Happy Birthday Kennedy!!!

We just got home from Chuck E Cheese. My niece Kennedy is turning 8 this year and we had her party there tonight. She is sooo tall its hard not to think she is older than that. I even had to call my brother and double check. Happy Birthday Kennedy, We love you! Kennedy was born 10 days before our nephew Colt, so his birthday is on the 15th and our little Denim will turn 3 on the 22nd. For a year now she has been wanting to go to Chuck E Cheese for her birthday, but tonight she was so scared of him; I think she might change her mind. She fell asleep on the way home and when I put her in the bed she was saying, "I don't want to play here, I don't want to play here." and then a little later I heard her say, "No Chuck E Cheese." I really don't know that I want to let her go back for awhile, so I might try to change her mind to something else. I will have to think about it.

I know it has been quite a while since I have posted. We have been back in school for a month now and I still have settled in yet. Probably because we have been attacked from all angles lately. Dalton had a black eye, Caitlyn broke a bone in her hand, Dalton, Denim, and I have been battling sickness, and Chad got slapped with 2 fines and court costs for having a cat outside. Good news is....... we have finally decided that it STOPS NOW!!!!!! We have shut that open door and everything has to line up according to the word of GOD. He perfects that which concerns us!!

I missed out on posting our Labor Day weekend fun, so I wanted to catch you up. On Friday (4th) we headed to the coast for the weekend with my cousins Wesley, April, and their kids Logan and Victoria. We stayed in Kemah at what I would say.. a luxury RV Resort on the bay. We had gorgeous weather the whole time. Friday night, after a nice supper at Joe's Crab Shack on the Kemah Boardwalk, we headed to the Galveston Seawall and walked along the beach and chased crabs. On Saturday we decided to hang out at the Boardwalk for awhile. It is really neat. It remind me of the movies when they show Coney Island. A huge amusement park on the bay and tons of restaurants. We got to ride an awesome speed boat that sat close to 40 people. It was fast, wet, and fun. We spent the rest of the day at the beach. Then on Sunday we returned to the beach with food and stuff to spend the day. We met up with my friend Jodie Brookshire and another family and let all the kids play on the beach together. Of course, we did fit in riding family bicycles, the ferry, and buying souvenirs. We had sooooo much fun. I would go again in a heartbeat.

Monday morning we headed out at 5:30 so that we could be back at my Mom and Dad's by 11:00. We had some family friends over. Dennis and Vicki Burke, their daughter and son-in-law, Jessica and Isaiah, and the grandbabies Jude and Rhema were all there all day playing, talking, eating, swimming, and 4-wheeling. I would say that everyone really had a blast.

As I am sitting here typing, Denim is singing Rain, Rain, Go Away. I am getting a little bored with the rain, but I am sure enjoying the cooler weather. It makes me ready for Fall, The Holidays, and then Spring Break. You'll notice I changed the slide show to ski trip pictures. We are planning our Spring Break trip and I am getting a little excited.

Love you all.

A Week of Variety!!!

To start a long week, last Sunday morning; we sent Dalton and Caitlyn off to Dry Gulch for
church Camp. They were gone for 5 days and they had a great time. I think it was the best trip Dalton ever had. Of course, it is his last one. He will be too old next year (HOW SAD)! They both took cameras, but Dalton didn't take pictures and I'm not sure we know where Caitlyn's is. If we find it, I'll posts some pics.

While they were gone; Chad, Denim, and I stayed at my parents. They were out of town for the week also. It was kinda like a little vacation for us. Wednesday morning we took Denim to Monty and Jennifer's. Chad and I headed to Ft.Worth for the Kenneth Copeland Believer's Convention. We were able to sit in services all day with my parents, stay the night, and the spend some time in service on Thursday. It was so great. We got to soak up 5 Life changing, annointed services: Gloria Copeland, Creflo Dollar, Jesse Duplantis, Creflo again, and Jesse again. We had the best time.

My cousin Robbie also got to be there (all week). We went and had lunch with him and Charlene on Thursday. It was wonderful. God has done a miracle in his life and it was so good to spend some time with him. WE LOVE YOU!!! and WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU AND FOR YOU!!!!!

We got back home on Thursday, just in time to pick up the kids. We were all soooo glad to see them. 5 Days is a long time.

On Friday Caitlyn and I headed to Six Flags. We had already been once this year as a family, but this was a girl's trip. It was one of Caitlyn's friend's birthday. So Her mom, aunt, and myself took a handful of girls. It was so much fun for everyone. I haven't ran the park like that in over 20 years. We started at one end riding and didn't leave to we hit every BIG ride. Finally, Caitlyn is tall enough for all the good ones. IT WAS A BLAST!!!!

Saturday we headed to the lake for a birthday day party and spent some time on the water. Happy Birthday McKayla!!!!

Joey and Christi also got home on Saturday from DisneyWorld. We went out last night to see them and hear about the trip. I can't wait until we all go back! Just a Year! It will go fast!!!

