well, we all) wore out in a hurry, so after seeing half of the Zoo, we decided to head home and we would see the other half the next time...

Kendall always enjoys feeding the sheep and goats...
(I think he made a new buddy)

Since it was Father's Day at the Zoo, Dad's got in FREE and they had a few of the local Sports Team Mascots out on the grounds as an extra bonus. See the photos of the kids below.

Kendall and Lizzy with Sizzle:
(KC T-Bones Minor League Baseball Mascot)


Kendall and Lizzy with KC Wolf:
(Kansas City Chiefs Mascot)


Kendall and Lizzy with Slugger:
(Kansas City Royals Mascot)


Being the past queen, Lizzy spent Saturday at the Leeton Queen Contest helping a couple of the different age groups prepare for their runway walk and interview. She enjoyed being able to help and I am sure that she done a wonderful job, she has become quite a little lady! Thursday night she has to crown the new queen of her age division to start the 2006 Leeton Fair. Although she has enjoyed being a queen, I don't think that she is quite ready to give up that title. So I guess she will always be the queen around our house....