Well, have a BLESSED WEEK and TRUST GOD!!!!!

Fun Rainy Week!!

Even though it has rained a bit in the last week; we have still had our fun. The kids probably would tell you that they don't like the rainy days because I usually try to get the house clean, but this time they did get some time to play. They played in the rain, played dress-up, and played the Wii. We were also trying to get Dalton and Caitlyn ready to go to Dry Gulch for church camp. They left this morning.....that is the main reason I am getting some blogging done.

We did get some dry time to get to the Ranger's Game Friday night, but as you might have heard, the game was delayed over an hour and a half because of rain. That really just added to the fun. We were sitting on the all-you-can-eat patio, so we were covered from the rain and had all the nachos, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, peanuts, popcorn, and drinks we could eat. We had a great time and I snagged a couple of pics of good ole #10 (Michael Young).

Joey and Christi left Saturday morning for Disney World and boy have we all been sad that we didn't go with them. Chad wanted to take off driving Saturday night. Of course it doesn't help getting pictures from them... No just kidding, we all wanted to see. Our next planned trip is October 2010, but I don't know if we can wait that long. I have been throwing hints about trying DisneyLand out for Christmas, but I don't know if we will get it done. So we have been going through all the old pictures and dreaming. It is such a magical place. I could just stay there. I put my favorites into the slide show, so check them out. Yes, there is alot.

Happy Birthday To All !!!!!!!!!

July has been a busy month for us this year. I feel like this is the first time I have actually slowed down enough to feel bored. So I have played on the computer all evening. I'm not going to try to tell you everything we've done. We have been having a great time at church events, the lake, birthday parties, and at home. We had a Family Fun day at church a couple of weeks ago and won Ranger's Tickets for next weekend and the kids and I had a garage sale this weekend. I'll let you check out the fun pictures in the new slide show. I found it much easier and quicker to change the pictures in the slide show with each post rather than uploading pictures into the blog. I like it better too!!!

One fun thing about July is that lots of the people in our family were born in this month. I will try to list them, but let me know if I accidentally leave you out. Chad - 8th, McKenna (our niece) - 17th, My mom (Darlene) - 18th, Christie (my sister-in-law) - 21st, Chad's Papaw - 22nd, and Chad's Mom (Sheryl) - 24th

Mini-Vacation #2

This year we haven't really planned a big vacation. We have alot of plans especially with church, so we are just going to get in a handful of mini-vacations whenever we can. As I already mentioned, Chad and I took a few days by ourselves at the beginning of the Summer and headed to Beavers Bend on the motorcycle. We loved soooo much that we wanted to take the kids back. So that's what we did last week along with Sheryl (Chad's mom) and Frank. We got there on Wednesday and came home on Saturday. We just bought an old camper for the deer lease so we decided to take it. I think it was the oldest camper there and it did look a little shabby next to Frank's, but we didn't care. We had sooo much fun. The kids loved it as much as we did. They rode bicycles all over the place. We rode go-carts, bumper boats, a train, and canoes. The kids really enjoyed roaming around the creeks and woods hunting for anything they could find. The wildlife is amazing there. We saw deer, squirrels, woodpeckers, fish, frogs, and turkey. They are all so use to the people that they just stand there. Not scared at all. It was great!! During the day Thursday we went into Broken Bow to buy groceries and in downtown there are two stores named "Bruton's". We thought it was pretty cool. While in town we bought stuff to makes smores one night. I thought Caitlyn was going to faint. She just kept saying, "This is the first time I've had real smores." She gets so excited over the littlest things. Well...Enjoy the pictures. It won't be long until Mini-Vacation #3 (probably the beach somewhere).

Happy Father's Day!!!!

This year we kind of turned Father's Day into a weekend and it was the best yet. We pretty much did what Chad likes to do. We headed to the lake on Thursday and stayed until Sunday morning. Chad and the kids had so much fun. Most of the day Friday we had the place to our selves and we played and played and played. We finally got Denim to swim in the deep water and to get on the tube with mommy. Friday Chad's sister Whitney, Clint, and our precious niece McKenna came down and just added to the fun. Saturday morning we got up and went to Chad's grandfather's. We all spent the day eating, talking, and fishing. It was a nice, peaceful time. The kids always love going there. Papaw has a pond set up really nice with a paddle boat and lots of fish. Everyone always has a good time. Sunday we went to Church and then spent the early afternoon with my dad (the best dad in the world). About 4:00 we left and headed to Six Flags. Now Six Flags is usually not Chad's favorite place, but I think he really had a good time. He even rode the Parachutes. I don't know if he will do it again though. I told him it just made me want to go to Disney World. He didn't feel exactly the same but he does agree that nothing can compare to Disney. It is just magical!!!!I can't wait until our next trip. Well, I won't get on the subject today. Enjoy the pics.................................................. Especially Chad's Before and After Pictures.

All of you dads out there... I hope you had a Great Father's Day!!!